USCG icebreaker Healey reaches North Pole
SEPTEMBER 9, 2015 — Within days of President Barack Obama announcing plans to accelerate and expand the U.S. Coast Guard’s polar icebreaker acquisition program, the U.S. made its point about being an
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USCG icebreaker Mackinaw completes repairs
SEPTEMBER 8, 2015 — The United States Coast Guard Icebreaker Mackinaw (WLBB-30) recently completed repairs at Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding, Sturgeon Bay, WI, to prepare for winter operations on the Great Lakes. Winter
Spinning sponge could boost exhaust scrubber efficiency
SEPTEMBER 8, 2015 — Though marine exhaust gas scrubbers do the job, shipowners and shipyards would be lot happier if they were smaller, lighter and cost less. A pilot project developed by
New stern trawler will be Norway’s largest
SEPTEMBER 8, 2015 — Ålesund, Norway, headquartered Skipsteknisk has won a contract from Granit Halstensen AS to design what will be Norway’s largest factory trawler. To be built by Turkey’s Tersan Shipyard,
Kirby picks ABS as Subchapter M solutions provider
SEPTEMBER 3, 2015 — Kirby Corporation has selected ABS to provide classification and International Safety Management certification for 11 push boats. Under Subchaper M towing vessel safety requirements proposed, but not yet
LaNaval poised to ink order to build two LNG fueled ferries
SEPTEMBER 3, 2015 — Spain’s Baleària Group has reached an agreement with shipbuilder Construcciones Navales del Norte – La Naval for the construction of two natural gas fueled ferries. The agreement is
Shipyard uses drone to inspect cargo tank interior
SEPTEMBER 2, 2015 — Poland’s Remontowa shipyard recently used a drone to inspect internal spaces in a 51,747 dwt chemical/product tanker. The ship, the U.K.-flagged, LR-classed CPO Japan is owned by Hamburg,
PGS to cold stack third Ramform vessel
SEPTEMBER 2, 2015 — Seismic vessel operator Petroleum Geo Services says that “to further reduce cost and capital expenditures, and to improve utilization,” it has decided to cold-stack its 1998-built Ramform Viking
Rolls-Royce to design and equip advanced shrimp vessel
SEPTEMBER 2, 2015 — A shrimp stern trawler ordered from shipbuilder Vard Group by a Canadian company is to be designed and equipped by Rolls-Royce. The contract is worth over £6 million
Halifax Shipyard starts production of first AOPS
SEPTEMBER 2, 2015 — Hundreds of employees yesterday gathered in the new Assembly Hall at Irving Shipbuilding’s Halifax Shipyard in Halifax, Nova Scotia, to celebrate the start of production of the first