Machinery deficiencies lead to detentions
FEBRUARY 18, 2014 — Propulsion and machinery deficiencies led to 68 ships being detained in a three month crack down by port state control authorities. The deficiencies accounted for 41% of those
Ferus Smit to build LNG fueled dry cargo ship
FEBRUARY 18, 2014 — Lidköping, Sweden, headquartered Erik Thun A.B. has placed an order with shipbuilder Ferus Smit for an LNG powered cargo vessel. The order includes options for two more units
The Switch wins first orders for PM shaft generators
FEBRUARY 17, 2014 — The Switch, a Vantaa, Finland, manufacturer of permanent magnet motors, generators and converters, has received an order from WE Tech Solutions Oy of Vaasa, Finland for four direct-drive
Finland orders LNG fueled icebreaker
FEBRUARY 17, 2014 — Finland’s Arctech Helsinki Shipyard has now received an order, which has been in the works for quite a while, for the Finnish Transport Agency’s new basic icebreaker. The
Armed guards deter pirate attack off Somalia
FEBRUARY 17, 2014 — Fire from armed guards aboard the 3,527 dwt RO/RO cargo vessel Andrea successfully deterred a pirate attack off the coast of Somalia last week. According to a NATO
BAE Norfolk gets $56.9 million CG 61 contract mod
FEBRUARY 17, 2014 — BAE Systems Norfolk Ship Repair, Norfolk, VA, is being awarded a $56,967,490 undefinitized contract action as a modification to a previously awarded contract (N00024-11-C-4403) for the Ticonderoga class
Wärtsilä packages picked for Siem PSV quartet
FEBRUARY 17, 2014 — Like two vessels ordered earlier at Poland’s Remontowa Shipbuilding, the four further 89 m x 19 m platform supply vessels ordered at the shipyard by Siem Offshore (see
Harvey Gulf breaks ground for LNG fueling facility
FEBRUARY 14, 2014 — New Orleans-based Harvey Gulf International Marine (HGIM) reports the ground breaking for construction at its Port Fourchon, LA terminal of its $25 million Phase 1, Slip B, LNG
MARAD trials fuel cells for shoreside power
FEBRUARY 14, 2014 — The U.S. Maritime Administration is partnering with the Department of Energy (DOE) and Sandia National Laboratories to explore the potential cost savings and emissions reductions through the use
MOL to pay $1.275 million FMC penalty
FEBRUARY 14, 2014 — Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd. (MOL) has agreed to pay $1,275,000 in penalties under a compromise agreement with the Federal Maritime Commission. The agreement between the FMC and MOL