First oil flows from deepwater Jack/St. Malo in U.S. Gulf
DECEMBER 3, 2014—The first oil and gas production from the Jack/St. Malo project in the Lower Tertiary trend in the deepwater U.S. Gulf of Mexico—with a water depth of some 7,000 feet—has
John Deere showcases Marine Tier 3 auxiliaries
DECEMBER 3, 2014 —John Deere Power Systems (JDPS) is exhibiting an auxiliary power unit equipped with a PowerTech Plus 9.0L industrial diesel engine that meets U.S. EPA Marine Tier 3 emissions regulations
ABS approves LNG fueled Z-drive towboat design
DECEMBER 2, 2014 — Morgan City, LA, headquartered Conrad Shipyard, L.L.C. and the Seabrook, TX, based Shearer Group, Inc. (TSGI) have developed the design of a 4,200 hp liquefied natural gas (LNG)
Schettino could face 22 year prison term
DECEMBER 2, 2014 —A prosecutor in Groseto, Italy, plans to request over 20 years in prison for ex Costa Concordia captain Francesco Schettino for causing the January 2012 wreck that claimed 32
Jensen designs two new Crescent Towing ASD tugs
DECEMBER 2, 2014 — Jensen Maritime, Crowley Maritime Corp.’s naval architecture and marine engineering firm, is providing customer Crescent Towing of New Orleans, LA, designs for two, new Azimuthing Stern Drive (ASD),
Bharat Amin named Newport News VP and CIO
DECEMBER 2, 2014 — Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) reports that Bharat Amin has been appointed vice president and chief information officer for the company’s Newport News Shipbuilding division. Mr. Amin joins Newport
Hapag-Lloyd and CSAV complete merger
DECEMBER 2, 2014 — Hamburg, Germany, headquartered Hapag-Lloyd and Valparaiso, Chile, headquartered Chilean Compañía Sud Americana de Vapores (CSAV) have completed a merger that will create the fourth largest container liner shipping
MaK to power Maersk COSCO newbuilds
DECEMBER 2, 2014 — Caterpillar Marine reports that MaK diesel electric propulsion (DEP) solutions have been selected to power the four Maersk Supply Services (MSS) subsea support vessel newbuilds ordered at China’s
DNV GL introduces “GAS READY” notation
DECEMBER 2, 2014 — So what exactly does saying that a newbuilding is “LNG ready” mean? Classification society DNV GL is about to take away some of the mystery. It is introducing
Ingalls Shipbuilding unions ratify contract extension
DECEMBER 2, 2014 —Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) reported yesterday that the Pascagoula Metal Trades Council (PMTC) and local chapters of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), United Federation of Special Police