Schottel control upgrade gives 1998-built ASD tug new lease on life

NOVEMBER 28, 2018 — Schottel GmbH has successfully carried out a control upgrade on a 1988-built tug equipped with azimuth thrusters from another supplier. Instead of replacing the entire propulsion system (including

Ferry completes fully autonomous dock-to-dock trial

NOVEMBER 28, 2018 — In a test involving the 85 m long Norwegian ferry Norled Wärtsilä has successfully completed what is believed to be the first ever fully automated dock-to-dock operation, in complete

Capital Products to merge tankers into Diamond S

NOVEMBER 28, 2018 — Capital Product Partners L.P. (NASDAQ: CPLP) and privately held DSS Holdings L.P. have entered an agreement that will see Capital Products spin off its crude and product tanker

Hurtigruten expedition ship to get keel-to-mast makeover

NOVEMBER 28, 2018 — Hurtigruten reports that its MS Fram is to receive a total makeover and reemerge as a brand-new expedition ship. Leading up the 2020 season, the 2007-built Fram will

BV provides online verification for marine procurement marketplace

NOVEMBER 28, 2018 — Bureau Veritas Solutions Marine & Offshore has introduced online third party verification services in partnership with Ahrenberg, Germany, headquartered Bluester GmbH, which styles itself as [bluester]. The verification

Guilty pleas mean $4 million fine for pollution, up to 5 years for lying

NOVEMBER 27, 2018 — The U.S. Department of Justice reports that two Greek shipping companies, Avin International Ltd, and Nicos I.V. Special Maritime Enterprises, pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Beaumont,

Metal Shark unveils new designs, new technology at Workboat Show

NOVEMBER 27, 2018 — Shipbuilder Metal Shark has selected this year’s International Workboat Show to give the public a first look at the U.S. Navy’s newest patrol boat, the “40 PB,” and

VIDEO: Bourbon installs first Kincardine floating wind turbine

NOVEMBER 27, 2018 — Floating wind turbines will play a key role in taking offshore wind farms into deeper waters. Last month, Spain’s Cobra Energia last month started exporting energy to the

French court slams U.S. master, Carnival with EUR 100,000 sulfur fine

NOVEMBER 27, 2018 — A court in Marseille, France, has issued its judgement in the case in which Evans Hoyt, the American master of Carnival subsidiary P&O Cruises’ cruise ship Azura, was

Unfazed by WTO filings, Korea unveils new shipyard support package

NOVEMBER 27, 2018 — South Korea’s shipbuilding support practices have become the subject of a complaint filed at the World Trade Organization by Japan that is now supported by the EU and

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