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The U.S. Postal Service will salute the U.S. Merchant Marine on four forever stamps being introduced July 28 in a dedication ceremony at the United States Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, N.Y.  Admission is free and the public is welcome to attend the 11:30 a.m.ceremony that takes place in the Ackerman Auditorium, 300 Steamboat Rd.The Postal Service says th ...

Finnish ship design and engineering specialist Foreship Ltd. has developed a new type of central skeg for cruise ships and ferries. It says its Foreship Efficiency Skeg (FES) will provide approximately 2 percent reduction in propulsion power requirements compared to a good typical central skeg shape. The diagrams present surface velocity and velocity vectors on ...

Now fitting out alongside at Nordic Yards'  Wismar, Germany, shipyard, is an ice class tanker that Moscow headquartered MMC Norilsk Nickel will use in Northern Sea Route transportation. Execution of this project will allow the year-round supply of petrochemicals to Russia's Norilsk Industrial Region as well as transportation of gas condensate to Europe from the Pelyatinsk ...

The board of directors of Brazilian state-owned oil company Petrobras has given its approval for the bidding process to award contracts for up to 21 offshore drilling rigs that will be built in Brazil.Petrobras says it will award two contracts for each rig: one a leasing contract with the successful bidder, and the other a rig operation service contract with ...

Singapore shipbuilder Keppel Singmarine has awarded Wärtsilä a contract to supply an integrated solution for power generation, power distribution, and propulsion for the Diving Support & Construction Vessel (DSCV)

Scorpio Tankers Inc. (NYSE: STNG) has signed contracts with South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co. Ltd. to construct five 52,000 DWT product tankers for approximately $37.4 million each. These vessels will be the first to be delivered from the Hyundai Group with new propulsion technology including ultra-long stroke electronically controlled main engines. The enhancem ...

Here's where we should be playing the theme music for the "Good, the Bad and the Ugly." The Paris MOU has just released its new performance lists for flag states and recognized organizations. From July 1, 2011, countries that are signatory to the Paris Memorandum of Understanding on Port Control, will use these lists in determining which ships to target for inspection. Ships flying fl ...

The American Salvage Association (ASA) has relocated its offices from Arlington, Virginia, to Alexandria, Virginia. The new address is 103 Oronoco Street, Suite 200, Alexandria, VA 22314 USA. The telephone and fax numbers remain the same, Tel: 1-703-373-2267; Fax: 1-703-373-2036, as does the website, www.americansalvage.org.Previously at offices co-located with th ...

Naples, Italy, based shipyard Cantieri Navali Megaride has commissioned Siemens to equip an ocean-going supply vessel for the Italian Coast Guard with the diesel-electric EcoProp hybrid propulsion system. This propulsion solution has been especially developed to meet the requirements of smaller ships. It includes two main gear units, electric propulsion motors and the hybri ...

STX Marine reports that it will be providing the designs for two new contracts recently secured by Eastern Shipbuilding Group in Panama City, Fla.The first contract is for a 310 ft multi-purpose light construction vessel for Harvey Gulf Internati ...