Bouchard orders two 6,000 hp ATB tugs at VT Halter Marine
AUGUST 1, 2014 — VT Halter Marine, Inc. today announced new contracts to build two Articulated Tug Barge (ATB) tugs for Bouchard Transportation Co., Inc. Measuring 130 feet by 38 feet by
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Shipyard De Hoop sea trials hybrid FSIV
JULY 31, 2014 — Shipyard De Hoop has recently conducted sea trials of its first hybrid propelled Fast Supply Intervention Vessel (FSIV) and reports that the results of the tests exceeded expectations.
Bollinger Fourchon marks safety milestone
JULY 30, 2014 — Bollinger Shipyards, Inc. reports that its Bollinger Fourchon, L.L.C. facility has worked thirteen years without a lost time accident. Building on a philosophy that starts at the top,
Wendella orders excursion boat from Burger Boats
JULY 29, 2014—Burger Boat Company, Manitowoc, WI, recently signed a contract to build of an 89 ft excursion vessel for Wendella Sightseeing Company, Chicago, IL. Styled after other vessels in Wendella’s fleet,
Burger books sightseeing vessel order
JULY 29, 2014 — Burger Boat Company is to build an 89 ft (27m) steel passenger vessel for Wendella Sightseeing Company, Chicago, IL. Styled after other vessels in the company’s fleet, it
ABS to class world’s first CNG carrier
JULY 29, 2014 — ABS has been chosen to class the world’s first compressed natural gas (CNG) carrier. Designed by China’s CIMC Ocean Engineering Design & Research Institute, the ship has been
Gondan books order for two patrol boats
JULY 28, 2014 — Spanish shipbuilder Astilleros Gondan has signed a contract with the Spanish Guardia Civil for the construction of two patrol vessels. With an overall length of 20.5 m and
Southern Towing opts for MTU power
JULY 24, 2014 — Memphis-based Southern Towing Company has opted to power six inland waterways towboats with MTU engines. Four new and two existing vessels will be outfitted with a total of
Harvey Gulf orders hybrid MPFSV at Eastern Shipbuilding
JULY 23, 2014 — Harvey Gulf International Marine, Inc., New Orleans, LA, has awarded Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. a contract to construct a hybrid Multi-Purpose Field Support Vessel (MPFSV) of Robert Allan
Belco scrubber tested in Maersk containership
JULY 23, 2014 — DuPont subsidiary Belco Technologies Corporation, Parsippany, NJ, has partnered with the Maersk Group to successfully demonstrate Belco Marine exhaust gas s,,crubber technology aboard the 8,112 TEU containership Maersk