Stena-Proman JV to build third methanol-ready vessel

Proman Stena Bulk Ltd—a joint venture between Stena Bulk and Wollerau, Switzerland, based Proman Shipping—has finalized an agreement to build an additional methanol-fueled vessel To be named Stena Prosperous, it will initially

Brazilian OSV operator in battery hybrid first

Wärtsilä and Brazilian offshore support vessel operator CBO have recently signed an agreement that will see CBO’s platform supply vessel CBO Flamengo become the first vessel in Latin America to be fitted

MTU engines power 63-ton bollard pull Emden tug

Now in operation in Emden, Germany, the 28-meter harbor assist and salvage tug Peter Wessels has a bollard pull of 63 tons, making it the most powerful tug in the five-tug fleet

C&C Marine and Repair delivers first of three towboats for Hines Furlong Line

Belle Chasse, La., based C&C Marine and Repair recently delivered the triple-screw 6,600-horsepower towboat M/V Scarlett Rose Furlong to Nashville, Tenn., based Hines Furlong Line Inc. Measuring 170 feet by 50 feet

Hornbeck Offshore wins $9.1 million MSC contract

Hornbeck Offshore Operators LLC, Covington, La., has been awarded a $9,176,100 Military Sealift Command contract for the use of its 2002-built 240-foot OSV HOS Dominator as an Undersea Rescue Command support vessel

MacGregor to supply Fincantieri Bay LNG bunkering barge hose handling cranes

The 5,400-cubic-meter LNG bunkering barge under construction at Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding, Sturgeon Bay, Wis., will have two MacGregor Rapp HP63-13F fixed boom cranes to handle the hoses that transfer LNG from the

Halter Marine unveils PythonX plasma cutter

Preparing for construction of the U.S. Coast Guard’s Polar Security Cutter, Pascagoula, Miss., shipbuilder Halter Marine is acquiring new technologies that include robotic welding machines and a Lincoln Electric PythonX plasma cutter.

DNV GL releases first class rules for floating offshore wind structures

“Floating offshore wind is poised to be one of the key technologies that can help build the renewable energy power base that underpins global decarbonization,” says Knut Ørbeck-Nilssen, CEO of DNV GL

Are box ships getting too big to berth safely at some terminals?

An investigation report [M19P0020] just released by the Transportation Safety Board of Canada raises important questions about the extent to which the increasing size of containerships poses a threat to safe berthing.

Synergy completes FSU conversion and delivery

Singapore-headquartered ship manager Synergy Group has successfully managed the conversion of a 1992-built, 126,000-cubic-meter LNG carrier into a Floating Storage Unit (FSU). The conversion was performed at Sembcorp Marine’s Admiralty Yard in

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