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Signet Maritime Corporation is the first ASD tug owner to install Cat C175 ACERT 16-cylinder main propulsion diesel engines. Rated at 3,417 BHP each, the engines are being installed in two support/escort tugs being built in Gulfport, Miss. by Trinity Yachts' subsidiary Trinity Offshore.These engines represent the next generation in technology for addressing th ...

BOEMRE yesterday approved a fourth deepwater drilling permit that complies with the onerous new safety standards implemented in the wake of the Deepwater Horizon explosion and resulting oil spill. These standards include satisfying a requirement to demonstrate the capacity to contain a subsea blowout. The approved permit is a revised permit to drill a new well ...

STX Finland Oy and Gaiamare Ltd. have signed a contract for the construction of an innovative and versatile multipurpose deck cargo vessel. The ship will be delivered during spring 2012 from STX Finland's Turku shipyard and has a length of 105 m and a width of 19 m. Gaiamare Ltd is part of the the Turku based Meriaura Group. Meriaura Ltd, founded in 1986, spe ...

In June of this year, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) will elect a new Secretary-General to replace Efthimios E. Mitropoulos, who has held the position since 2003. The United States has nominated Jeffrey Lantz for the job.Mr. Lantz is a career employee of the United States Coast Guard, where he has served for more than 35 years, including more than 25 ye ...

NATO  is warning that although the recently hijacked MV SINAR KUDUS is now moving south towards the Somali coast, it can still conduct pirate mother-ship operations in the Arabian Sea area. Today (March 22) at 0550 utc  the SINAR KUDUS was reported in position 14 20N 057 11E, Course: 228 / Speed: 11ktsSINAR KUDUS is the unarm ...

Harley Marine Services, Seattle, has recently signed contracts with two local shipyards to begin construction on three double hull petroleum barges.  Harley Marine has a goal of reaching OPA 90 compliance before 2012. OPA 90  (Oil Pollution Act of 199090) requires all petroleum vessels and barges be double hull before 2015.  The first barge, to be named DAL ...

Swiftships Shipbuilders, LLC, Morgan City, La., is being awarded a $42,181,000 modification to a previously awarded Foreign Military Sales contract (N00024-09-C-2256) for the detail design and construction of three 35-meter patrol boats, with an option for three additional 35-meter patrol boats and associated technical services for the Iraqi navy. This contract modific ...

Fincantieri Marine Group's Bay Shipbuilding Company, Sturgeon Bay, Wis., is to build two 92.4 m x 19 m Platform Supply Vessels (PSVs) for Tidewater Marine LLC, a subsidiary of Tidewater Inc., New Orleans. The two PSVs will be based on the MMC 887 LH PSV Design from MMC Ship Design of Poland.Built for deepwater operation, the two DP2 PSVs will be built to ABS Polar Class 7, ...

Australia-based Sea Speed Design has completed and released its new 17 meter windfarm catamaran design. Developed in accordance with Ireland's Norfolk Marine, the design, named the Tern Class Catamaran, is based on Sea Speed's Deep-Sea cat hull—which features a deep vee hull form, high wing clearance and extra strong structure and plating. This particular design will also ...

Seadrill has entered into an agreement for the construction of a new jack-up drilling rig with Sembcorp Marine's Jurong shipyard in Singapore. The rig is scheduled to be completed at the end of the third quarter 2013 and total project price is estimated at $530 million, which includes project management, drilling and handling tools, spares and capitalized interest. ...