Vittoria Shipyard wins its first tugboat orders
APRIL 6, 2017 — Italy’s Vittoria Shipyard has entered the international tugboat market with orders that will see it supply ASD (azimuth stern drive) tugs to Russia and Italy. The Russian boat
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LPG-fueled LPG carrier concept unveiled at Gastech
APRIL 5, 2017 —The results of a joint industry project (JIP) to develop a new LPG-fueled LPG carrier design were unveiled at this week’s Gastech 2017 event in Tokyo. Called LPGreen, the
Turkish yard delivers Canada’s first dual-fueled tanker
MARCH 31, 2017 — Québec City, Canada, headquartered Groupe Desgagnés, Inc. has taken delivery today of the M/T Damia Desgagnés, the first of four 15,000 dwt dual-fueled next generation asphalt-bitumen-chemical tankers ordered
VIDEO: Damen launches walk-to-work wind farm SOV
MARCH 27, 2017 — Damen Shipyards Galati, Romania, has launched the Bibby WaveMaster 1, the first of Damen’s purpose-built offshore wind Service Operations Vessels (SOV) with Walk-to-Work (W2W) capability,. When completed, Bibby
How to get LNG to shore without a jetty
MARCH 27, 2017 — Wärtsilä has partnered with marine design consultancy Houlder and hose supplier Trelleborg to develop a system for transferring LNG from the carrier vessel to shoreline terminals where no
Torqueedo names Marcia Kull as president
MARCH 24, 2017 — Marcia Kull has been named president of Torqeedo Group, Inc., and will direct global sales and strategy for the electric marine propulsion specialist. Ms.Kull will oversee Torqeedo’s growth
Schottel to supply Rudderpropellers for Rotortug sextet
MARCH 22, 2017 — Schottel is to deliver 18 SRP 430 FP Rudderpropellers, rated at 1,765 kW each, for the six Robert Allan-designed ART 85-32W Advanced Rotortugs that Damen Song Cam Shipyard
Fine, probation in Alaska pollution case
MARCH 22, 2017 — A federal court in Alaska has sentenced East West Seafoods LLC, a State of Washington company that owns the 472 ft seafood processing vessel F/V Pacific Producer, to
P&I club endorses call for third party warranty surveyors
MARCH 20, 2017 — In light of a recent increase in the incidence of deck cargoes shifting in heavy weather, the London P&I Club is supporting a recommendation that a warranty surveyor
StormGeo launches latest version of its onboard software
MARCH 20, 2017 — StormGeo’s shipping business (formerly AWT) has launched the latest version of its onboard software, Bon Voyage System 8 (BVS 8). StormGeo gathered feedback from existing customers to develop