Gondan launches PSV for Østensjø Rederi
NOVEMBER 7, 2012 — Spain’s Astilleros Gondan last month launched the 92.6 m x 20.6 m platform supply vessel Edda Ferd for Norwegian shipowner Østensjø Rederi AS. Scheduled for delivery from the
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MEPC set to roll out more regs
SEPTEMBER 28, 2012 — IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) meets for its 64th session October 1-5. As ever, its work will result in yet more regulatory burdens on shipowners, who will
Ugland newbuild PSV to have innovative propulsion system
AUGUST 1, 2012 — A SALT 100 design PSV building at the Kleven Verft shipyard in Ulsteinvik, Norway, is to have a breakthrough propulsion system by Scana Industrier subsidiary Scana Propulsion. As
MOL’s hybrid car carrier completed
JULY 1, 2012—Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. announced the completion of the 6,400-auto hybrid car carrier Emerald Ace, designed to generate zero emissions while berthed, at the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., in the
Katharina Stanzel named INTERTANKO Managing Director
Tanker owners’ association INTERTANKO reports that its Council has approved the appointment of current Deputy Managing Director, Katharina Stanzel, as Managing Director of INTERTANKO effective July 1, 2012. Joe Angelo will then
Dakota Creek AGOR newbuilds to have Siemens diesel electric systems
Siemens Industry, Inc. (NYSE: SI) reports that it has been awarded a contract to supply the two U.S. Navy Auxiliary General Oceanographic Research (AGOR) vessels to be built at shipbuilder Dakota Creek
Jamaica’s Director of Shipping Policy completes Ph.D
Eric Deans, Director of Shipping Policy at the Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ), has completed a Ph.D in Marine Policy at the University of Delaware. Dr. Deans, a well known shipping industry
First LNG fueled product tanker enters service
Marking a major breakthrough for commercial shipping and LNG fuel technology, the product tanker Bit Viking returned to service along the Norwegian coast as the first vessel to undergo conversion from heavy
Feasibility study points to benefits of LNG use in ferries
An LNG-fuelled ferry would not only have significant environmental benefits, but economic ones as well, according to a recently completed feasibility study for Washington State Ferries. Naval architectural and marine engineering firm
Siemens to supply diesel electric systems for Tidewater PSV’s
The two 92.4 m platform supply vessels that Fincantieri Marine Group’s Bay Shipbuilding Company is to build for Tidewater Marine LLC (see earlier story) are to have Siemens diesel electric propulsion. Siemens