MARCH 6, 2015 — Damen Shipyards Group’s Galati, Romania, yard recently launched the first LNG-fueled Damen EcoLiner inland shipping tanker, designed to give inland shipping operators much-needed fuel economy while cutting emissions.
MARCH 3, 2015 — Kvichak Marine Industries, Seattle, WA, will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Vigor Industrial, Portland, OR, under a merger deal that would unite the companies’ strengths in the
MARCH 2, 2015 — Specialist shipbuilder Strategic Marine has appointed two senior executives to boost its presence in key international maritime markets. Jim Fraser and Rob Boersma have both been appointed as
FEBRUARY 26, 2015 — Detyens Shipyards, Charleston, SC, is being awarded a $12,592,370 firm-fixed-price contract for 71-calendar day shipyard availability for the regular overhaul and dry docking of the USNS Patuxent (T-AO
FEBRUARY 12, 2015 — German towage specialist Petersen & Alpers has taken delivery of the first vessel in a new class of Damen Shipyards Group ASD tugs. The new ASD Tug 2913
FEBRUARY 12, 2015 — GE Marine reports that Norwegian ferry operator Bastø Fosen will be among the first North European customers to operate the new GE diesel engines that meet IMO Tier
FEBRUARY 10, 2015 — Classification society ClassNK has released Version 2.0.0 of its PrimeShip-HULL(HCSR) ship design support software. The new version is the world’s first software system to fully reflect all rule
FEBRUARY 6, 2015 — Damen Shipyards Group is launching a composites hulled Fast Crew Supplier 1605 to the market this month. The Fast Crew Supplier 1605 FRP (Fiber Reinforced Polymer) is an
FEBRUARY 6, 2015 — At a ceremony in Beijing this week, MAN Diesel & Turbo renewed its contract with Chinese two-stroke licensee, China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC). The agreement runs for the
FEBRUARY 5, 2015 — The U.S. Department of Transportation’s 2016 budget request includes $70 million for ferry and ferry terminal construction in the Federal Highway Administration request, up modestly from the $67