Op-Ed: Engineering insights when building a trawler
By Jim Towers, PE Principal in Charge, Elliott Bay Design Group Constructing a new factory trawler fishing vessel in the United States is not an undertaking for the faint of heart. Thinking
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NYK Line orders MAN ME-GA engines with EGR for new LNG carrier quartet
Japan’s NYK Line has ordered MAN B&W ME-GA engines for four 174,000 cubic meter LNG carrier newbuilds. Each ship will have two 5G70ME-GA Mk. 10.5 engines and all eight engines will feature
All four OSG Alaska class tankers to get engine upgrades
Tampa, Fla., headquartered Overseas Shipholding Group Inc. (NYSE:OSG) has signed a contract with MAN Energy Solutions SE that will see all four of the nearly 20-year old OSG Alaska class tankers get
BHGI promotes Daniel Eling to engineering manager
Bristol, R.I., headquartered Bristol Harbor Group, Inc. (BHGI) has promoted senior naval architect Daniel P. Eling, P.E., to engineering manager. Eling, who has been with BHGI for six years, holds a bachelor
Wärtsilä will add four more methanol engines to its portfolio
With the ordering of methanol-fueled vessels picking up pace, Wärtsilä is to introduce another four methanol engines to its portfolio. In addition to the Wärtsilä 32 methanol engine launched last year, Wärtsilä
Maintenance error caused $1.2 million Endo Breeze engine room fire
An engine room fire aboard the 600-foot long tanker Endo Breeze that resulted in $1.2 million damages was the result of a maintenance error, the National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday. The
Pittsburgh Engineer District to update public on Lower Mon Project
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District is hosting a public information session to provide an update on the Lower Mon Project (more formally the Lower Monongahela River Project) as it
NYK Lines duo will be first ships with variable compression ratio engines
Two new LNG dual-fueled vessels being built for NYK Line will be the first with two-stroke engines featuring the variable compression ratio (VCR) technology announced by Swiss-headquartered engine developer WinGD back in
New Panama Canal hybrid tractor tugs will have Wabtec engines
Pittsburgh-headquartered Wabtec Corporation (NYSE: WAB) and its Latin American channel partner, Marinsa International, have recently signed a contract to supply the primary power for 10 new hybrid tractor tugboats being built for
St. Paul Engineer district to close four locks and dams
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is closing four of its locks and dams in early December for maintenance. The closures will officially end the 2023 navigation season on