DECEMBER 30, 2014—United Shipbuilding Corporation, St. Petersburg, Russia, has taken full control of Arctech Helsinki Shipyard, Inc. Helsinki, Finland, after acquiring the remaining 50% share in the company from STX Finland, a
DECEMBER 25, 2014 — Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) says it has entered a strategic association with India’s Reliance Industries for the transportation of Liquefied Ethane from United States to India. The
DECEMBER 23, 2014 — Aker Philadelphia Shipyard celebrated two significant ship milestones this week. Today, the shipyard held a ceremonial keel laying for the second of four Jones Act product tankers that
DECEMBER 4, 2014 —Two more Damen ASD 2810 tugs are on their way to ARC Towage in Trinidad and Tobago. The MV Manatee and MV Atlantic Legacy, which complete a four vessel
DECEMBER 2, 2014 — So what exactly does saying that a newbuilding is “LNG ready” mean? Classification society DNV GL is about to take away some of the mystery. It is introducing
DECEMBER 1, 2014 — The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) says that the shipping industry is fully committed to total compliance with the 0.1% sulfur in fuel limits mandated in Emission Control
DECEMBER 1, 2014 — The 6,500 cu.m Anthony Veder LNG/LPG/LEG carrier Coral Anthelia is the commercial marine industry’s first ship to complete an in-hull dual fuel engine retrofit conversion in hull. The
NOVEMBER 28, 2014—In the years ahead, tug, towboat, ferry and workboat operators in North America face a number of challenges because of the stricter emissions regulations imposed by the U.S. EPA Tier
NOVEMBER 27, 2014—Ice Floe LLC dba Nichols Brothers Boat Builders, Freeland, WA, recently named Gavin Higgins as Chief Executive Officer. Higgins brings a wealth of shipyard management experience to his role, more
NOVEMBER 26, 2014 — Classification society ClassNK has approved the design of a new 28AHX-DF dual-fuel engine developed by Niigata Power Systems Co., Ltd. After trial operational testing, the engine is expected
