Pittsburgh takes delivery of Lake Assault fireboat

NOVEMBER 10, 2017 — Superior, WI, based Lake Assault Boats has delivered a 34-foot, high-performance fireboat to the Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire in Pittsburgh, PA. The fireboat, named after Pittsburgh’s first female

MAN will retrofit TOTE RO/RO duo to dual fuel LNG operation

NOVEMBER 9, 2017 — TOTE Maritime Alaska has contracted MAN PrimeServ – MAN Diesel & Turbo’s after-sales division – to convert its roll on/roll off ships North Star and Midnight Sun to

LNG carrier to be converted to LNG bunkering vessel for Shell

NOVEMBER 8, 2017 — Shell is adding yet another vessel to its LNG bunkering fleet. It has signed a contract with Rotterdam headquartered Anthony Veder that will see the 7,500 cu.m LNG

GTT will design cryogenic tanks for LNG fueled CMA CGM box ships

NOVEMBER 8, 2017 — GTT has been chosen by Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding (Group) Co. Ltd. and by the shipowner to design the cryogenic tanks for the nine LNG fueled 22,000 TEU containerships ordered

Gondan wins contract for powerful icebreaking escort tug

NOVEMBER 8, 2017 — Spanish shipbuilder Gondan has signed a contract with the Port of Luleå, Sweden, covering construction of a new hybrid-powered 36 m RAL TundRA 3600-H class icebreaking escort tug

Safe Bulkers will install Erma First BWTS fleetwide

NOVEMBER 8, 2017 — Monaco headquartered Safe Bulkers, Inc. (NYSE: SB) reports that it has reached an agreement with the manufacturer to install Erma First ballast water treatment systems (BWTS) in all

Jeffboat plans to lay off 278 workers

NOVEMBER 8, 2017 — In a letter sent November 1 to the Indiana Department of Workforce Development, shipbuilder Jeffboat, LLC notified the state that it intended to conduct layoffs at its shipyard

Royal Caribbean to pilot cruise ship fuel cell system

NOVEMBER 8, 2017 — ABB is to deliver what will be the first fuel cell system to provide an energy source for a cruise ship. The 100 kW pilot system will be

Ingalls acquires intelligent Pemamek welding automation systems

NOVEMBER 8, 2017 — Pemamek Ltd., Loimaa, Finland, is delivering hi-tech PEMA welding automation systems to Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, MS. The advanced automation solutions are being supplied as part of Ingalls’ “Shipyard

Latest FORAN build includes major upgrades

NOVEMBER 8, 2017 — As part of its Shipyard 4.0 Digitalization Strategy, Spanish engineering and technology group SENER has upgraded its FORAN CAD/CAM/CAE system. The improvements in the various design packages are

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