MAN milestone: Dual-fuel two-strokes notch up one million operating hours

MAN Energy Solutions reports that its portfolio of two-stroke, dual-fuel engines has accumulated one million operating hours. The milestone comes on the back of the 300 engines/6.3 GW sales the company recently

Conrad Industries

Conrad reports 2019 results and backlog

Morgan City, La., headquartered shipbuilder Conrad Industries, Inc. yesterday reported its 2019 results and backlog. The company reported net income of $86,000 and earnings per diluted share of $0.02 for the twelve

New low flow rate BWMS wins USCG and IMO type approval

France’s Bio-UV Group reports that it has received IMO and USCG type approval for its next generation low flow rate ballast water management system range. The Bio-Sea L Easy-to-Fit system had to

Social distancing, and more, comes to Sanmar Shipyards

Turkey’s Sanmar Shipyards, one of the world’s leading builder of tugboats, today released some details of the steps it is taking to deal with the problems posed by the coronavirus outbreak. It

VIDEO: Ingalls launches LPD 28

Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division launched amphibious transport dock, Fort Lauderdale (LPD 28), on March 28. “I am thrilled to get Fort Lauderdale in the water, so we can

Restructuring will see Solstad Offshore shed 37 vessels

Skudeneshavn, Norway, headquartered Solstad Offshore ASA reported yesterday that a majority of its creditors — including secured lenders, leasing companies, industrial shareholders and key bondholders — have established a common plan to

Shipping associations welcome SCOTUS ruling in Athos I case

Law firm Montgomery McCracken reports that the Supreme Court of the United States issued a decision March 29, 2020, on a major issue of importance to ship owners and charterers – the

ABS to class new series of jack-ups

ABS is to provide classification for a series of highly innovative Self-Elevating Drilling Units (SEDU) for Silver Eagle Global of Manama, Bahrain.The vessel construction will be based on the Levingston/MiNO Enhanced 430WC-4

Coronavirus: Costa Diadema transits Suez under remote pilotage

When Costa Cruises’ 3,693 passenger-capacity Costa Diadema transited the Suez Canal northbound on March 23, the Suez Canal Authority took special measures, as there were reportedly 65 cases of COVID-19 infection on

USNS Comfort is next headed to Alabama Shipyard

VIDEO: McAllister Towing docks the USNS Comfort in NYC

The hospital ship USNS Comfort is now berthed at the Manhattan cruise terminal. Her arrival was hailed by Mayor Bill de Blasio as “something absolutely extraordinary, absolutely inspiring.” “This ship arriving is

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