SENER designs innovative LNG bunkering unit for Panfino

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018 — Spanish engineering and technology group SENER has signed a contract with Italy’s Rimorchiatori Riuniti Panfido covering delivery of the basic engineering and technical assistance for a novel LNG

American Queen orders 245 guest paddlewheeler

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018 — American Queen Steamboat Company and Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc. (NASDAQ: GIFI) have reached an agreement to build a new 245-guest riverboat. To be named American Countess, the new

Maersk to cover cost of sulfur cap via “Bunker Adjustment Factor”

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018 — Maersk Line today told customers that the cost of complying with the IMO global sulfur cap “will be significant, so the cost of shipping will increase.” Maersk says

LPG-fueled EXMAR duo to have Wärtsilä cargo and fuel gas systems

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018 — Wärtsilä is to supply an integrated cargo handling and fuel gas system for the two LPG-fueled 79,500 cu.m Very Large Gas Carrier (VLGC) newbuildings on order for Antwerp

Keppel O&M and GTT in new joint agreement on LNG solutions

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018 — Keppel Offshore & Marine (Keppel O&M) has signed a Technical Assistance and License Agreement (TALA) with Gaztransport & Technigaz (GTT) that will enable the companies to jointly market

SKF introduces new water-lubricated sterntube solution

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018 — Gothenburg, Sweden, headquartered SKF has launched a new water-lubricated sterntube solution – Simplex BlueRun – that conforms to VGP 2013 and PolarCode regulations. The range includes Simplex BlueRun

Fuel contamination: Be careful who you buy bunkers from

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018 — Norwegian headquartered P&I club Gard says that “little or no headway” has been made in identifying the root cause of recent incidents of bunker contamination. Meantime, there have

TMS Tankers tests RWO Veolia clean bilge monitoring system

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018 — Greece’s TMS Tankers is putting an intelligent clean bilge monitoring system through a three-month practical test. It has signed a cooperation agreement to test the new CBM-LINK system

Helm CONNECT software platform passes 3,000 vessel milestone

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018 — Victoria, BC, headquartered Helm Operations reports that it now has more than 3,000 vessels subscribing to Helm CONNECT, its maintenance, compliance, personnel, and vessel operations software. This achievement

America’s Blue Highway Conference at SUNY Maritime

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018 — Highways, roads, and bridges in and around the New York metro area are increasingly clogged with bumper-to-bumper commercial truck and commuter traffic. That’s not news to anyone who

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