ABB to supply systems for Russian icebreaker
OCTOBER 1, 2012 — ABB reports it has won an order worth $35 million from the Baltic Shipyard Ltd. to supply propulsion and electrical systems for a new icebreaker vessel under construction
Hoegh LNG exercises option for fourth FSRU
OCTOBER 1 — Höegh LNG has exercised an option for a fourth new floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) to be built at Hyundai Heavy Industries Ltd. in South Korea. The vessel
Gibdock completes complex box ship crane refurbishment
OCTOBER 1, 2012 — Gibraltar ship repairer Gibdock has completed a complex containership deck crane refurbishment job that called for certification of strict welding procedures by Lloyd’s Register (LR), which approved all
UK P&I Club looks at power loss causes
OCTOBER 1, 2012 — With more ships experiencing sudden losses of power, particularly during and after switching to lower sulfur fuel, the UK P&I Club’s latest Risk Focus bulletin examines the causes
Successful trials for wind farm Turbine Access System
OCTOBER 1, 2012 —The offshore wind farm Turbine Access System (TAS) developed by the U.K.’s Houlder Ltd. and BMT Nigel Gee has successfully completed an extensive set of offshore trials. The TAS
US Joiner expands Pacific Northwest presence
SEPTEMBER 30, 2012 —Turnkey marine joiner and furniture solutions provider US Joiner says that affiliates have completed the purchase of certain assets from Maritime Services Corporation. This acquisition will enable US Joiner
Art Anderson Associates designs Bering Sea gold dredge
SEPTEMBER 30, 2012 — Art Anderson Associates, Bremerton, Wash., has designed a new dredge vessel for Pacifica, a Seattle-based vehicle assembler that recently delivered the 50-foot vessel to a customer for gold
Transocean: Bad news from Rio, good news from Shell
SEPTEMBER 28, 2012 — First the bad news, then the good from Transocean Ltd. (NYSE : RIG). Yesterday, the offshore drilling giant announced that the federal court in Rio de Janeiro had
Crowley christens latest 750 Class ATB
SEPTEMBER 28, 2012 — Crowley Maritime Corporation yesterday christened the 16,000-horsepower tugboat Legend and 330,000-barrel tank barge 750-2 at a ceremony in Tampa, Fla. Together, the vessels comprise the company’s newest articulated-tug-barge
MEPC set to roll out more regs
SEPTEMBER 28, 2012 — IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) meets for its 64th session October 1-5. As ever, its work will result in yet more regulatory burdens on shipowners, who will