First of four Damen tugs for ARC Towage heads for Trinidad
OCTOBER 2, 2014 — MV Kairi, the first of four Damen ASD 2810 tugs ordered from Damen Shipyards Group by ARC Towage is now en route to Trinidad from the shipbuilder’s Galati,
L’Orange introduces NOX reduction product
OCTOBER 2, 2014 — Fuel injection specialist L’Orange has introduced L’Onox: a new product for exhaust after-treatment to enable engine manufacturers to meet the restrictions on NOX emissions mandated by IMO Tier
Engineer in pollution case cops plea, goes free
OCTOBER 2, 2014 — Los Angeles headquartered law firm Arent Fox reports that on September 29, 2014 it secured the freedom of Dejan Vodopic, a Croatian citizen and cargo ship chief engineer
Carnival Corporation reports big fuel savings
OCTOBER 2, 2014 — Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK) says that, across its nine cruise lines, by the end of 2014 its multi-year Fleet Fuel Conservation Program will have
Executive Board changes at MAN Diesel & Turbo
OCTOBER 2 — Dr. Uwe Lauber (47) has been appointed to the Executive Board of MAN Diesel & Turbo SE effective as of October 1, 2014. Dr. Lauber has held various management
Austal launches JHSV 5
OCTOBER 1, 2014 — Austal USA yesterday launched JHSV 5, the future USNS Trenton from its shipyard. “The JHSV program is benefitting from serial production,” said Capt. Henry Stevens, Strategic and Theater
MSC extends TOTE Services SBX-1 contract
OCTOBER 1, 2014 — TOTE Services, Inc., Jacksonville, FL, has been awarded a $7,065,332 modification under a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00033-12-C-2500) to exercise a one-year option for the operation and maintenance
Conrad signs LNG tank agreement with GTT
OCTOBER 1, 2014 — Paris headquartered GTT (Gaztransport & Technigaz) says its U.S. subsidiary, GTT North America, has signed an agreement with Conrad Shipyard, LLC, Morgan City LA, for the future production
LNG Hybrid Barge nears Hamburg
OCTOBER 1, 2014 — Dirk Lehmann, Managing Director of Becker Marine Systems, says that the first LNG Hybrid Barge is expected to arrive at its future home port of Hamburg, Germany, this
Pirate boat skipper cops plea in prop washing case
OCTOBER 1, 2014 — A passenger vessel operator has pleaded guilty in a case involving unauthorized dredging by “prop washing,” using a replica pirate ship. Captain David Wayne Luther operates the Belle