Halul Offshore orders six in India

DECEMBER 11, 2013 — Qatar Navigation subsidiary Halul Offshore Services has placed an order with India’s L&T Shipbuilding covering design, construction, trials and commissioning of four Platform Supply Vessels (PSVs) and two

Corps looks at LNG/CNG fueling

DECEMBER 11, 2013 — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is looking at the possibility of operating some of its vessels on Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) and/or Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)

Bollinger delivers FRC 8

DECEMBER 10, 2013 — Bollinger Shipyards, Inc. has delivered the Charles Sexton, the eighth Fast Response Cutter (FRC), to the United States Coast Guard. “We are very pleased to announce another successful

BC Ferries issues RFP for LNG-fueled newbuilds

DECEMBER 10, 2013 — Canada’s BC Ferries said yesterday that it has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) to five pre-qualified shipyards, including one Canadian yard, to build three LNG fueled intermediate

GEA Westfalia BWM gains AMS certification

DECEMBER 10, 2013 — Another ballast water management (BWM) system has joined those certified as an Alternate Management System (AMS) by the U.S. Coast Guard. The BallastMaster ultraV developed by GEA Westfalia

Salvage crews lift sunken towboat

DECEMBER 10, 2013 — The Coast Guard reports that response crews yesterday commenced lifting operations of the 154-foot sunken towboat Stephen L. Colby from the Mississippi River bank near LeClaire, Iowa, Monday.

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SECNAV orders audit of port services

DECEMBER 10, 2013 — Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus has ordered a review and audit of procedures, administration, and performance of all husbanding and port services contracts. In a December 5

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HHI in MOU to develop Mobile Powership

DECEMBER 10, 2013 — Three South Korean companies, Polaris Shipping Co., Ltd., Korea Midland Power Co., Ltd., and Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd., have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Siemens Energy