KNOT Offshore Partners adds to fleet
KNOT Offshore Partners LP (NYSE:KNOP) recently reported that its wholly owned subsidiary, KNOT Shuttle Tankers AS, has agreed to acquire KNOT Shuttle Tankers 34 AS, the company that owns the shuttle tanker,
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Eagle Bulk signs on to Sea Cargo Charter
One of the world’s largest owner-operators within the Supramax / Ultramax dry bulk segment, Stamford, Conn., headquartered Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. (NASDAQ: EGLE), has become a signatory to the Sea Cargo Charter.
Wärtsilä WebVTS enhances safety at North Sea offshore installations
Wärtsilä Voyage reports that it has successfully completed its first commercial installation of its Wärtsilä Navi-Harbour WebVTS 5.0 software application. The system was ordered by Netherlands-based Wintershall Noordzee B.V. to provide greater
Congress approves $390 million for Texas A&M NSMV
The massive spending measure just approved by Congress includes $390 million to fund construction of a fourth National Security Multi-Mission Vessel (NSMV), which will be assigned to the Texas A&M Maritime Academy
Chouest to fit PSV with battery system
Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO) has executed a long-term contract with a major oil and gas company in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico to install a battery-on-board (BoB) system aboard an ECO 312
Halter Marine teams with Gibbs & Cox on LUSV
Pascagoula, Miss., shipbuilder Halter Marine is teaming with Gibbs & Cox Inc., on a U.S. Navy contract to perform design studies for the development of the Large Unmanned Surface Vessel (LUSV). The
WRDA clears the Congress
A piece of legislation crucial to the inland waterways industry looks set for passage. The Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (WRDA) has been included as part of the year-end omnibus and
Scorpio Bulkers will soon have a new name, but no bulkers
Emanuele A. Lauro led Scorpio Bulkers Inc. (NYSE: SALT) said today that following its recent string of vessel sales, its board of directors has authorized the company, as part of its transition
CMB to acquire CTV operator Windcat Workboats from SEACOR Marine
Antwerp-headquartered Compagnie Maritime Belge (CMB) has reached an agreement to acquire Lowestoft, U.K., headquartered Windcat Workboats Holdings Limited and its crew transfer vessels from SEACOR Marine Holdings Inc. (NYSE: SMHI). The deal
LPG-fueled VLGC “lightly struck” by another vessel
BW LPG’s BW Gemini, the first Very Large Gas Carrier to be retrofitted to operate using LPG as fuel has, been involved in a minor collision on her first voyage carrying an