U.S. moves ahead on LNG as marine fuel
MAY 16, 2014 — Though, as yet, there’s not one LNG fueled vessel actually operational in the U.S., the adoption of LNG as fuel by U.S. operators is proceeding at a pace
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Powerful fireboat christened at Foss Maritime
MAY 15, 2014—The first of two highly advanced and powerful 108-foot-long fireboats under construction for the Port of Long Beach, CA, was recently dedicated at Foss Maritime’s Seattle Shipyard. Named Fireboat 20,
White House honors TOTE’s Chiarello as Champion of Change
MAY 14, 2014 — TOTE, Inc. President & CEO Anthony Chiarello is among 11 individuals honored by the White House as 2014 transportation industry “Champions of Change.” Chiarello was chosen for his
Oman Drydock targets LNG carrier repair market
MAY 13, 2014 — Oman Drydock Company (ODC) and its partner DSEC, a subsidiary of Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering Company Ltd, will be using the upcoming Posidonia event to promote an
OW Bunker makes first LA/Long Beach physical delivery
MAY 8, 2014 — Nørresundby, Denmark, headquartered OW Bunker, one of the world’s major physical distributors and resellers of marine fuel, reports that its newly established physical distribution operation in Los Angeles
Yangzijian delivers first 10,000 TEU box ship from new yard
MAY 6, 2014 — Demonstrating that Chinese shipbuilders are now very much a force to be reckoned with in the market for large containerships, Singapore-listed Chinese shipbuilder Yangzijiang Shipbuilding has delivered Hanjin
ABS has strong year, makes appointments
APRIL 30, 2014 — Classification society ABS held its Annual Meeting in New York yesterday. reporting a strong year and electing industry leaders to key positions. Chairman and CEO Christopher J. Wiernicki
Hydrex bow thruster repair avoids drydocking
APRIL 7, 2014 — Earlier this month Hydrex carried out bow thruster blade replacements on a 270-meter containership in Barcelona. After cracks were detected in the old blades, a condition of class
Becker Cross Over Rudder promises major fuel savings
MARCH 25, 2014 — Although the inflow to the ship’s rudder area is mostly unfavorable to hydrodynamic efficiency, Becker Marine Systems, Hamburg, Germany, has developed a high-tech Cross Over Rudder that converts
World’s largest box ship propeller heads for Korea
MARCH 18, 2014 — What is said to be the world’s largest containership propeller was loaded onto the containership Hyundai Together at the HHLA Container Terminal Altenwerder, Hamburg, Germany, this past Saturday