Smit awarded contract for grounded minesweeper

FEBRUARY 5, 2013 — Smit Salvage, Singapore, was awarded on Feb. 1, 2013, a $24,889,904 delivery order against previously awarded indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, cost-plus-award-fee contract (N00024-12-D-4120) to provide support for emergency response and recovery

Crowley and Titan wrap up Hurricane Sandy response efforts

FEBRUARY 5, 2013 — Crowley Maritime Corp. and Pompano, FL, based subsidiary Titan Salvage recently completed companywide, comprehensive emergency response efforts in support of the relief organizations working in the areas hardest

WSF partners with DNV to explore LNG fueling

FEBRUARY 5, 2013 — For the Washington State Department of Transportation it boils down to the bottom line. “Washington State Ferries burns more than 17 million gallons of ultra-low sulfur diesel each

Study shows green advantages of Lakes-Seaway shipping

FEBRUARY 5, 2013 — A comprehensive report released today has defined the modal and environmental advantages of using marine shipping to transport goods in the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway region. The study,

GE Marine to offer innovative exhaust heat recovery solution

JANUARY 30, 2013 — GE Marine has signed an agreement with Echogen Power Systems, Akron, Ohio, to be the exclusive provider of Echogen’s exhaust heat recovery system for use on commercial and

MAN B&W powered bulkers gain EEDI certification

JANUARY 30, 2013 — Chinese shipowner Centrans (Tianjing) Ocean Shipping has received EEDI compliance certificates for two 180,000 dwt newbuildings, an achievement it reports as being a world first in the Capesize

Navy to remove grounded minesweeper one piece at a time

JANUARY 30, 2013 — All efforts to tow the minesweeper USS Guardian off a reef in the Philippines having failed, the Navy has decided that the only way remove the ship without

Pride of America to get exhaust gas scrubbers

JANUARY 17, 2013 — Norwegian Cruise Line’s 2,124 passenger U.S.-flag cruise ship, Pride of America, is to fitted with Green Tech Marine exhaust gas scrubbers as part of its upcoming $30 million

Kulluk anchored in safe harbor after tow

JANUARY 8, 2013 —  Unified Command confirmed yesterday that the Kulluk has arrived in its final safe harbor location in Kiliuda Bay where it will undergo assessment. At approximately 12:15 p.m. Alaska

Grounded Alaska drilling unit refloated and under tow

JANUARY 7, 2013 — The Unified Command reports that At approximately 10:10 p.m., the Shell drilling vessel Kulluk which grounded New Year’s Eve (see earlier story)  was refloated from its Sitkalidak Island

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