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
Dredge sinks and tugboat capsizes in Lake Huron incident
JULY 19, 2012 —The Coast Guard is coordinating the response to a sunken dredge and capsized tugboat in lower Lake Huron. A reported 500-foot sheen has not expanded. The Coast Guard was
Fairstar Heavy confirms commitment to newbuilding contract
JULY 19, 2012 — Even though it failed to make a payment due on June 20, 2012, Fairstar Heavy Transport N.V., says there is “no indication” that a newbuilding contract it entered
Latest Vroon AHTS has Oil Recovery notation
JULY 19, 2012 — Vroon Offshore Services (VOS) has taken delivery of VOS Athos from Fujian Southeast Shipyard. The vessel is the first of 59-metre “A class” anchor handling tug supply vessels
Growing offshore sector pushes salaries higher
JULY 19, 2012—Salaries are on the rise in the growing offshore energy sector, putting wage pressure on other industry segments such as classification societies and port state administrations, employment consultant Spinnaker Consulting
Newport News gets $43.4 contract mod for CVN 79 material
JULY 19, 2012 — Huntington Ingalls Industries Newport News Shipbuilding Division (NNS) is being awarded a $43,418,660 modification to a previously awarded contract (N00024-09-C-2116) for the procurement of additional long lead time
Tognum and Rolls-Royce win joint orders
JULY 19, 2012 — MTU-parent Tognum and Rolls-Royce have won two orders for the supply of marine engines and propeller-rudder systems. ”Winning these first orders confirms that cooperation with our new majority