Turkish yard delivers Canada’s first dual-fueled tanker

MARCH 31, 2017 — Québec City, Canada, headquartered Groupe Desgagnés, Inc. has taken delivery today of the M/T Damia Desgagnés, the first of four 15,000 dwt dual-fueled next generation asphalt-bitumen-chemical tankers ordered

NTSB reports on sinking of 41-year old U.S.-flag tug

MARCH 31, 2017 — The National Transportation Safety Board has issued a Marine Accident Brief on the sinking in the Caribbean of the 41-year-old U.S.-flag towing vessel Spence while towing the 32-year-old

Detyens awarded $12 million T-AO 189 contract

MARCH 31, 2017 — Detyens Shipyards Inc., North Charleston, South Carolina, is being awarded a $12,088,262 firm-fixed-price contract for 57-calendar day shipyard availability for the regular overhaul and drydocking of USNS Lenthall

Price cut prompts owner to take newbuild, not cancel it

MARCH 30, 2017 — Athens headquartered Euroseas Ltd. (NASDAQ: ESEA) has signed an addendum to its newbuilding contract with China’s Jiangsu Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Co. for Hull Number YZJ 1153, originally entered into

U.S. Marine Management gets $31. million MSC contract mod

MARCH 30, 2017 — U.S. Marine Management Inc., Norfolk, VA, (a subsidiary of Maersk Line Limited) is being issued a $31,968,664 modification under a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00033-09-C-2504) to exercise an

T&T Marine Salvage receives new USCG certification

MARCH 30, 2017 — Galveston, Texas, based T&T Marine Salvage has received a new certification by the U.S. Coast Guard covering the detection and recovery of non-floating oils. T&T is the first

Why waterways are the most efficient way to move cargo

MARCH 30, 2017 — Not only are barges the most fuel efficient of all major modes of freight transportation, but that efficiency is improving. An update to a long-running study shows that

More than 7,000 KVH mini-VSAT systems shipped

MARCH 30, 2017 — KVH Industries, Inc., (NASDAQ: KVHI) has now shipped more than 7,000 mini-VSAT Broadband systems, designed and manufactured by KVH to provide mobile connectivity at sea. The TracPhone V-series

Alfa Laval sees growing interest in high flow capacity BWTS

MARCH 29, 2017 — Alfa Laval reports a growing customer interest in high flow capacity PureBallast ballast water treatment systems (BWTS). Alfa Laval is ready to support vessels with these needs. The

Mapping a path to 3D printing marine and offshore parts

MARCH 30, 2017 — Additive Manufacturing (AM) is emerging as a preferred term for what most us call 3D printing. Be that as it may, using the deposition of material to build

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