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Advanced fishing vessel to have MAN power

DECEMBER 4, 2013 — Norwegian fishing company, Nyholmen AS, has chosen MAN main and auxiliary four-stroke engines to power the Kvannøy, an advanced, 77.25 m purse seiner/trawler. The vessel will be constructed

Swissco orders three more

DECEMBER 4, 2013 — Singapore based Swissco Holdings has placed orders for two 80 tonnes bollard pull anchor handling tug supply vessels with dynamic positioning capability and a 36 m fast utility/crew boat

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Wärtsilä launches two-speed marine gearbox

DECEMBER 4, 2013 — Wärtsilä has launched a new two-speed marine gearbox designed for vessels that have multiple operational modes or reduced transit speed, including among others RoPax ferries, offshore support vessels,

Response to sunken towboat continues

DECEMBER 4, 2013 — The U.S. Coast Guard says that salvage, clean-up and environmental protection efforts continue in response to the sunken towboat Stephen L. Colby on the Mississippi River near LeClaire,

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Class NK fleet sails past 220 million gt mark

DECEMBER 4, 2013 — Classification society Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK) reports that at end November its register topped 220 million gross tons for the first time at the end of November 2013.

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Scorpios in $1 billion buying binge

DECEMBER 3, 2013 — Robert Bugbee led Scorpio Tankers Inc. (NYSE: STNG) and Scorpio Bulkers Inc. (OSLO-OTC: SALT) are continuing their buying binges, splashing out more than $1 billion on vessel acquisitions

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Incat Tasmania wins Japanese order

DECEMBER 3, 2013 — Australia’s Incat Tasmania Pty Ltd has signed a contract with Japanese ferry operator Sado Kisen for the construction of an 85 m wave piercing catamaran for operation on