OCTOBER 3, 2013 — Laura Langh-Lagerlöf (left), commercial manager of Finland’s Langh Ship, says the family-owned shipping company has “really hit the nail on the head” with an exhaust gas scrubber of
OCTOBER 3, 2013 — China’s Shanghai Offshore Petroleum Bureau, which is part of Sinopec, has taken delivery of delivery of the seismic research vessel FA XIAN 6 from Shangai Shipyard Co. The
OCTOBER 3, 2013 — A new multi-purpose Kongsberg Maritime Polaris ship’s bridge simulator has become a key coastal and port development resource for the Instituto Mexicano del Transporte (IMT) following the opening
OCTOBER 3, 2013 — Capt. Daniel Dusek (left) has been relieved of command of the USS Bonhomme Richard, which is currently in Sasebo, Japan. According to media reports, Capt. Dusek, who has
OCTOBER 2, 2013 — Bay-Houston Towing Co. has taken delivery of the first Z Tech 2400 tugboat, the Chloe K, from Leevac Shipyards LLC of Jennings, LA. Chloe K The Robert Allan
OCTOBER 2, 2013 — Wärtsilä has introduced two new series of thrusters. A new Wärtsilä Steerable Thruster series (WST) is being introduced to replace the company’s Modular Thruster and Compact Thruster series,
OCTOBER 2, 2013 — Jensen Maritime Consultants, Crowley Maritime Corp.’s Seattle-based naval architecture and marine engineering company, announced today that the company has been awarded a new construction management contract for four
OCTOBER 2, 2013 — Funds managed by European private equity investor IK Investment Partners (IK) are to acquire DNV’s subsidiary DNV Petroleum Services (DNVPS). Financial details for the transaction were not disclosed.
OCTOBER 2, 2013 — To reduce fuel consumption during slow steaming, a 318,000 dwt Maersk Tankers VLCC has been retrofitted with Variable Turbine Inlet system (VTI) turbochargers. Cross-section view of VTI turbocharger
OCTOBER 2, 2013 — Oceaneering International, Inc. (NYSE:OII) says it has commissioned the construction of a subsea support vessel from BAE Systems. The vessel will be U.S. flagged and documented with a