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MAY 9, 2013 — The 113,000 dwt Long Range 2 (LR2) product tankers ordered by Teekay Tankers at STX Offshore & Shipbuilding last month (see earlier story) will each be powered by a MAN ...

MAY 9, 2013 — Rolls-Royce Plc has signed a contract to deliver drillship propulsion systems to the world's largest drilling company Transocean. This latest contract marks the 100th drillship to feature Rolls-Royce propulsion equipment. Rolls-Royce powered Transocean Drillship Deepwater Champion, ...

MAY 9, 2013 — While the first oblique ice breaker, ARC 100, nears completion, research specialist Aker Arctic Technology has unveiled a new version of the unique vessel type that promises to bring ice management and pollution control in thick first year ice to a new level. ARC 100 HD will have 2.5 times the bolla ...

MAY 9, 2013 — A majority of offshore assets require some degree of jet fire protection, with many onshore owners now also demanding passive fire protection (PFP) materials that can demonstrate jet fire capability to ISO 22899. Jotachar JF750, a next-generation mesh-free passive fire protection (PFP) coating ...

MAY 8, 2013 – Seattle headquartered Blue North Fisheries has signed a contract with Anacortes, Washington, shipbuilder Dakota Creek Industries covering construction of what will be one of the most environmentally friendly and technologically advanced fishing vessels in the world. The contract includes an option to build a second vessel s ...

MAY 8, 2013 – Senator John D. "Jay" Rockefeller IV (D. W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, is continuing his efforts to provide "robust oversight" of the cruise industry. He has just sent letters to the three largest cruise line companies requesting informat ...

MAY 8, 2013 – Crowley Maritime Corporation is entering the Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) market by acquiring Carib Energy LLC. As part of the  acquisition, Carib Energy President Greg Buffington (left), will join Crowley as vice president of Carib Energy. He will report to Crowley's VP of Business Development Matt Jacks ...

MAY 8, 2013 — The Department of the Navy has notified U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Angus King (I-ME) that it is pursuing the award of multi-year procurement contracts critical to the work of shipbuilder Bath Iron Works (BIW). The Navy will announce contracts for up to ten DDG-51 destroyers and associated systems for Fiscal Years 2013-20 ...

MAY 8, 2013 — Huntington Ingalls Industries today reported results that saw  first-quarter 2013 profit reach $44 million, up 33 percent from $33 million in the same quarter a year earlier. "HII continues to execute well on its programs at Ingalls Shipbuilding and Newport News Shipbuilding," commented president and CEO Mike ...

MAY 8, 2013 — Middleburg Heights, Ohio, based Great Lakes operator The Interlake Steamship Company has reached an agreement in principle with Shell to supply liquefied natural gas (LNG)  to support Interlake's conversion of its vessels to LNG as the main propulsion fuel. Originally built in 1952, Kaye E. Baker ...