Freya of Scapa is a Sanmar Shipyards Z-drive tug

Sanmar delivers third tug to Orkney Islands

After completing a 3,500 mile delivery journey from Turkey, Freyja of Scapa, the third new tug built by Sanmar Shipyards for Orkney Islands Council, has been welcomed to its new home in

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Bollinger to acquire Halter Marine and STEHMO

In a Singapore stock exchange announcement, Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd (ST Engineering) has announced that its subsidiaries have entered into an agreement to divest the entire issued and outstanding equity interests in

offshore services CEO Quintin Kneen

Tidewater marks “a satisfying milestone”

Houston-headquartered offshore services giant Tidewater Inc. (NYSE:TDW) has released third quarter results that see it report positive net income for the first quarterly period since 2017. “Our third quarter performance reinforces our

GAO report looks at MARAD sfinancial assistance programs.

GAO dismisses Vigor bid protest

The U.S. Government General Accounting Office (GAO) has dismissed a bid protest filed by Vigor Marine LLC of Portland, Ore. Vigor had protested the terms of delivery order request for proposals (RFP)

ASD tractor tug

Bisso Towboat back at Main Iron Works for a further ASD tractor tug

Luling, La.-based Bisso Towboat Co., Inc. has signed an agreement with Main Iron Works LLC, Houma, La., to begin construction of a 5,000 BHP ASD tractor tug. The tug will feature two

Kwek Kee Seng

Feds offer $5 million reward for info on fugitive shipowner

The U.S. Department of State’s Rewards for Justice (RFJ) program, is offering a reward of up to $5 million for information on Kwek Kee Seng, a Singaporean national and director of the

lithium-iron battery paper

Insurers release white paper on lithium-ion battery transportation risks

A number of recent ship fires have underscored the continuing safety threat created by the transportation of lithium-ion batteries. Now insurance providers TT Club and UK P&I Club (both Thomas Miller managed

Zero emission ferry for NYC

New York Cruise Lines plans to operate first zero-emissions electric ferry in NYC

New York Cruise Lines and Sweden’s Green City Ferries AB (GCF) today announced a collaboration to launch the first high-speed zero-emissions electric ferry to operate in the New York Harbor. With a

Royal Caribbean logo on ship

Royal Caribbean reports a “better than expected” quarter

Cruise giant Royal Caribbean Group (NYSE: RCL) today reported third quarter results that it says were “better than expected and above guidance for the quarter mainly due to higher load factors from

methanol bunkering ship team members

Global Energy Group to add 4,000 DWT methanol bunkering ship to its Singapore fleet

Here’s another indicator of the growing importance of methanol as a marine fuel. Two subsidiaries of Singapore-based Global Energy Group have placed an order with Japan’s Sasaki Shipbuilding Co. for a 4,000

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