VARD acquires STX Marine
JULY 5, 2014—Leading offshore vessel designer and builder VARD, a Fincantieri company, has strengthened its presence in the North American market with the acquisition of STX Canada Marine, Inc., for NOK65 million
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Remontowa to build LNG-fueled ferries for BC Ferries
JULY 4, 2014—Canada’s BC Ferries has awarded contracts worth $165 million to Remontowa Shipbuilding S.A., Gdansk, Poland, to build three new dual-fuel intermediate class vessels. The three 105 meter, 145-vehicle, 600-passenger vessels
ABS, Daewoo to jointly develop LNG-fueled drillship
JULY 3, 2014—Leading classification society ABS, Houston, TX, has entered into a joint development project (JDP) with South Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) to develop the first Liquefied Natural Gas-fueled
TOTE’s Chiarello to provide keynote at ALL ABOUT MARINE
JULY 2, 2014—Marine Log is proud to announce that Anthony Chiarello, President & CEO TOTE, Inc., will provide the keynote address at its ALL ABOUT MARINE Conference & Expo, which is scheduled
Skangass and Fjord Line conclude LNG bunker spill probe
JULY 1, 2014 — An investigation into an LNG spill involving Fjord Lines LNG-fueled 1,500-passenger ferry Bergensfjord has concluded. The incident occurred May 9 during truck-to-ship bunkering of the vessel at Skangass’s
Linde to supply icebreaker LNG fuel tanks
JUNE 17, 2014 — Sweden’s Linde Group has been awarded a contract by Arctech Helsinki Shipyard of Finland to build an LNG fuel gas system for the new icebreaker it is building
Patti Marine delivers Z-drive tug to Signet Maritime
JUNE 16, 2014–Patti Marine Enterprises, Pensacola, FL, recently delivered the 105 ft x 38 ft Z-drive tug Signet Arcturus to Signet Maritime Corp., Houston, TX. Designed by Robert Allan Ltd., Vancouver, BC,
Oman Drydock awarded GTT license
JUNE 4, 2014 — Oman Drydock Company (ODC) says it has made a “giant leap” forward in its campaign to become one of the leading shipyards in the world for LNG repairs.
ITF briefs analysts on Gorgon LNG project costs and delays
MAY 28, 2014 — The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) yesterday held an investor briefing with analysts in New York to give its view on why Chevron’s Gorgon LNG project in northwestern
ABS to class LNG America bunker barges
MAY 22, 2014 — Houston based LNG America has selected ABS as the classification society for North America’s first LNG bunker barges, currently being designed by Jensen Maritime. ABS will assist LNG