Damen Yichang to extend its product portfolio
MARCH 16, 2015 — The Damen Yichang Shipyard in China, a joint venture between Damen Shipyards Group and Sinotrans CSC, is to offer a broader portfolio of vessels, adding other hi-tech vessels
Tribunal orders Venezuela to pay Tidewater $62 million
MARCH 16, 2015 — A World Bank tribunal — the International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) — has ordered Venezuela to pay Tidewater more than $62 million in compensation, including
Aker Philly delivers second SeaRiver Aframax
MARCH 16, 2015 — Aker Philadelphia Shipyard, Inc. (APSI) has delivered its second Aframax tanker to SeaRiver Maritime, Inc. (SeaRiver), Exxon Mobil Corporation’s U.S. marine affiliate. The 820 foot long, 115,000 dwt
Tier III compliant high pressure SCR successfully tested
MARCH 16, 2015 — The first Wärtsilä two-stroke engine with a high pressure SCR (Selective Catalytic Reduction) system manufactured in China has been introduced. The system is fitted to a 5-cylinder Wärtsilä
One dead in tugboat sinking
MARCH 16, 2015 — The captain of the 65 ft tugboat Sea Bear, operated by Seawolf Marine Transportation, Bayonne, NJ, lost his life Saturday when the vessel sank off Fire Island, NY.
Vard cancels two newbuilding contracts
MARCH 15, 2014 — In a filing Saturday, the Board of Directors of shipbuilder Vard Holdings Limited said that on March 12 “the company was notified that two affiliates of E.R. Offshore,
Robert E. Derecktor Inc. now a Damen licensee
MARCH 13, 2015 — Robert E. Derecktor Inc. (Derecktor Shipyard) and Damen Shipyard Group (Damen) have entered into a license agreement authorizing Derecktor to act as an official builder of Damen designs.
New ECA-compliant fuel oil has viscosity similar to HFO
MARCH 13, 2015 — ExxonMobil is expanding its range of specialist fuels for use within Emission Control Areas (ECA) with the introduction of ExxonMobil Premium Advanced Fuel Marine ECA 200 (AFME 200),
NPCC picks Wärtsilä solutions for jack-up barges
MARCH 13, 2015 — Two new jack-up barges ordered by the National Petroleum Construction Company (NPCC), United Arab Emirates, will have fully integrated Wärtsilä power generation and electrical and automation (E&A) solutions.
LNG fueled Harvey Energy now fully in service
MARCH 13, 2015 — Gulf Coast Shipyard Group (GCSG) reports that Harvey Energy, the first LNG fueled vessel operating in the United States is now fully in service—for Shell Upstream America’s deep