Fugro divests its trenching and cable lay business

OCTOBER 12, 2017 — Chelmsford, U.K., based Global Marine Group reports that its Global Marine Systems Limited (GMSL) unit has entered into an agreement with Fugro N.V. under which GMG will acquire

Skangas carries out first at-sea LNG cooling and bunkering

OCTOBER 12, 2017 — In another first for Skangas, its LNG bunkering vessel Coralius has both cooled down the fuel tanks of a vessel and supplied it with LNG in one operation.

Task force will chart path to shipping decarbonization

OCTOBER 11, 2017 — An industry-led Task Force on Decarbonizing Shipping has been launched by the Global Maritime Forum, Carbon War Room, the Carbon Pricing Leadership Coalition (CPLC), and University College London

Damen delivers its first dredge built for an Australian customer

OCTOBER 11, 2017 — Damen Shipyards Yichang, China, has delivered a Damen TSHD 650 trailing suction hopper dredge, the Tommy Norton, to Gippsland Ports of Australia. The 60 m Tommy Norton is

Master Marine delivers first of four for Waterfront Services

OCTOBER 11, 2017— Bayou La Batre, AL, shipbuilder Master Marine, Inc., has delivered the Miss Deborah, first of four 1,600 hp towboats to Waterfront Services Co., that will help the Cairo, IL,

Underwater sterntube seal repairs keep semi on hire

OCTOBER 11, 2017 — When a semi-submersible offshore platform completed an oil & gas project offshore Veracruz, Mexico, twelve seals on its two sterntube assemblies needed to be replaced. The unit left

Royal IHC takes 50% stake in Rotterdam Offshore Group

OCTOBER 11, 2017 — Strengthening its ship repair and conversion capabilities, Royal IHC has acquired 50% of the share capital of Rotterdam Offshore Group (ROG), a dedicated facility in Rotterdam that has

New JonRie winch is a brown water workhorse

OCTOBER 11, 2017 — The Liz Healy, third in a series of 60 ton bollard pull ASD towboats built for Bisso Towboat Company, Luling, LA, by Main Iron Works, Houma, LA, has

House bill seeks five-year Jones Act waiver for Puerto Rico

OCTOBER 10, 2017 — Congressman Gary Palmer (R-AL) and Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez (D-NY) have introduced H.R. 3966, the Puerto Rico Humanitarian Relief Act. According to a press release issued by Congressman Palmer,

Wärtsilä acquires vessel positioning specialist

OCTOBER 10, 2017 — Wärtsilä has acquired Leicester, U.K. headquartered Guidance Marine Limited, a privately owned specialist in sensor solutions relating to dynamic positioning and other vessel control systems, such as collision

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