GE delivers first EPA Tier 4 marine diesels

DECEMBER 4, 2014 — GE Transportation reports the first delivery of its latest marine diesel engines to GE Marine distributor Cummins Mid-South. The new engines meet EPA Tier 4 and IMO Tier

OSK-­ShipTech retained for shipyard phase of LNG ferry

DECEMBER 3, 2014 — Danish naval architect consultancy OSK-­ShipTech A/S and China’s Guangzhou Shipyard International have signed a contract to continue design work on a new RoPax ferry recently ordered by Sweden’s

Canada awards Coast Guard Vessel Life Extension contract

DECEMBER 3, 2014 —The Government of Canada has awarded a $5.9 million contract to Northern Transportation Company Limited for Vessel Life Extension (VLE) and refit work for Canadian Coast Guard ship CCGS

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)

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.

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