Wärtsilä RT-flex engines will power KOTC tanker series
JULY 19, 2012 — A series of tankers being built for Kuwait Oil Tanker Co. (KOTC) at the Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering shipyard in South Korea will have Wärtsilä
U.S. tanker American Phoenix commissioned by MOTC
JULY 18, 2012—The U.S.-flag chemical tanker, 49,000 dwt American Phoenix was recently commissioned by Mid Ocean Tanker Company (MOTC). With the length of 616 feet long, beam of 105 feet and draft
RFP issued for new Staten Island Ferry design
JULY 18, 2012—The Staten Island Ferry, second only to Washington State Ferries in the number of passengers it carries annually, is looking to design a new class of ferry to replace its
Great Lakes Shipyard completes work on research vessel
JULY 18, 2012 — Great Lakes Shipyard, Cleveland, Ohio, Great Lakes Shipyard has completed repairs on the Ohio Department of Natural Resources research vessel Grandon. The R/V Grandon is part of the
ClassNK says it will pull out of Iran
JULY 18, 2012 — Last week, U.S. based lobbying group United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) called on Tokyo, Japan, headquartered classification society Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK), to close its Tehran office and
French company acquires Boatracs
JULY 18, 2012 — Les Ulis, France, headquartered Orolia (NYSE Alternext Paris – FR0010501015 – ALORO), has acquired Boatracs Inc., which has been providing communications, tracking and monitoring services – including its
APT sues MARAD over stalled Title XI application
JULY 18, 2012 — American Petroleum Tankers Parent LLC (APT) has filed suit against the United States, the Secretary of Transportation and the Administrator, Maritime Administration, in U.S. District Court for the
HHI to sign $700 million contract for huge spar platform
JULY 18, 2012 —Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) recently was awarded a Letter of Intent (LOI) to construct the spar hull for a gas production platform from Statoil in a consortium with
American Samoa may seek JV partner for Satala shipyard
JUNE 17, 2012 — With a 3,000 ton Crandall Marine Railway able to handle vessels up to 360 ft, the shipyard in Satala, near Pago Pago, American Samoa, was described by former
Sea Star invests in improvements for Puerto Rico trade
JULY 17, 2012—In a move to improve its operations between the U.S. mainland and Puerto Rico, Sea Star Line, LLC, Jacksonville, FL, is investing in new refrigerated equipment, concluding vessel dry-dockings, and