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Contracts

Cosco Signs $150m Shipbuilding Contract

Cosco Corp. announced that it s Cosco Shipyard Group signed a $150m contract with a European shipowner to build a vessel specially designed for the purpose installation of offshore wind turbines. The company said that…

Shipbuilding

Liquid Natural Gas Carrier Ordered by Oman Shipping Co

LNG carrier with 162,000 metres capacity ordered from Hyundai Heavy Industries by OSC The Oman Shipping Company (OSC) has signed an order for a new build LNG carrier with Hyundai Heavy based in Ulsan, South Korea. The…

Shipbuilding

Offshore Wind Turbine Installation Vessel Order for COSCO

Liftboat for wind turbine installation ordered from COSCO Shipping Group COSCO Shipyard Group Co., Ltd., has signed a contract valued over US$150 million with an European shipowner to build a vessel specially designed…

Environmental

Ballast Water Treatment – USCG Amending Regulations

USCG to amend regulations on BWT systems, allowable concentration living organisms The Coast Guard is amending its regulations on ballast water management by establishing a standard for the allowable concentration of…

Technology

Report: Cameron Reaches Full Ocean Depth

According to a report on http://news.nationalgeographic.com, explorer and film maker James Cameron has arrived at the Mariana Trench's Challenger Deep, members of the National Geographic expedition have confirmed…

People & Company News

Bow2Stern Widens Customer Base With Acquisition

Bow2Stern/Engine Starting Products Announces Asset Acquisition of L&H Electric Co. Inc. Bow 2 Stern Services / Engine Starting Products and its owners Harry “Buster” Naquin and Shane Thibodeaux are pleased to announce…

People & Company News

Yacht Club Adds Electric Boats to Fleet

Vantage Yacht Club Adds Sustainable Electric Boats to Its Rental Fleet. Vantage Yacht Club, the premier fractional club offering shared yacht ownership and creator of the Yacht Card, announced additions to its Fleet…

Technology

Fuel Efficiency, Reduced Emissions for Maritime

Safety, Fuel Efficiency and Reduced Emissions Key Benefits of Third-Generation Marine Technology Ferries and ocean going vessels can now sail more efficiently, save fuel, and reduce their CO2 emissions by using the…

People & Company News

Tognum to Invest $40 Million in Expansion of Aiken Plant

Tognum, the specialist for propulsion and power solutions, will expand its Aiken Plant for MTU engines and add 20 new jobs over the next two years. The $40 million expansion project is made possible in part by the…

People & Company News

Man Diesel & Turbo Uprates L23/30H Genset

In connection with the strategic, internal transfer of responsibility for Holeby GenSets from its Medium-Speed to Low-Speed organization, Man Diesel & Turbo is uprating its L23/30H engine. The company reports that it…

People & Company News

Caterpillar Celebrates Brazil Op'ns Launch

Caterpillar announced that the Cat© 3500C Diesel Electric Propulsion (DEP) generator sets have entered full production at the Piracicaba, Sao Paulo, manufacturing facility, delivering on a commitment to offer superior…

People & Company News

MOL Celebrates Launching of Hybrid Car Carrier

Tokyo - Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd. (MOL) has announced the launching of the hybrid car carrier Emerald Ace at the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. (MHI). The Emerald Ace, designed to generate zero emissions while berthed…

People & Company News

Incat Crowther Announces Launch of Catamaran Ferry

Incat Crowther announced the launch of Xun Long 5, the first of two vessels to be built by AFAI Southern shipyard for Xunlong Shipping Co. The contract to design these two vessels was won in a tight competitive tender…

People & Company News

USS FORD on Alternative Fuel Blend

USS Ford Conducts Operational Transit on Alternative Fuel Blend. USS Ford (FFG 54) successfully transited from the ship's homeport in Everett, Wash., to San Diego, March 2, using 25,000 gallons of a 50/50 algae-derived…

People & Company News

RPG Installs 3 Mak GenSets for Navy

Resource Power Group successfully completed the installation, commissioning, and warranty for three (3) MaK 12V32C medium speed diesel generator sets on board the USNS Howard O Lorenzen TAG-M 25 ship, constructed by VT…