Cat unveils Tier 4 marine engines
OCTOBER 8, 2013 — Caterpillar Marine Power Systems will unveil a significant product milestone at the 2013 International Workboat Show, introducing its comprehensive U.S. EPA Tier 4 power solutions for vessels using
Boatracs introduces new AIS applications
OCTOBER 8, 2013 — Boatracs Inc.will conduct live booth demonstrations of two innovative maritime applications at the International Workboat Show in New Orleans on October 9-11, 2013. Boatracs BTConnect AIS (Automatic Identification
Atwood Oceanics sells a jack-up
OCTOBER 8, 2013 — Atwood Oceanics, Inc. (NYSE: ATW) announced today that one of its subsidiaries had entered into a definitive agreement for the sale of its standard jack-up drilling unit, the
Gulf Coast Shipyard Group consolidates branding
OCTOBER 8, 2013 — Looks like the big sign reading “Trinity Offshore” on the roof of Gulf Coast Shipyard Group, Inc.’s Gulfport, MS, shipyard will have to be changed. The group says
John Deere adds new Tier 3 engines
OCTOBER 8, 2013 — John Deere Power Systems reports that it will meet U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Marine Tier 3 emissions regulations with a complete lineup of diesel engines from 74
Research vessel gets its A-Frame
OCTOBER 8, 2013 — The 261 ft x 52 ft oceanographic research vessel Sikuliaq now has an A-Frame. C.S. Controls, Inc. of Houma, LA recently delivered a stern mounted hydraulic designed to
Scorpio Bulkers goes on a buying binge
OCTOBER 7, 2013 — With $300 million of gross proceeds from a September private placement in the kitty, Emanuele A. Lauro’s Scorpio Bulkers Inc. (OSLO-OTC: SALT) is doing what it said it
Vancouver Shipyards awarded another 10 NSPS vessels
OCTOBER 7, 2013 — Diane Finley, Canada’s Minister of Public Works and Government, says that Seaspan’s Vancouver Shipyards will build an additional 10 non-combat vessels for the Canadian Coast Guard at an
OT&BE to design LNG-fueled Jones Act container AT/B
OCTOBER 7, 2013 — Ocean Tug & Barge Engineering Corp. (OT&BE), of Milford, MA, reports that it has been selected to design a new high speed, LNG-fueled AT/B container carrier for Minyan
Horizon Shipbuilding to build USACE towboat
Horizon Shipbuilding, Inc., Bayou La Batre, AL, was recently awarded a contract by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Little Rock District, to build the M/V Shorty Baird Replacement, a 95 ft