Eastern delivers first FMT newbuild with Sub-M certificate

Eastern Shipbuilding, Panama City, Fla., has delivered the first new construction towboat in a long running series to be issued a USCG Subchapter M Certificate of Inspection (COI). The vessel, M/V Brian

NCDOT ferries feature Schottel STP propulsion

Two 185 ft vehicle ferries under construction at Gulf Island Shipyards, Houma, La., for the North Carolina Department of Transportation will each be equipped with four Schottel type STP 150 L Twin

W&O picked for Offshore Patrol Cutter valve supply

Eastern Shipbuilding has selected Jacksonville, Fla., headquartered W&O Supply as the major supplier of valves for the United States Coast Guard’s new Offshore Patrol Cutters (OPC). The Offshore Patrol Cutter is the

Damen inks contract for advanced aggregates dredge

Damen Shipyards Group and Southampton, U.K., based Hanson Aggregates Marine have signed a contract for construction of a Marine Aggregate Dredge (MAD) 3500 vessel. The ship will be used to extract aggregates

World’s largest, most powerful crane vessel makes its debut

Sembcorp Marine’s Tuas Boulevard, Singapore, shipyard has completed construction of the world’s largest and most powerful semi-submersible crane vessel. Built for Heerema Marine Contractors, the SSCV Sleipnir’s twin revolving crane’s can lift

Spirit of Discovery completes Ems conveyance

Spirit of Discovery, the first newbuild cruise ship for Britain’s Saga Cruises, today reached the open sea after departing the Meyer shipyard in Papenburg, Germany, late Sunday night and being towed in

USCG grants type approval for largest PureBallast 3 reactor

Alfa Laval has gained U.S, Coast Guard ballast water management system type approval for its largest PureBallast 3 reactor size: 1,500 cu.m/h. Customers can now select any PureBallast 3 system configuration for

Wärtsilä introduces HY hybrid product for dredges

Wärtsilä has launched a new product based on its HY hybrid propulsion technology aimed specifically at enhancing the efficiency and sustainability of dredging operations. Wärtsilä HY for Dredger was presented at an

Alabama ferry conversion is an all-electric first

After conversion at the Master Marine shipyard in Bayou la Batre, Ala., the historic Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) Gee’s Bend ferry returned to service in April as America’s first zero-emission, electric-powered

Svitzer trials remotely operated tow line catcher

Connecting heaving lines at sea is one of the most critical parts of day-to-day towage operations, however it presents significant risk to crews, particularly from a center lead forward position where tugs

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