Two Stena ferries to get in-line closed loop scrubbers
FEBRUARY 17, 2015 — Two Stena Line Ro-Ro ferries are to be fitted with the first in-line closed loop exhaust gas scrubbers to be ordered from Wärtsilä. As part of its contract
DOF Brazil unit sells five ships to private equity investor
FEBRUARY 17, 2015 — Norway’s DOF ASA reports that Brazilian subsidiary Norskan Offshore Ltda. has agreed the sale of five ships to companies owned by a Brazilian private equity fund managed by
BV to class gas-fueled vessels for Canadian owners
FEBRUARY 17, 2015—Leading international classification society Bureau Veritas (BV) will class two innovative projects for gas-fueled vessels to be built for Canadian shipowners at Turkish shipyards. British Columbia-based Seaspan Ferries has chosen
Yangzijiang Shipbuilding books first LNG carrier orders
FEBRUARY 16, 20015 — China’s Yangzijiang Shipbuilding (Holdings) Limited says it has secured new shipbuilding orders, worth $135 million, to build two 27,500 cu.m LNG (liquefied natural gas) carriers. The orders come
Wärtsilä teams with Cryopac on waterways LNG fueling
FEBRUARY 16, 2015 — Wärtsilä has reached an agreement with Cryonorm Systems BV, a Netherlands based developer and supplier of cryogenic vaporizers, to form a consortium to deliver LNG systems for the
Havyard delivers first wind farm service vesssel to Esvagt
FEBRUARY 15, 2015 — Norway’s Havyard Ship Technology AS reports that its Leirvik shipyard has delivered the first of three Havyard 8302 SV wind farm service vessels to Danish shipowner Esvagt. The
Stolt-Nielsen mourns passing of founder
FEBRUARY 15, 2015 — The Board of Directors of Stolt-Nielsen reports that Jacob Stolt-Nielsen, 83, passed away today in the company of his family at his home in Oslo. “Our condolences to
Polar Star frees fishing vessel trapped in ice
FEBRUARY 15, 2015—On Friday evening, February 14, the crew of the U.S. Coast Guard heavy icebreaker Polar Star freed the Australian-flagged fishing vessel Antarctic Chieftain from ice some 900 miles northwest of
Icebreaker Polar Star reaches trapped fishing vessel
FEBRUARY 13, 2015 — The United States Coast Guard icebreaker CG Polar Star is now on scene of the area where the Australian-flagged fishing vessel Antarctic Chieftain is trapped by ice in
Kvichak delivers crew/pilot boats
FEBRUARY 13, 2014 — Kvichak Marine, Seattle, WA, recently delivered two all-aluminum 36.6 ft crew/pilot boats to Prince Rupert, B.C., Canada, based West Coast Launch, Ltd. West Coast Launch is a water