Halliburton to convert veteran RO/RO for greener operations
A RO/RO combination carrier chartered in by Halliburton subsidiary Halliburton AS is to be retrofitted to operate as an LNG dual fuel vessel and will also get a shore power upgrade. The
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Greenbrier Marine launches 350-foot Crowley ATB barge
Crowley Maritime has marked another milestone in its 55,000-barrel articulated tug-barge (ATB) newbuild project with the launch and christening at Greenbrier Marine of Qamun, a double-hulled petroleum barge specifically designed for the
Navy awards Austal USA $235 million EPF contract
Austal USA has been awarded a $235 million U.S. Navy contract for the detailed design and construction of the 15th Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF) vessel. Austal USA has delivered 12 EPFs to
Grimaldi orders RO/RO multipurpose sextet at Hyundai Mipo
Naples, Italy, headquartered Grimaldi Group has signed a $600 million agreement with South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Mipo Dockyard covering the construction of six new RO/RO multipurpose vessels. With a length of 250
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Second of two battery-powered RO/ROs to be retrofitted with Thordon bearings
The bow doors of Tycho Brahe — one of the two battery-powered RO/RO ferries operated on the 20-minute Helsingør, Denmark-Helsingborg, Sweden route by ForSeas Ferries —are to be retrofitted with grease-free ThorPlas-Blue
Synergy completes FSU conversion and delivery
Singapore-headquartered ship manager Synergy Group has successfully managed the conversion of a 1992-built, 126,000-cubic-meter LNG carrier into a Floating Storage Unit (FSU). The conversion was performed at Sembcorp Marine’s Admiralty Yard in
CMA CGM takes delivery of world’s largest LNG-fueled containership
The CMA CGM group today took delivery of the first in a series of nine LNG-fueled 23,000 TEU containerships. In a first-of-its-kind digital naming ceremony linking the CSSC Shanghai shipyard in China
Manson orders what will be largest U.S. hopper dredge
Seattle, Wash., based Manson Construction Co. has contracted with Keppel AmFELS to build a 15,000 cu.yd self-propelled hopper dredge at its Brownsville, Texas, shipyard, that will be the largest in operation in
VOS will recycle three PSVs
Den Helder, Netherlands, headquartered Vroon Offshore Services (VOS) is to dispose of three platform-supply vessels, with the aim of “right-sizing” its PSV fleet. The vessels, VOS Power, VOS Producer and VOS Prominence,