The Towing Company celebrates its 116th year
JULY 7, 2014 — The Great Lakes Towing Company and Great Lakes Shipyard, Cleveland, Ohio, will start celebrating their 116th year by putting the USCG Cutter Biscayne Bay back into the water
Atlantic Towing picks PSV 5000 design
JULY 7, 2014 — Canada’s Atlantic Towing has selected Damen’s ice-strengthened PSV 5000 design for the four new platform supply vessels it will add to its fleet, after securing a long-term contract
NNS tests Ford anchor windlass system
JULY 7, 2014 — Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (NYSE:HII) Newport News Shipbuilding division has successfully completed anchor handling system testing on the aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), bringing the ship closer
L-3 Marine packages picked for biogas fueled ferry
JULY 7, 2014 — L-3 Marine Systems International (L-3 MSI) is to provide advanced automation, navigation, communications and electrical propulsion facilities for Samsø Færgen, a new 100 m double-ended passenger/car ferry to
Iridium closer to gaining GMDSS approval
JULY 7, 2014 — Iridium Communications Inc. (Nasdaq:IRDM) reports that its application to IMO to provide Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) mobile satellite communications has been reviewed by the IMO
MHI-MME brings two small bore UE engines to market
JULY 7, 2014 — Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Marine Machinery & Engine Co., Ltd (MHI-MME) is to start commercial production of two advanced low speed marine diesel engines that, it says, achieve the
VARD acquires STX Marine
JULY 5, 2014—Leading offshore vessel designer and builder VARD, a Fincantieri company, has strengthened its presence in the North American market with the acquisition of STX Canada Marine, Inc., for NOK65 million
Maerk’s Triple E ships to get slippery treatment
JULY 4, 2014—Sustainability is a core focus of Maersk Line, particularly when it comes to operating its new Triple-E class of 18,000 TEU containerships. At 400 meters long, 59 meters wide and
Remontowa to build LNG-fueled ferries for BC Ferries
JULY 4, 2014—Canada’s BC Ferries has awarded contracts worth $165 million to Remontowa Shipbuilding S.A., Gdansk, Poland, to build three new dual-fuel intermediate class vessels. The three 105 meter, 145-vehicle, 600-passenger vessels
ABS, Daewoo to jointly develop LNG-fueled drillship
JULY 3, 2014—Leading classification society ABS, Houston, TX, has entered into a joint development project (JDP) with South Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) to develop the first Liquefied Natural Gas-fueled