Coast Guard lands salvage team on grounded rig
JANUARY 2, 2013 — Shell reports that a team of five salvage experts boarded the grounded drilling unit Kulluk earlier today to conduct a structural assessment to be used to finalize salvage
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Shell Alaska drilling unit grounds after tow is lost
JANUARY 2, 2013 — The Shell mobile conical drilling unit Kulluk is stable after running aground New Year’s Eve near Kodiak, Alaska, following failed attempts to tow the vessel in a fierce
TOTE order is first for MAN’s LNG-fueled low speed engine
DECEMBER 6, 2012 — The two LNG fueled containerships ordered at NASSCO by TOTE have given MAN Diesel & Turbo its first order for its low-speed, dual-fuel ME-GI engine. The two 3,100
GE Marine announces timeline for Tier 3 compliance
DECEMBER 5, 2012 — The news at GE Marine’s Workboat International show today was the announced of the company’s timeline for meeting EPA Tier 3 and Tier 4i, as well as IMO
LNG newbuilds to use fuel-sharing dual-fuel MAN engines
NOVEMBER 5, 2012 —Two 160,000 cu.m LNG tankers ordered by Athens-headquartered Alpha Tankers and Freighters International Ltd. will have MAN 51/60DF dual-fuel engines. They will be MAN Diesel & Turbo’s first such
Wärtsilä BWMS gains IMO Basic Approval
OCTOBER 11, 2012 — Wärtsilä says that its Aquarius EC ballast water management system (BWMS) has been granted Basic Approval by IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) during its recent 64th session
MHI confirms effectiveness of air lube system on ferry
OCTOBER 8, 2012 — Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has installed its first installation of its Mitsubishi Air Lubrication System (MALS) on a ship with a slender hull form and has
ICS to continue to press for BWM convention changes
OCTOBER 8, 2012 — The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), which represents over 80 percent of the world merchant fleet, says that governments have acknowledged there will be significant problems with the
Eniram releases study on cruise ship fouling
OCTOBER 4, 2012 — Helsinki, Finland, headquartered Eniram Limited has completed an analysis on the effects of hull fouling on cruise vessels in different sea areas. Eniram, which provides realtime decision support
Resolve removes first 600 tons of steel from Rena wreck
SEPTEMBER 25, 2012 — Fort Lauderdale, Fla., based Resolve Salvage & Fire reports first 600 tons of steel from the bow section of the Rena wreck off Tauranga, New Zealand. This comes