Fjord Line cruise ferries to be LNG-only fueled
JULY 23, 2012 — Norway’s Fjord Line has decided that two new cruise ferries will be fully LNG fueled rather than “dual fuel.” The 170 m, 1,500 passenger, 600 vehicle ferries are
ICS to IMO: Speed up study on low sulfur fuel availability
JULY 23, 2012 — The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), whose members represent more than 80 percent of the world merchant fleet, is calling on IMO to speed up a study into
Keppel Shipyard books three more tanker-to-floater jobs
JULY 23, 2012 — Singapore’s Keppel Shipyard Ltd (Keppel Shipyard) has secured three conversion contracts with an initial combined value of S$103 million (about US$82 million). The contracts are from PTSC Asia
Contracts for pre-salt FPSO topside modules get go-ahead
JULY 20, 2012 — Petrobras subsidiaries Tupi BV and Guará BV, together with consortium members BG Group, Petrogal Brasil, and Repsol Sinopec Brasil SA, have given the go-ahead for ten contracts totaling
Bayonne Bridge raising would benefit from fast tracking
JULY 20, 2012—As we reported earlier today, seven infrastructure projects at five U.S. ports have been selected by the Obama Administration to receive a streamlined federal review and permitting process under its
Seaspan Shipyards chooses IFS Applications as MRP solution
JULY 20, 2012 —IFS North America reports that Seaspan Shipyards has selected IFS Applications as its shipbuilding materials requirements planning (MRP) solution. IFS Applications was chosen because it provides a powerful project-based
Administration looks to cut port project red tape
JULY 20, 2012 — Seven infrastructure projects at five major ports are the first to be expedited under a Presidential Executive Order issued in March of this year that charges the Office
Compact exhaust gas scrubber gets DNV approval
JULY 20, 2012 — A Green Tech Marine GTM R15 compact exhaust gas scrubber recently installed onboard Royal Caribbean International’s cruise ship Liberty of the Seas has now received a MARPOL “Statement
Jensen Maritime designs Tier 3 tugboat for McAllister
JULY 20, 2012 — Jensen Maritime Consultants recently began designing a new tugboat, the Eric M. McAllister, for McAllister Towing. The 5,150 horsepower, twin Azimuth Stern Drive (ASD) vessel will be built
Jaya Shipbuilding signs agreement with IHC Merwede
JULY 20, 2012 — Jaya Shipbuilding and Engineering Pte. Ltd., the shipbuilding subsidiary of Singapore’s Jaya Holdings, has signed an agreement with IHC Merwede Asia Pacific that enables IHC’s high-specification offshore vessels