Nuclear icebreaker will have Fluidmecanica winch

SEPTEMBER 22, 2014 — Fluidmecanica, Vigo, Spain, is  to supply the main towing winch for a nuclear-powered icebreaker (Project 22220 LC-60YA) to be built at the Baltiysky Zavod shipyard in St. Petersburg,

Fednav vessel on unescorted Northwest Passage transit

SEPTEMBER 22, 2014 — Canada’s Fednav reports that its MV Nunavik sailed from Deception Bay en route to China via the Northwest Passage, September 19, with a full cargo of nickel concentrate.

MAN four stroke with SCR gets Tier III certificate

SEPTEMBER 22, 2014 —  DNV-GL has awarded MAN Diesel & Turbo has been awarded a Tier III-compatibility certificate for the MAN 8L21/31 four-stroke engine with a retrofitted SCR (Selective Catalytic Reduction) system

Keystone honored for role in destroying chemical weapons

SEPTEMBER 19, 2014—The U.S. Maritime Administration honored Keystone Shipping Co. today for its role in operation of the M/V Cape Ray (T-AKR 9679), a specially outfitted U.S Ready Reserve Force vessel used

Tropical Shipping now a Saltchuk business unit

SEPTEMBER 19, 2014 — Steel drums and a traditional Bahamian Junkanoo dance troop entertained a crowd of more than 325 Tropical Shipping employees as they celebrated the 51-year old company and its

IMO Secretary General will not seek another term

SEPTEMBER 19, 2014 — IMO Secretary General Koji Sekimizu will not seek reappointment when his current term concludes at the end of 2015. He gave the news yesterday at a regular informal

IMO panel drafts safety code for LNG fueled ships

SEPTEMBER 19, 2014 — An IMO panel has agreed a draft International Code of Safety for Ships using Gases or other Low flashpoint Fuels (IGF Code). The code, which would become manadatory

Third Quantum class to be named Ovation of the Seas

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014 — Royal Caribbean International marked an important milestone today as the first piece of steel was cut marking the official construction start on the third Quantum class ship. The

Rep. Bill Shuster is 2014 Champion of Maritime

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014 — Rep. Bill Shuster (R-PA) this week received the 2014 Champion of Maritime Award from the American Maritime Partnership (AMP), the voice of the U.S. domestic maritime industry. The

MAN develops new turbocharger for two strokes

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014 — For the first time ever, MAN Diesel & Turbo is to develop a turbocharger series exclusively for two-stroke engines that is especially designed and optimized to fulfill Tier

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