Smithsonian unit repowers launch with triple Volvo Penta sterndrive

AUGUST 22, 2017 — The Panama-based Smithsonian Tropical Research Institution (STRI) has repowered its eleven-year-old launch Morpho with a triple Volvo Penta diesel sterndrive rig. Constructed in 2005, the 48 ft Morpho

Maritime union stages “informational picket” against owner

AUGUST 22, 2017 — The Marine Engineers’ Beneficial Association (M.E.B.A.) maritime union is staging what it describes as “an informational picket against Liberty Maritime Corp. including Liberty Global Logistics (Liberty).” The M.E.B.A

Port of San Francisco looks for new tenant for shipyard

AUGUST 22, 2017 — The Port of San Francisco is circulating a Request for Proposals seeking a partner to lease the shipyard at the port’s Pier 70. The shipyard operated as BAE

Jacksonville LNG bunkering plan gets USCG approval

AUGUST 22, 2017 — The U.S. Coast Guard has given the green light for TOTE Maritime to bunker its LNG fueled Marlin Class ships from the LNG bunker barge Clean Jacksonville in

Hybrid wind farm SOV to have ABB Onboard DC Grid

AUGUST 22, 2017 — A diesel-electric offshore wind farm Service Operation Vessel (SOV) designed by Norway’s Salt Ship Design and being built for Louis Dreyfus Armateurs by Turkey’s Cemre Shipyard is to

VIDEO: Divers find remains of some missing McCain sailors

AUGUST 22, 2017 — Adm. Scott Swift, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, told reporters today that the remains of some of the ten missing USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) sailors were discovered

Simplex Americas now MJP sales and service provider

AUGUST 22, 2017 — Columbus, OH, based Marine Jet Power, Inc. (MJP) reports that Simplex Americas LLC is to serve as its newest sales and service provider in the U.S. Pacific Northwest. A

Great Lakes Shipyard delivers first Damen design tug

AUGUST 22, 2017 — Great Lakes Shipyard, Cleveland, OH, has delivered the first of ten Damen Stan Tug 1907 ICE design vessels to sister company Great Lakes Towing Company Delivery of the tug,

VIDEO: LPD 27 successfully completes acceptance trials

AUGUST 21, 2017 — Naval Sea Systems Command reports that the future USS Portland (LPD 27) successfully completed Acceptance Trials on Aug. 18, sailing from and returning to Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (HII)

SGS Group opts for Aqua-tools ballast water test kits

AUGUST 21, 2017 — Geneva, Switzerland, headquartered inspection, verification, testing and certification specialist SGS Group has taken delivery of the first of 30 Rapid ATP Ballast Water Monitoring Systems from Poissy, France,

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