Wärtsilä to power 14 Kuwait tugboats
NOVEMBER 6, 2012 — Wärtsilä is to supply the engines and complete propulsion systems for two Kuwait Oil Company newbuild vessel projects. The order includes a total of 28 engines for 14
Sembcorp Marine reports lower profits
NOVEMBER 5, 2012 — Sembcorp Marine’s order backlog is at a record high of Singapore $12.1 billion. However, in the first nine months of this year, the Group’s net profit was S$371
Horizon Shipbuilding delivers towboats
NOVEMBER 5, 2012 — Horizon Shipbuilding, Inc., Bayou La Batre, Ala., recently delivered the towboat M/V Eugenie J. Huger to Canal Barge Company of New Orleans, La. The Huger (pictured at left)
LPD 24 completes Navy acceptance trials
NOVEMBER 5, 2012 — Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) reports that the amphibious transport dock Arlington (LPD 24) returned from successful U.S. Navy acceptance sea trials on Friday. The company’s eighth ship in
USCG responds to Hurricane Sandy pollution threats
NOVEMBER 5, 2012 — The Coast Guard reports that the Hurricane Sandy Pollution Response Unified Command is responding to numerous areas throughout New York and New Jersey with environmental threats caused by
TUI Cruises exercises newbuild option at STX Finland
NOVEMBER 5, 2012 — Germany’s TUI Cruises has exercised an option for a second cruise ship from STX Finland. The announcement was made as first steel was cut at the Turku Shipyard
LNG newbuilds to use fuel-sharing dual-fuel MAN engines
NOVEMBER 5, 2012 —Two 160,000 cu.m LNG tankers ordered by Athens-headquartered Alpha Tankers and Freighters International Ltd. will have MAN 51/60DF dual-fuel engines. They will be MAN Diesel & Turbo’s first such
Around-the-clock efforts get Staten Island Ferry running
NOVEMBER 4, 2012—Even as New York City struggles to get to its feet following the devastating blow from Hurricane Sandy, critical subway, rail, bus and ferry transportation links are slowly returning thanks
Napolitano expands scope of Jones Act waiver
NOVEMBER 4, 2012 — Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano yesterday announced the expansion of the temporary, blanket waiver of the Jones Act, issued Friday, to also facilitate the transportation of feedstocks,
Kvichak Marine delivers Louisiana pilot boat
NOVEMBER 3, 2012—Kvichak Marine Industries, Seattle, WA, recently delivered the second 52 ft x 15.5 ft pilot boat M/V River Pilot to the Crescent River Port Pilots (CRPPA) of Louisiana. The River