Ocean Tug & Barge Engineering Corp., Milford, Mass., has released some more details of the 25,000 dwt ocean bulk articulated tug barge of OT&BE design recently ordered from d tug bargeshipbuilder Signal
ABB Turbocharging reports significant developments with both its latest generation single stage turbochargers and its “Power2” two stage turbocharging systems. The company’s latest generation of high efficiency, high pressure single stage turbochargers
Offshore services giant Tidewater Inc. (NYSE:TDW) reports the promotions of Nelson Greer, Mark Handin and Darren Vorst to Vice Presidents of Tidewater companies, effective April 1, 2011. Mr. Greer joined Tidewater in
Koo’s Shipping Company S.A., a Taiwanese corporation, pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of making false statements, knowingly failing to fully and accurately maintain an oil record book as required by
Trinity Offshore, Gulfport, Miss., has launched TC-055, a 57 ft MK II Very Shallow Draft Multi-System Skimmer (VSMSS) built for Marine Spill Response Corporation (MSRC) to meet the very exacting vessel specifications
China’s COSCO (Nantong) Shipyard Group Co., Ltd. has commissioned Siemens Marine Solutions to equip a new wind turbine installation vessel with diesel electric propulsion systems, power supply equipment and an integrated automation
The American Salvage Association (ASA) has established an Education Committee committed to promoting general maritime industry interest with a focus on marine salvage and to help develop maritime industry expertise through interactive
Hyundai Heavy Industries, the world’s largest shipbuilder, unveiled what it says is the world’s first remote monitoring and controlling smart ship system on March 25. The IT-based smart system has been developed
Late last year, Australian shipbuilder Incat Tasmania Pty Ltd announced that it had signed a contract to build what will be the first high speed passenger RO/RO to use LNG fuel. Now
For the U.S. marine market, the recovery has been slowed by the government-imposed drilling moratorium in the wake of the Deepwater Horizon incident. With the moratorium lifted and the government reluctantly issuing new deepwater drilling permits under stricter safety guidlines, the outlook for 2011 is much brighter. Tidewater has ordered two Platform Supply Vessels and Eastern Shipbuilding is near dotting the “I’s and crossing the T’s” for a $250 million contract for five Platform Supply Vessels for export to Brazil. Additionally, VT Halter Marine has signed a contract to build a Roll-on/Roll-Off ship for Pasha.
On the military side, the U.S. Navy is moving ahead with plans for its Littoral Combat Ship and Joint High Speed Vessel programs.
To put it in perspective, we spoke with Michael Hume, Chief Operating Officer of W&O, which is the largest supplier of engineered products, pipe, valves and fittings to the marine industry in the U.S., supporting new construction and ship maintenance projects for commercial shipping and the U.S. government. We talked to Hume about how W&O weathered the downturn in shipbuilding, the emergence of the North American Emissions Control Area, and just what exactly he sees for the near-term shipbuilding picture in the U.S.
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