ABS approves LNG fueled Z-drive towboat design
DECEMBER 2, 2014 — Morgan City, LA, headquartered Conrad Shipyard, L.L.C. and the Seabrook, TX, based Shearer Group, Inc. (TSGI) have developed the design of a 4,200 hp liquefied natural gas (LNG)
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Jensen designs two new Crescent Towing ASD tugs
DECEMBER 2, 2014 — Jensen Maritime, Crowley Maritime Corp.’s naval architecture and marine engineering firm, is providing customer Crescent Towing of New Orleans, LA, designs for two, new Azimuthing Stern Drive (ASD),
MaK to power Maersk COSCO newbuilds
DECEMBER 2, 2014 — Caterpillar Marine reports that MaK diesel electric propulsion (DEP) solutions have been selected to power the four Maersk Supply Services (MSS) subsea support vessel newbuilds ordered at China’s
Vigor Industrial to drydock USNS Mercy
DECEMBER 1, 2014 — Vigor Industrial, LLC, Portland, OR, has been awarded a $13,400,140 firm-fixed-price contract for a 75-calendar-day shipyard availability for the regular overhaul and drydocking of the hospital ship USNS
FortisBC grants C$5 million incentives for LNG ferries
DECEMBER 1, 2014 — Energy utility FortisBC announced today that it will provide Canadian $5 million in incentive funding toward two new vessels for Seaspan Ferries that will be able to run
Seabourn Cruises exercises option at Fincantieri
DECEMBER 1, 2014 — Carnival Corporation’s Seabourn Cruises has exercised an option with Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri covering construction of a sister cruise ship to the newbuild announced earlier this year, scheduled for
MOL orders another LNG tanker for Cove Point route
DECEMBER 1, 2014 — Japan’s Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. has concluded a basic agreement on joint ownership and 20-year charter contract for a newbuilding LNG carrier with Tokyo LNG Tanker Co., Ltd.
Bore trials Rotor Sail on a RO/RO
NOVEMBER 30, 2014 — Finland’s Bore Shipping has started sea trials of a rotor sail auxiliary wind propulsion system on its 9,700 dwt RO/RO cargo vessel M/V Estraden. Developed by Finnish marine
Royal IHC launches a Subsea 7 pipelayer
NOVEMBER 28, 2014 — Royal IHC’s Krimpen aan den IJssel, Netherlands, shipyard today successfully launched Subsea 7’s 550 t pipelaying vessel, Seven Rio. The naming ceremony was performed by Mrs Anelise Lara,
Billionaire orders a second mega yacht at Kleven
NOVEMBER 28, 2014 — New Zealand billionaire Graeme Hart, who already has one mega yacht on order at Kleven, has awarded the Norwegian shipbuilder an order for a second, even bigger, one.