Master Marine delivers third towboat to Waterfront Services
MAY 11, 2018 – Bayou La Batre, AL, shipbuilder Master Marine reports it has delivered the third of four 67 ft x 28 ft towboats to Cairo, IL, fleeting services company Waterfront
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Three partner initiative aims to improve shipboard safety
MAY 10, 2018 — ABS, the American P&I Club and Lamar University are launching a new initiative aimed at reducing maritime-related safety incidents. The initial focus will be on slips, trips and
Rolls-Royce to supply MTU engines for four new Brazilian tugs
MAY 4, 2018 — Rolls-Royce has won an order to supply MTU engines for four new tugs for Aliança Navegação, a company owned by the Hamburg Süd shipping line. The company uses
Dorian moves along with LPG-as-fuel conversion plans
MAY 4, 2018 — Stamford, CT, headquartered Dorian LPG Ltd. (NYSE: LPG) reports that it has entered into a memorandum of understanding with Hyundai Global Service Co., Ltd to undertake research and
Robert Allan develops design for electric pilot boat
APRIL 30, 2018 — While some pilotage services require pilot boats to spend considerable time at sea, others involve short trips, which means the boat is tied up at the dock. Vancouver,
How to pick the right stern tube bearing EAL
APRIL 26, 2018 — ABS, in partnership with Vickers Oil and Imperial College London, has completed a joint study on the use of environmentally acceptable lubricants (EALs) on stern tube bearings. The
Delivery of giant cruise ferry “likely to be delayed”
APRIL 21, 2018 — German shipbuilder Flensburger Schiffbau Gesellschaft (FSG) has apparently encountered some problems with keeping to the construction schedule of its largest vessel to date, the 195 m cruise ferry
With Exmar on board, ballast-free LNG carrier project enters Phase II
APRIL 17, 2018 — LNG containment engineering company GTT, classification society Lloyd’s Register, and Chinese shipbuilder Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (DSIC) today launched the second phase of their “30,000 cu.m B-FREE LNG carrier” Joint Development
San Francisco’s Red and White Fleet switches to renewable fuel
APRIL 13, 2018 — San Francisco tour boat operator Red and White Fleet has switched its entire fleet of vessels from operating on conventional, petroleum based diesel fuel to using Neste MY
Forward Maritime inks LOI for up to 20 LNG fueled bulkers
APRIL 11, 2018 — Forward Maritime Group, an affiliate of Alexander Panagopoulos’s Arista Shipping, has signed a letter of intent (LOI) with China’s Jiangsu Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Group for the construction of up