Mexican owners buy Hornbeck tug

AUGUST 13, 2012—Ship broker Marcon International Inc., Coupeville, WA, announced the sale of the U.S. flag, twin-screw tug Spartan Service (ex-Spartan, Domar Captain) by Hornbeck Offshore Transportation, LLC, Covington, LA, to Marinoil

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ClassNK and shipbuilders start joint research project

AUGUST 13, 2012 — Tokyo headquartered classification society ClassNK (Nippon Kaiji Kyokai) has started full scale ship tests to develop a feedback scheme on the design for ships’ performances in actual seas.

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ACL orders five giant RO/RO containerships

AUGUST 13, 2012 —Grimaldi Group member Atlantic Container Line (ACL) has signed a contract with Chinese state-owned Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding, Shanghai, to build the five largest RO/RO containerships (CONROs) in the world. The

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Yanmar to display new V-12 engine at SMM

AUGUST 10, 2012 — Yanmar is to display its new V-12 engine, the 12AY, at the upcoming SMM event in Hamburg, Germany, September 4-7. Designed for easy installation and maintenance, the purpose-built

Baker Lyman, GL announce strategic alliance

August 10, 2012—Responding to industry concerns over sufficient Towing Safety Management System (TSMS) service capacities for the impending Subchapter M implementation, Germanischer Lloyd (USA), Houston, TX, and Baker, Lyman & Co, Inc.,

STX Turku floats out LNG fueled cruise ferry

AUGUST 10, 2012 — The LNG-fueled 218 m cruise ferry M/S Viking Grace is a step nearer to entering service with Viking Line. Designed to be the most environmentally friendly large cruise