Chevron 100 BN lube gets interim nod for Wärtsilä use
APRIL 10, 2015 — Chevron’s new 100BN cylinder oil Taro Special HT 100 offers shipowners the ability to achieve the latest emissions legislation and has now received interim approval for its use
Chevron 100 BN lubricant gets interim nod for Wärtsilä use
APRIL 10, 2015 — Chevron’s new 100BN cylinder oil Taro Special HT 100 offers shipowners the ability to achieve the latest emissions legislation and has now received interim approval for its use
Norwegian shipowners trim their expectations
APRIL 10, 2015 — If you want to feel bad about the state of world affairs, take a read of the foreword to the latest annual maritime outlook from the Norwegian Shipowners
BW LPG swoops on four DSME VLGC newbuildings
APRIL 10, 2015 — BW LPG Limited (OSE:BWLPG) reports that it has today entered into shipbuilding contracts for four Very Large Gas Carrier (VLGC) newbuildings with Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME).
BAE San Diego gets $35 million for LSD 45 PMA
APRIL 10, 2015 — BAE Systems San Diego Ship Repair, San Diego, CA, is being awarded a $35,139,444 modification to previously awarded cost-plus-award-fee/incentive-fee contract (N00024-12-C-4403) for USS Comstock (LSD 45) fiscal 2015
Chesapeake launches another Vane Brothers tugboat
APRIL 9, 2015, – Chesapeake Shipbuilding, Salisbury, MD, has successfully launched another tugboat for Vane Brothers of Baltimore, MD. The tugboat, named Fort Schuyler, is the eleventh tug that Chesapeake Shipbuilding has
Swire Pacific Offshore cancels four Brazil newbuilds
APRIL 9, 2015 — Today, Singapore-headquartered shipowner and operator, Swire Pacific Offshore Operations (Pte) Ltd (SPO) has reaffirmed the cancellation of shipbuilding contracts for four vessels with Brazilian shipyard Estaleiro Ilha S.A
Want to distribute lethality? Here’s one solution
APRIL 9, 2015 — At the recent Surface Navy Association National Symposium, the buzz phrase was “distributed lethality.” Rear Admiral Peter Fanta, the Navy’s director for Surface Warfare explained it this way:
New fuel pump developed for gas fueled engines
APRIL 9, 2015 — The latest addition to Wärtsilä’s portfolio of gas pumps, the new Wärtsilä Svanehøj ECA Fuel Pump (EFP) has been developed in close cooperation with designers of liquefied natural
West Africa set to get new generation OSV tonnage
APRIL 9, 2010 — Until now, vessels servicing the offshore industry in the Gulf of Guinea, and specifically Nigeria, have typically been substantially older than those operating elsewhere in the world. However,