The American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) and South Korea's Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) said Thursday they would jointly develop designs for a 70,000 CBM very large, liquefied CO2 (LCO2) carrier.The joint development project…
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Austal USA Names Murdaugh as President
Austal USA has appointed Rusty Murdaugh as its new President. Murdaugh joined Austal USA in 2017 as Chief Financial Officer and has been serving as interim president since February."Murdaugh, a long-time veteran of the defense industry, brings…
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CGG Extends Seismic Vessel Deal with Shearwater in Brazil
Shearwater GeoServices has won a six-month contract extension with seismic data firm CGG on its Nebula survey offshore Brazil and is nearing completion of work for CGG on its North Viking Graben survey.Shearwater has previously conducted work…
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Hurtigruten’s New Cruise Ship Named ‘Next to the North Pole’
Hurtigruten Expeditions’ new battery-hybrid powered MS Fridtjof Nansen has made history with the northernmost naming ceremony for a passenger ship—at the location where expedition cruising began in 1896.At latitude 78˚ North in Longyearbyen…
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Inaccurate Stability Calculations Caused Golden Ray Capsizing -NTSB
Inaccurate stability calculations caused the capsizing of vehicle carrier Golden Ray that resulted in $200 million worth of damages, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said Tuesday.The Marine Accident Report details the NTSB’s investigatio...
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Ocean Tug Set to Circumnavigate Denmark Under Remote Command
An ocean tug is set to embark on a 1,000 nautical mile autonomous and remotely commanded journey around Denmark to prove that the world’s waterways are primed and ready for autonomous vessel technologies, autonomous command and control systems…
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USCG Cutter Katmai Bay Enters Great Lakes Shipyard for Repair
United States Coast Guard Cutter Katmai Bay (WTGB-101), homeported in Sault Sainte Marie, Mich., arrived at Great Lakes Shipyard for a drydock, inspection, maintenance and repair contract.The contract includes hull, propulsion and steering system inspe...
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MOL Orders Four LNG Carriers for NOVATEK Charter
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) on Tuesday announced it has ordered four new liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers from South Korea's Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., Ltd. (DSME) for delivery in 2024.The Japanese shipping company said…
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SFL Sells Seven Handysize Bulk Carriers
Shipowner SFL Corporation on Tuesday announced it has sold seven handysize dry bulk vessels to an Asian-based buyer for an aggregate price of approximately $100 million.The 32,000-34,000 dwt capacity ships, built between 2011 and 2013, have…
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Oil Output, Vessel Traffic Halted as Nicholas Lashes Texas
Hurricane Nicholas on Tuesday took another swipe at U.S. Gulf Coast energy facilities, cutting offshore oil and gas output gradually recovering from the last storm and disrupting power to onshore pipeline, gas and chemical plants.Royal Dutch…
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