The disabled mixed-products tanker Pine Galaxy arrived in San Francisco for repairs Wednesday, the U.S. Coast Guard said. Commercial tugs towed the ship safely into the Port of San Francisco with an escort by the Coast Guard Cutter Pike and the crew of a Coast Guard Station San Francisco 45-foot Res
Continuing weak demand and excess tonnage are expected to depress LNG shipping earnings in the near term. But longer term the sector could face vessel shortages as ordering slows and liquefaction projects come on stream, according to the LNG Shipping Market Annual Review and Forecast report publishe
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has received a contract from Stena North Sea Ltd to convert the 29,800gt RoPax ferry Dieppe Seaways to optimise it for its new route between Dublin and Holyhead in Ireland. MacGregor’s RoRo conversion team is no stranger to the vessel, which will be renamed Stena Superfa
Maritime transport is moving towards the use of gas as a prime source of energy for propulsion and power generation on board ships. As the ‘dash for gas’ takes hold worldwide, the maritime industry has a golden opportunity to leapfrog the increasingly strict regime governing emissions of harmful atm
CMB, Belgian dry bulk shipping company, said on Tuesday that it had decided to cancel the orders for four vessels with South Korean shipbuilder Samjin as the yard was not able to respect the contractually determined delivery dates. The newbuilds relate to hulls 1052, 1053, 1054 and 1055, according t
Seattle-based cruise company Holland America Line celebrated the keel laying of its new 2,650-guest Pinnacle Class ship on Aug. 22 at Fincantieri’s Marghera shipyard in Italy. A 680-ton block was lowered by crane into the yard’s building dock, marking the official beginning of construction. The 99,5
The heavy lift vessel Blue Marlin passes under the Astoria-Megler Bridge on its transit to deliver Vigorous, the largest floating dry dock in the USA, to Vigor Industrial in Portland, Oregon, August 24, 2014. The Blue Marlin is a 738-foot semi submersible heavy lift vessel from the Netherlands desig
A couple of orders to report in dry sector this week with Santoku Senpaku adding further Kamsarmax to their orderbook, this time for two firm 82,000 DWT bulk carriers at Tsuneishi Zosen with delivery in 2017, according to Clarkson’s Hellas S&P Weekly Bulletin. Navibulgar has also contracted four fir
Monaco-based bulk shipper Scorpio Bulkers has ordered six 82,000dwt Kamsarmaxes from Chinese shipbuilder Shanghai Shipyard, the Chinese media report. Under the deal, the vessels will start delivery from the second quarter of 2015. The value of the order has not yet been revealed. Scorpio was unavail
Tech-savvy modern travelers will be wowed by Royal Caribbean International’s newest ship, Quantum of the Seas, which incorporates unprecedented levels of technology to amp up the vacation experience. “Boatloads of bandwidth keep guests connected; easy-to-use systems expand guest choices and simplify
Ulstein Group has introduces the X-STERN™, a design feature increasing operability through positive effects on station keeping, wave response, comfort and safety in harsh conditions. As described by Ulstein, an X-STERN™ vessel can stay on position in harsh weather with the stern towards waves, wind
With LNG becoming increasingly viable and popular as a marine fuel, Wärtsilä continues to develop technical solutions that facilitate this trend. The latest Wärtsilä developments in this field involve an upgraded version of the Wärtsilä LNGPac, a fully integrated fuel gas handling system, and improv
The largest floating drydock in the USA, the Vigorous, arrived aboard the world’s largest heavy-lift ship Blue Marlin in Portland on Monday for final assembly at Vigor Industrial’s shipyard. Fully assembled, the drydock will be 960-feet long. However, it is currently in three parts, which are stacke
Ulstein Design & Solutions has entered into an extensive contract with Wuchang Shipbuilding Industry Co., Ltd, China, on the delivery of ship design & equipment to four PX121 type platform supply vessels. Ship owner is the Singapore based Otto Offshore Ltd., who will receive all vessels in 2016. The
