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McAllister Towing takes delivery of Tier IV tractor tug

New York City headquartered McAllister Towing has taken delivery of its latest tractor tug, the Eileen McAllister, from shipbuilder Washburn & Doughty of East Boothby, Me. Powered by twin 3516E Tier IV

Double ended ferry to be retrofitted with Schottel EcoPellers

Spay, Germany, based propulsion specialist Schottel reports that its successful Schottel Rudder EcoPeller (SRE) is set to be installed in a retrofit project for the first time. Norwegian ferry operator Torghatten Trafikkselskap

USNS Comfort will now be used to treat coronavirus cases

In a change from original plans, the hospital ship USNS Comfort will now be used for COVID-19 patients providing an additional 1,000 beds, staffed by federal personnel, to care for patients in

Total to charter in LNG-fueled VLCC duo from AET

French energy giant Total has signed a pioneering agreement to charter in its first two 300,000 dwt LNG dual fueled VLCCs from Malaysian-based tanker operator AET. The two ships set to join

ABS and Chouest carry out first-ever remote DP/FMEA

Utilizing Edison Chouest Offshore’s Remote Monitoring Center (RMC), ABS has performed the first ever remote Failure Mode Effect Analysis (DP/FMEA) as part of completing the special survey of the machinery of Chouest’s

Nautican product line continues under new ownership

Outbound Engineering Group LLC, Seattle, Wash., has taken ownership of the intellectual property and equipment of marine propulsion system specialist Nautican Research & Development Ltd, and will continue the Nautican marine product

Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement appoints new head of communications

Hamburg, Germany, headquartered Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM) has appointed Stefan Beeg as Head of Communications. Based in Hamburg, Beeg’s role is to drive all corporate and marketing communications activities of BSM. Prior

DNV GL remote approach to machinery planned maintenance speeds surveys

Classification society DNV GL says that with its new remote approach to machinery planned maintenance, Machinery Maintenance Connect (MMC), instead of requiring surveyors to travel to each individual vessel and go onboard,

MSC CEO: We have to keep the world moving

Diego Aponte, CEO of Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), the world’s second largest container shipping line, has written an open letter that spells out some of the steps the company is taking in

Liberia conducts first-ever remote flag-state inspection

The Liberian Registry is continuing to adjust to the disruptions caused by COVID-19 by leveraging its use of technology and modern communication. Its latest innovation is to implement remote Annual Safety Inspections

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