Power solutions provider Fairbanks Morse said it has finalized an asset purchase agreement with Globe Turbocharger Specialties, Inc., a manufacturer of turbochargers and parts, expanding Fairbanks Morse’s service offering to include turbocharger…
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US Offshore Evacuations Begin as Record-breaking Storm Threatens
Energy companies on Monday began evacuating offshore oil platforms as the 25th named storm of the year formed in the Caribbean and was forecast to become a major hurricane before it entered the Gulf of Mexico and threatens the U.S. mainland.Tropical…
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DOD Taps Sea Machines for Autonomous Replenishment Vessels
Boston-based Sea Machines Robotics, a developer of autonomous command and control systems for surface vessels, said it has been awarded a multi-year Other Transaction (OT) agreement by the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD)’s Defense Innovation…
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GTT to Design Tanks for Four New VLECs
GTT said on Monday it has received two new orders for the tank design of four VLECs on behalf of a ship-owner whose name remains confidential at this stage.Korean shipyards Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) and Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) will each bui...
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High Pressure Water Blasters for Shipyards: Aussie Safe Operator Free Training
Australian Pump, an Australian designer and manufacturer of high-pressure cleaning equipment, was chosen to design and build 4,000 psi high pressure water blasters for Sydney’s Garden Island Dockyard. The machines, called the Aussie Atlas, feature an a...
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Turkish Drillship Returns to Turkey After Operating Off Cyprus
The Turkish drillship Yavuz has left the area where it was operating southwest of Cyprus and reached the Turkish coast, Refinitiv Eikon shipping data showed on Monday, in a move that may help ease tensions in the eastern Mediterranean.Cyprus'…
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Third Iranian Tanker Docks at Venezuelan Port
The final tanker in a flotilla of three Iranian fuel tankers docked at eastern Venezuela's Guaraguao port on Sunday, according to Refinitiv Eikon data and a person familiar with the matter, as President Nicolas Maduro promised to normalize fuel…
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Protesters Block Port Sudan Container Terminal
Protesters blocked Port Sudan's container terminal and a road between the eastern city and the capital Khartoum on Sunday to protest against a peace deal signed by the government and groups from across the country, a union official and residents said.T...
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OSV Helps Put Out Boat Fire in Texas
An offshore supply vessel assisted the U.S. Coast Guard in responding to a boat fire Saturday near the Houston Ship Channel entrance in Galveston, Texas.Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston command center watchstanders were notified at 8:37 a.m.
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Nigeria to Bar Unlicensed Vessels from Operating in Its Waters
Nigeria plans to bar vessels without a valid license to operate in Nigerian waters and has given shipping companies that trade in its coastal and inland waters three months to register, the maritime regulator said on Sunday.The Nigerian Maritime…
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