Nakilat in new two year deal for Intersleek 1100SR foul release coating

JUNE 3, 2018 — AkzoNobel has secured a two-year deal to continue supplying its Intersleek 1100SR foul release coating to Nakilat (Qatar Gas Transport Company Ltd). The two companies already having a

Navy to tap VT Halter Marine for T-AGS 67 oceanographic survey ship

JUNE 1, 2018 —The Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) on behalf of the Support Ships, Boats, and Craft Program Office intends to issue a sole source solicitation to shipbuilder VT Halter Marine,

Adm. Karl Schultz now 26th commandant of U.S. Coast Guard

JUNE 1, 2018 — Adm. Paul F. Zukunft was relieved as commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard by Adm. Karl Schultz during a change-of-command ceremony held today at U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters,

St. Johns Ship Building flips hull for first of two Fisher Island ferries

JUNE 1, 2018 — St. Johns Ship Building (SJSB), Palatka, FL, recently completed the flip of the hull for the first of two 152 ft x 52 ft  ferries specifically designed to transport

Nordic American Tankers sells two ships

JUNE 1, 2018 — Nordic American Tankers (NYSE:NAT) today confirmed the sale of two vessels, adjusting the fleet from 33 to 31 suezmaxes in the short term. It says that “the total

ABS clients rack up Subchapter M firsts

JUNE 1, 2018 — The first towing vessel owners to receive U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Certificates of Inspection (COIs) demonstrating SubM compliance, on all three U.S. coasts and in the USCG District

Fatigue blamed in Kirby ATB grounding in Canada

JUNE 1, 2018 — The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) yesterday released the report of its investigation of the October 2016 incident in which a Kirby Corporation articulated tug/barge grounded in

Phenolic compound identified in Houston bunker contamination

JUNE 1, 2018 — Veritas Petroleum Services (VPS) has identified the cause of a problem that has seen multiple vessels impacted by sticking fuel plungers and fuel-pump seizures and failures when burning

Active Funnel: New scrubber for large ships and high emissions

JUNE 1, 2018 — Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. and Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, Ltd. (MHPS) have jointly launched an advanced SOx abatement system called Active Funnel. It is a funnel (smokestack) that

VIDEO: LCS 11 completes acceptance trials

MAY 31, 2018 — Littoral Combat Ship 11, the future USS Sioux City, has completed acceptance trials in the waters of Lake Michigan. LCS 11 is the sixth Freedom-variant LCS designed and

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