Siem LNG fueled PSV has Wärtsilä design and equipment
NOVEMBER 28, 2012 — Wärtsilä is to supply ship design services and the power and propulsion system for a newbuild LNG powered 5,500 dwt platform supply vessel (PSV) ordered by Norway’s Siem
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Canada has new Fisheries Research Vessel
NOVEMBER 7, 2012 — Commissioned earlier this year, the CCGS Vladykov is the first of three new Near-Shore Fisheries Research Vessels to be delivered to the Canadian Coast Guard. The vessel was
Jones Act waivers issued to aid in gas flow
NOVEMBER 2, 2012—In a move to ease the flow of gasoline to the U.S. Northeast in the wake of the devastating effects of Hurricane Sandy, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet
International Shipholding buys Jones Act bulker operator
OCTOBER 11, 2012 — Mobile, Alabama, headquartered International Shipholding Corporation (NYSE: ISH) reports that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a 100 percent ownership interest in U.S. United Ocean
Damen-design Platform Supply Vessels for Brazil
OCTOBER 5, 2012—Brazil shipyard Wilson, Sons is the midst of constructing six Platform Supply Vessels under license based on Damen’s PSV 4500 design for Wilson Sons Ultratug Offshore (WSUT). Two PSVs have
UK P&I Club looks at power loss causes
OCTOBER 1, 2012 — With more ships experiencing sudden losses of power, particularly during and after switching to lower sulfur fuel, the UK P&I Club’s latest Risk Focus bulletin examines the causes
Tier 3 MTU workboat engines available next year
AUGUST 30, 2012 — Tognum reports that its MTU Series 4000 Ironmen workboat engines are to be enhanced to comply with EPA Tier 3 emissions regulations. The first of the new engines
Rethinking the Platform Supply Vessel
AUGUST 27, 2012—Robert “Bob” Hill has made a name for himself thinking out of the box. Hill, shown at left, is the principal of Ocean Tug & Barge Corp., which has a
Chouest to hire 250 to 500 employees for LaShip shipyard
AUGUST 21, 20012 — Edison Chouest is planning to hire 250-500 workers at its LaShip shipyard in Houma, La., reports the Houma Courier, and will hold a job fair from 9 a.m.
Great Lakes Shipyard completes work on research vessel
JULY 18, 2012 — Great Lakes Shipyard, Cleveland, Ohio, Great Lakes Shipyard has completed repairs on the Ohio Department of Natural Resources research vessel Grandon. The R/V Grandon is part of the