Seven year old box ship heads for demolition
NOVEMBER 24, 2016 — The youngest ever containership has been sent for demolition by Rickmers Marine Trust. The vessel was India Rickmers, a seven year panamax boxship (4,250 TEU), delivered in 2009
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O-ring replacement eyed in engine room fire
NOVEMBER 20, 2016 — The National Transportation Safety Board says that an improperly installed fitting on a fuel line supplying an auxiliary engine fuel injector pump is the probable cause of a
Pasha poised to place order for LNG fueled box ships
NOVEMBER 17, 2016 — Honolulu-based Pasha Hawaii says that two U.S. shipyards are finalists for the construction of two new Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) fueled containerships, with an option for two more.
Philly Shipyard showcases apprenticeship program
NOVEMBER 16, 2016 — Philly Shipyard, Inc. (PSI), today hosted a National Apprenticeship Week event to showcase its widely respected Registered Apprenticeship program. In coordination with the Philadelphia School District, the shipyard
Kanrei shipyard launches new NTT cable layer
NOVEMBER 16, 2016 — An increasing volume of all that data that’s up there in “the Cloud” actually gets shifted by optical fiber undersea cables. Helping Japanese telecommunications giant NTT meet this
Seacat to introduce new breed of offshore wind support cat
NOVEMBER 14, 2016 — Isle of Wight, U.K. energy support vessel operator, Seacat Services, is introduing a new category of vessel for the offshore wind market, designed to provide both rapid crew
New two-stroke piston ring coating gets provisional approval
NOVEMBER 10, 2016 — Chesterfield, U.K., based piston ring manufacturer Precision Products (UK) Ltd. (PPUK) has received provisional approval for its ground-breaking new “CM2” (ceramic metal) advanced coating technology from MAN Diesel
Damen delivers fast crew supplier for Abu Dhabi operations
NOVEMBER 9, 2016 — Allianz Middle East Ship Management and Maritime Craft Services (MCS) have taken delivery of the MCS Allianz Venus, a Damen Fast Crew Supplier 2610. Demonstrating the cooperative relationship
Maersk teams with LA-LB on emissions monitoring plan
NOVEMBER 8, 2016 — Maersk Line is partnering with the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach to measure the environmental benefits of a $125 million upgrade for 12 Maersk containerships. This
SENER designs shipyard MARPOL waste barges
NOVEMBER 8, 2016 — Spain’s SENER engineering and technology group is to carry out the basic and detail engineering for two double-hulled vessels being built to collect liquid oily waste and solid