NAO takes delivery of all six Blue Ship PSVs
JANUARY 15, 2014 — Nordic American Tankers (NAT) says that Nordic American Offshore (NAO) yesterday took delivery of the last of six recently built platform supply vessels (PSVs) from the Ulstein Group
Yara acquires SCR system producer
JANUARY 15, 2014 — Oslo headquartered Yara International ASA (OSE: YAR) has acquired Germany’s H+H Umwelt-und-Industrietechnik GmbH, a leading producer of Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) systems for secondary NOx reduction in marine
U.S. Coast Guard warns mariners about marijuana use
JANUARY 14, 2014—Mariners thinking that a little recreational use of marijuana is just fine, could see their credentials go up in smoke. With states such as Washington and Colorado legalizing the recreational
Tugboat loses control of barge, sinks
JANUARY 14, 2014 — A 26-foot tugboat lost control of the barge it was towing off Atlantic Beach, Nassau County, N.Y., Monday evening and subsequently sank. U.S. Coast Guard and state officials
N.Y. City looks to expand ferry services
JANUARY 14, 2014—Despite the devastating impact of Super Storm Sandy on New York City’s shoreline communities in 2012, development of residential properties along the waterfront of the city’s five boroughs is booming.
Brittany Ferries orders LNG fueled ferry at STX France
JANUARY 14, 2014 — Brittany Ferries and shipbuilder STX France SA have now signed a contract covering the construction of a 2,474 passenger LNG fueled ferry for delivery in fourth quarter 2016.
Wärtsilä X72 passes another milestone
JANUARY 14, 2014 — The first Wärtsilä X72 mid-bore, low-speed engine has successfully passed factory acceptance tests, verifying that it fulfils design criteria for performance and functioning and has been accepted by
New dry dock boosts Hendry ship repair capacity
JANUARY 14, 2014 — Port of Tampa shipbuilder and repairer Hendry Corporation has just completed building a new 2,500 ton lift capacity floating dry dock. Named the Capt. F.M. Hendry, the dry
JHSV 3 completes Acceptance Trials
JANUARY 14, 2014 — Joint High Speed Vessel USNS Millinocket (JHSV 3) successfully completed Acceptance Trials (AT) on January 9, 2014, in the Gulf of Mexico. The trials involved the performance of
Bouchard ATB program moves forward at VT Halter Marine
JANUARY 14, 2014 — “Bouchard Transportation Co. Inc. is pleased with the progress of construction of the M/V Kim M. Bouchard and B. No.270 and the M/V Donna J. Bouchard and B.