GE Marine meets EPA Tier 4i without SCR

OCTOBER 9, 2013 — GE Marine is using this week’s International Workboat Show to unveil an “ecomagination-qualified” 12-cylinder V250 marine diesel engine that reduces emissions by 50 percent to meet EPA Tier

Senator introduces measure to reopen Kings Point

OCTOBER 9, 2013 — The U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point, NY, remains closed as a result of the government shut down. The midshipmen were sent home Friday, October 4. Now the

Vigor Industrial renames two subsidiaries

OCTOBER 9, 2013 — Vigor Industrial has renamed two of its subsidiaries. US Fab, Vigor’s fabrication and shipbuilding subsidiary, is now Vigor Fab. Alaska Ship and Drydock, which operates the Ketchikan shipyard

Sembawang Shipyard to upgrade Diamond Princess

OCTOBER 9, 2013 — Singapore’s Sembawang Shipyard, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sembcorp Marine has secured the upgrading of 115,875 grt cruise ship Diamond Princess from Princess Cruises. Joint refit team from Princess

New seal ring works with Environmentally Acceptable Lubes

OCTOBER 9, 2013 — Wärtsilä has launched a new Bio Seal Ring product for maritime stern tube seal applications and says that it is the first seal on the market that works

Cat unveils Tier 4 marine engines

OCTOBER 8, 2013 — Caterpillar Marine Power Systems will unveil a significant product milestone at the 2013 International Workboat Show, introducing its comprehensive U.S. EPA Tier 4 power solutions for vessels using

Boatracs introduces new AIS applications

OCTOBER 8, 2013 — Boatracs Inc.will conduct live booth demonstrations of two innovative maritime applications at the International Workboat Show in New Orleans on October 9-11, 2013. Boatracs BTConnect AIS (Automatic Identification

Atwood Oceanics sells a jack-up

OCTOBER 8, 2013 — Atwood Oceanics, Inc. (NYSE: ATW) announced today that one of its subsidiaries had entered into a definitive agreement for the sale of its standard jack-up drilling unit, the

Gulf Coast Shipyard Group consolidates branding

OCTOBER 8, 2013  — Looks like the big sign reading “Trinity Offshore” on the roof of Gulf Coast Shipyard Group, Inc.’s Gulfport, MS, shipyard will have to be changed. The group says

John Deere adds new Tier 3 engines

OCTOBER 8, 2013  — John Deere Power Systems reports that it will meet U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Marine Tier 3 emissions regulations with a complete lineup of diesel engines from 74

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