Scania 13-Liter Inline Engine for EPA Tier 3
Scania’s 13-liter EPA Tier 3 engine, intended for propulsion and auxiliary use, along with the powerful 16-liter EPA Tier 3 engine, will be showcased at The International Workboat Show in New Orleans, Louisiana. Scania engines are all based on Scania's new modular engine platform, which is used for marine, industrial, power generation, truck and bus applications worldwide. The engines build on a long…
InterMoor Appoints Global QHSE Manager
InterMoor, an Acteon company, has announced the appointment of Cohen Guidry to the role of global QHSE manager. Guidry joined InterMoor in 2006 as HSE manager and has more than 20 years of experience in the offshore oil and gas industry, mostly in quality, health, safety and security roles. He will be based at InterMoor’s offices in Morgan City, La. Over the past six years, Guidry has worked as InterMoor’s…
Raymarine’s Evolution Wins Again
2013 NMEA-BWI Technology award goes to Raymarine’s Evolution autopilot. Raymarine is delighted to announce that its award-winning Evolution autopilot has won the coveted 2013 NMEA-BWI Technology Award at the National Marine Electronics Association (NMEA) annual convention held in San Diego, Calif. The NMEA-BWI Technology Award recognizes recently introduced products and singles out the “best” based on a combination of innovative design, benefits to boaters, practicality and value.
BAE Systems to Build Subsea Support Vessel
Oceaneering International, Inc., a global oilfield provider of engineered services and products, has selected BAE Systems to build a subsea support vessel for offshore drilling. The vessel will be used to augment Oceaneering’s ability to provide subsea intervention services in the ultra-deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico. BAE Systems continues to support the offshore energy market as it grows its U.S. commercial shipbuilding operations.
E2S Launches New Range of Flameproof Audible Signals
The GNEx range of flameproof audible signals is the first series of products to be launched from E2S’s exciting new range of cost effective GRP signaling devices. The Ex d IIC coded GNEx range is manufactured from glass reinforced polyester (GRP) which is a competitive alternative to stainless steel offering equivalent protection from corrosion in offshore applications. The enclosures are molded red but can be supplied in custom colors.
Stolt-Nielsen Reports Unaudited Third Quarter Results
Stolt-Nielsen Limited reported unaudited results for the third quarter ended August 31, 2013. Net profit attributable to shareholders in the third quarter was $21.8 million…
Hill Dickinson Announces Expansion into Hong Kong
International law firm Hill Dickinson LLP is pleased to announce the enhancement of its Asian practice with the opening of a new office in Hong Kong to work in partnership with its well-established Singapore team. This expansion, the firm's second new international location to open this year following the successful launch of the yacht team's Monaco office, will operate in association with Laracy & Co led by experienced litigator and arbitrator…
New Report Recommends Offshore Energy 'Arctic Standards'
A new PEW Charitable Trust report entitled: 'Arctic Standards: Recommendations on Oil Spill Prevention, Response, and Safety, has just been released. Arctic OCS standards would provide consistent requirements on how to design, build, install, and operate equipment to safely explore and develop oil and gas resources and respond to accidents in the region using best Arctic science, technology, and practices.
AET Order Two Eco-friendly VLCC's
Tankship owner-operator, AET, has named two VLCC newbuildings at the DSME shipyard in Korea. One vessel (Eagle Verona) will be delivered immediately with the other…
Jensen Get Tankship Construction Management Contracts
Jensen Maritime Consultants , Crowley Maritime's Seattle-based naval architecture and marine engineering company, has been awarded a new construction management contract for four new 330,000-barrel, Jones Act product tankers, being built by Aker Philadelphia Shipyard Inc. With construction scheduled to begin in January, Jensen is already establishing on-site offices and personnel at the Philadelphia…
Wärtsilä Introduce New Steerable Thruster Series
The new Wärtsilä Steerable Thruster series (WST) is being introduced to replace the company's Modular Thruster and Compact Thruster series, while the new Wärtsilä Transverse Thruster series (WTT) is replacing the current range of transverse thrusters. The new products have been developed in response to changing market demands, requiring competitive thruster products which are more efficient and cover a wider power range.
Tankship NSR Passage: All Alone Without the Icebreaker ...
Stena Bulk’s tanker 'Stena Polaris', with a cargo of 44,000 tons of naphtha, is sailing from the Gulf of Finland via the North-East Passage to South Korea. The 'Stena Polaris' left Russian Ust Luga in the Gulf of Finland on 17 September 2013, and is expected to arrive at the port of Yosu in South Korea on 18 October. The voyage is a joint project between Stena Bulk and South Korean Hyundai Glovis. IcebreakerTaymyr is leading the way. However there is no more ice, only open water.
Better Capesize Rates Filter Down to Smaller Bulkers
Significantly rising rates for Capesize vessels began in late September to spread to Panamax vessels, and gradually also to the smaller vessel types. Citing a recent Sydbank market analysis…
Ultrapetrol Close Sale of US$25-million Notes Issue
Ultrapetrol (Bahamas) Limited an industrial transportation company serving marine transportation needs in three markets (River Business, Offshore Supply Business and Ocean Business)…
China Shipyard Delivers Safety Patrol Boat
The coastal fast rescue vessel 'Dong Hai Jiu 202' has been delivered by Alfai Southern Shipyard to the Donghai Rescue Bureau. Afai’s General Manager Mr. Wu Mingyi and the Deputy Director General of Donghai Rescue Bureau Mr. Xiao Yuehua signed the delivery documents. The 'Dong Hai Jiu 202' is the fifth coastal fast rescue vessel built by Afai for the China rescue and salvage service and will be introduced to service in the Donghai area.
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