U.S. based ship operator to fit CROE scrubbers in 35 ships
Parsippany, N.J. based CR Ocean Engineering, LLC, reports that it has been awarded a contract for exhaust gas scrubbers by a major U.S. based shipping company that will take the total number
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Algoma Central’s eighth Equinox starts delivery voyage
St. Catharines, Ontario, headquartered Algoma Central Corporation (TSX: ALC) reports that the recently completed Algoma Conveyer, the third Seawaymax Equinox Class 740-ft self-unloading dry-bulk carrier, has begun its delivery voyage from China
European Commission seeks IMO action on scrubber discharges
Discharges of waste water from open loop exhaust gas scrubbers seem ever more likely to face restrictions. The latest move towards tighter controls comes the European Commission in the form of a
R-22 leaks cost fisheries giant $24 million
Seattle based fisheries giant Trident Seafoods Corporation has agreed to reduce emissions of ozone-depleting substances from refrigeration equipment on its vessels, under a proposed settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and
Schottel launches new shallow water thruster
Schottel has added a new, state-of-the-art shallow water thruster, the Schottel Pump Jet type SPJ 30, to its product line Available in the power class up to 150 kW, the azimuth thruster
Trace Laborde now Marine Manager of Laborde Products
Covington, LA, headquartered Laborde Products, Inc. reports that, effective January 1, 2019,Trace Laborde was named Marine Manager of Laborde Products, Inc. Trace Laborde previously held the role of Branch Manager of Laborde
New Hampshire Congressional Delegation: Hands off Naval Shipyard funding
New Hampshire’s Congressional Delegation is worried that the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (PNSY) could be adversely affected by President Trump’s decision to reallocate military construction funds to fund a border wall. U.S. Senator
Bay Engineering promotes two
Sturgeon Bay, WI, based naval architecture and marine engineering firm Bay Engineering, Inc. (BEI) reports that, as of December 15, 2018, Fred M. Koller, P.E., has been promoted to the position of
Royal Caribbean orders sixth Oasis-class cruise ship
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (NYSE: RCL) reports that it has entered into an agreement with French shipbuilder Chantiers de l’Atlantique to order a sixth Oasis-class ship for delivery in the fall of
VIDEO: Moran Iron Works lays keel of kayak launching tour boat
Moran Iron Works, Onaway, MI, has successfully installed the keel on the hull of the new vessel that it is building for Pictured Rocks Kayaking, less than 90 days into construction of