Incat Crowther-designed crewboat for Brazil
ETP Engenharia Ltda, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, recently delivered the 36m monohull crewboat Siem Piata to Siem Consub for service in Brazil for Petrobras. It will serve as a P2 crewboat in
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Maersk orders ten 18,000 TEU Triple-E containerships
It’s official Maersk Line has signed a contract with Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., Ltd. to build ten 18,000 TEU containerships, with an an option for an additional 20 vessels.
STX Finland to build fisheries research vessel for Namibia
STX Finland Oy has signed a contract with the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources of the Republic of Namibia, Worth about EUR 35 million, the contract is for the construction of
Washburn & Doughty building new Moran tug
Building on its success with a proven tug design,Washburn & Doughty Associcates, Inc., East Boothbay, Maine, has begun construction of a 93 ft, 6,000 hp Z-drive tug for the Moran Towing Corporation,
Navy doesn’t buy Rand conclusions on green fuels
Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus has lost none of his enthusiasm for alternative fuels, despite publication of a Rand Corporation study that sees no military benefits in switching to new fuels.
MaK power for Scandlines car ferries
Two Scandlines car ferry newbuilds from P+S Werften’s Volkswerft Stralsund shipyard in Germany will each be equipped with five MaK 9 M 32 C engines with Cat Common Rail. Each M 32
Van der Velden delivers biggest Barke rudders thus far
Two flap-type rudders installed on the 30,000 cu.m trailing suction hopper dredge Congo River are the largest in-house designed BARKE rudders thus far delivered by Van der Velden Marine Systems. Built for
Eniram and ABB ink agreement on Azipod optimization
Eniram Ltd. has announced an agreement with ABB to integrate Eniram pod optimization technology into the ABB Azipod poddedpropulsion system for newbuild vessels as well as retrofit projects. The dynamic pod optimization,
DCNS develops submerged nuclear power plant concept
Here’s a new take on alternative offshore energy: a submerged nuclear power plant. With nuclear power an increasingly attractive alternative to CO2-producing energy sources, France is seeking to be a leading player
Mother ship design for deepwater offshore wind farms
Anglo-Dutch company Offshore Ship Designers has launched a new offshore wind farm maintenance vessel concept. It aims to improve the uptime of deepwater wind turbines and reduce maintenance costs and carbon emissions