First ALP Maritime SX17 named at Niigata
MAY 19, 2016—The first of four Ulstein SX157 design ultra-long distance towing and anchor handling vessels was named ALP Striker in a shipyard ceremony last week. The four vessels, each with a
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VIDEO: Davie responds to Canada’s new ferry initiative
MAY 19, 2016 — Davie Shipbuilding, Lévis, Quebec, has lost no time in applauding recent changes to the Canadian Federal government’s New Building Canada Fund that will give ferry operators across Canada
VIDEOS: Marcon named broker for innovative new tug design
MAY 18, 2016 — Purple Water Ltd. has appointed Marcon International, Inc.,Coupeville, WA, as exclusive broker to handle the shipyard licensing for construction of an innovative new tug in the Americas. Called
DFDS to charter in two FSG-built newbuilds from Siem
MAY 18, 2016 — To accommodate increasing freight volumes, Copenhagen headquartered DFDS has entered into an agreement with the Siem Group to bareboat-charter two RO/RO freight newbuildings for a five-year period. As
LNG fueled cruise ferry carries its four millionth passenger
MAY 17, 2016 — The world’s first large passenger ship to be LNG fueled, the Viking Line cruise ferry M/S Viking Grace, marked a major milestone on its evening departure last Friday
LCS 8 completes acceptance trials
MAY 16, 2016 — Austal USA reports that Littoral Combat Ship Montgomery (LCS 8), the fourth Independence-variant LCS built at its Mobile, AL, shipyard, successfully completed its acceptance trials May 6, 2016,
Reefer successfully converted from R22 to R407F
MAY 16, 2016 — Upton, U.K., based marine refrigeration specialist Oceanic Technical Solutions has successfully converted all refrigeration and reefer plants onboard a 6,120 dwt Norbulk Shipping managed refrigerated cargo ship to
Vane Brothers adds to its fleet
MAY 13, 2016 — Baltimore, MD, headquartered Vane Brothers has added two more vessels its growing fleet: the 4,200 horsepower tugboat Hudson and the 55,000 barrel barge Double Skin 601. The Hudson
VIDEO: Davie makes progress with Project Resolve
MAY 12, 2016 — Chantier Davie Canada Inc. has released a video that, it says, is first in a multi-episode series about Canada’s next Auxiliary Oiler Replenishment Ship. The ship is being
LNG fueled icebreaker starts sea trials
MAY 12, 2016 —The world’s first LNG dual fueled icebreaker recently left the Arctech Helsinki Shipyard, which is owned by Russia’s United Shipuilding Corporation) for its first sea trials. Under construction for