Ecuadorian Navy corvettes upgraded using Roxtec multi-cable transits

Ecuadorian state-owned shipyard ASTINAVE specified Roxtec cable transits instead of cable glands when modernizing the corvettes Manabí and Loja for the Ecuadorian Navy. The change to Roxtec cable transits solved three issues:

Fednav takes delivery of 35,000 dwt ice class bulker

Montreal, Quebec, headquartered Fednav Limited yesterday took delivery of the Federal Montreal, its newest Great Lakes-suitable handysize vessel, in a ceremony at Japan’s Oshima Shipyard. The Federal Montreal is a 34,500 DWT

East Coast braces for Dorian

The U.S. Coast Guard has set Port Condition X-RAY for the entire Atlantic coast of Florida due to the forecast approach of Hurricane Dorian. In addition, Port Condition WHISKEY has been set

Conrad Shipyard starts production on second MiNO design towboat

Conrad Shipyard, Morgan City, La., has started production on a second 6,000 HP inland towboat designed by MiNO Marine of New Orleans. The Subchapter M compliant vessel measures 166’ x 49’ x

UPM Logistics to charter seven LNG fueled newbuilds

Helsinki, Finland, headquartered UPM Logistics says that it has entered into a long-term charter agreement with Finland’s Bore Ltd and Defzijl, Netherlands, based Wijnne Barends that will see the design and building

USDA study says U.S. Agriculture needs waterways upgrades

The National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA) and Waterways Council, Inc. (WCI) have commended the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for releasing a significant new study that quantifies the cost-savings and competitive

New ethanol facility inaugurated

Tidewater Transportation and Terminals continues to build and grow its services and storage capacities along the Columbia and Snake Rivers. It recently held a ribbon cutting ceremony to inaugurate celebration a new

Auto gasification solution will provide sustainable waste disposal for Princess Cruises vessel

Wärtsilä is to supply and install an auto gasification solution for Princess Cruises vessel Regal Princess. The technology will enable the safe disposal of waste from the ship through a self-fueling thermal

Armstrong Marine delivers 40 ft research vessel

The College of Fisheries and Marine Science at the University of Alaska Fairbanks has added a new research vessel to its fleet. Named Nanuq, the 40 ft, aluminum hulled, vessel was designed

USACE issues solicitation for cutter suction head dredge for Azerbaijan

The Marine Design Center (MDC) of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has issued a solicitation to acquire a new, non-propelled, cutter suction head dredge. The project is being accomplished through

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