Damen to build 19 vessels for Russian Far East project cargoes

JUNE 21, 2017 — Damen Shipyards Group has won an order to build 19 specially customized shallow draft vessels for German heavy lift specialist Combi Lift. The vessels will be used to

MTU Friederichshafen has new “green” paint shop

JUNE 21, 2017 — Rolls-Royce Power Systems is putting a new paint shop into operation at its MTU Plant 2 in Friedrichshafen, Germany. The new shop will make painting operations more efficient

New WETA ferries feature Wesmar bow thrusters

JUNE 21, 2017 — Woodinville, WA, based Wesmar (Western Marine Electronics) reports that four new Incat Crowther design catamaran ferries will feature Wesmar bow thrusters as part of the docking system. The

Paris MoU releases performance lists for 2016

JUNE 21, 2017 — The Committee of the Paris Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control (Paris MoU) has adopted new performance lists for flags and Recognized Organizations that will take effect

Stena Line replaces plastic shopping bags

JUNE 20, 2017 — Stena Line distributes almost one million plastic shopping bags every year on board the 36 vessels operating on the ferry company’s 20 routes in Europe. Now they are

VIDEO: Vigor launches complex liquefied ammonia barge

JUNE 20, 2017 — Portland, OR-based shipbuilder Vigor recently launched The Harvest, the first complex liquefied ammonia transport barge built in the United States for Jones Act trade since 1982. The vessel

Lloyd Werft Bremerhaven keeps busy as it preps for new projects

JUNE 20, 2017 — Work on four cruise ships has kept Germany’s Lloyd Werft Bremerhaven GmbH, now owned by Malaysian-based Genting Group, busy in the past few months as it gears up

Svitzer tug becomes world’s first remotely operated commercial vessel

JUNE 20, 2017 — Rolls-Royce and global towage operator Svitzer have successfully demonstrated the world’s first remotely operated commercial vessel in Copenhagen harbor, Denmark. Earlier this year, one of Svitzer’s tugs, the

Incat Crowther monohull plays a dual role in New Caledonia

JUNE 20, 2017 — A 36 m monohull passenger ferry designed by Incat Crowther and built by Strategic Marine’s Vietnam shipyard is now fulfilling a dual role for Mary D Cruises in

Kirby in $68 million barge and towboat buy from mystery seller

JULY 19, 2017 — Kirby Corporation (NYSE: KEX) today announced the signing of an agreement to purchase what it describes as “certain inland marine assets” from an undisclosed competitor for $68 million.

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