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27 Jan 2017
Davie Wins Canadian Icebreaker Refit Work
Canadian shipyard Davie said it has secured a contract for the upgrade and refit of Canada’s heaviest icebreaker, 50-year-old CCGS Louis St Laurent. The $14 million program, part of the Canadian Coast Guard’s multi-year maintenance plan, will mark the return of the CCGS Louis St Laurent to Davie in February 2017. According to a representative of Fisheries and Oceans Canada, CCGS Louis St Laurent and its hull are in good condition…
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26 Jan 2017
Executive Leadership Changes at Brunswick
Boston Whaler President Nick Stickler has assumed temporary day-to-day leadership at Brunswick Commercial & Government Products (BCGP) following the departure of…
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25 Jan 2017
Eimskip, RAL Order Containerships from China
Iceland’s Eimskip and Greenland’s Royal Arctic Line (RAL) have signed an agreement to share capacity, and together ordered three new ice-class containerships to be built in China. Eimskip said it has finalized contracts with China Shipbuilding Trading Company Limited and Guangzhou Wenchong Shipyard Co. Ltd. for the construction of two 2,150 TEU container vessels, and RAL also signed a contract for one vessel of the same type from the same shipyard.
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20 Jan 2017
LNG Icebreaker Polaris Bunkers in Pori
Polaris, the newest icebreaker of the Finnish icebreaking service company Arctia, set out from Katajanokka, Helsinki, for icebreaking duty in the Bothnian Bay and arrived January 10 for bunkering at the Skangas liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in Pori, where the vessel received approximately 700 m3 of LNG. “Polaris arrived via Utö through the Turku Archipelago to the Skangas LNG terminal in the Tahkoluoto harbor in Pori.
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20 Jan 2017
REINTJES Opens UK Branch Office
Propulsion specialist REINTJES said it has opened a new branch office in the south of England to service markets in the U.K. and the Republic of Ireland. Opening of the REINTJES Britain & Ireland branch office follows on the cessation of trading by the former distributor European Marine and Machinery Agency in the middle of the year 2016. The business is guided by subsidiary REINTJES Benelux BVBA based in Antwerp, Belgium.
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17 Jan 2017
LNG Ferry Megastar Nears Completion
The construction of Tallink’s new LNG-powered fast ferry Megastar is nearing completion at the Meyer Turku shipyard, where the vessel is receiving finishing touches before transporting its first passengers January 29, 2017. The €230 million ferry is powered by three 12-cylinder Wärtsilä 12V50DF and two six-cylinder Wärtsilä 6L50DF four-stroke dual-fuel gensets. Megastar will run primarily on LNG, though it is also able to run on marine diesel.
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11 Jan 2017
Meet Seahunter, a Multipurpose Connectable Plastic Workboat
A new multipurpose connectable plastic workboat offers versatility to a variety of end users. Seahunter can serve as a multi-use commercial platform or powered vessel, with each hull designed to used individually or connected together at port, starboard or bow with lockable pins. Manufactured in Norway, Spain and Finland by Finnish based Lamor Corporation, the catamaran hull is constructed in rotomolded thermo plastic (PE), which ensures durable and low maintenance surface, the builder said.
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09 Jan 2017
Capesize Vessel Delivered to Navios Partners
Owner and operator of container and dry bulk vessels Navios Maritime Partners L.P. said it has taken delivery of a secondhand Capesize bulk carrier vessel. The 180…
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09 Jan 2017
Odfjell SVP Olsen Steps Down
Norway based shipping and tank terminal company Odfjell SE said its Senior Vice President Helge Olsen will step down from his role as Head of Ship Management, effective January 9, 2017. Olsen, who has been with the company since 2000, holds no Odfjell shares or options. Harald Fotland, SVP Odfjell Tankers, has been appointed to temporarily cover the position as SVP Ship Management until Olsen’s successor is in place.
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09 Jan 2017
Top 10 Ship Owning Nations
Kicking off the New Year, VesselsValue has put together a list of the top 10 ship owning nations by fleet value in 2017. Despite suffering the biggest total drop in total feet value, Greek owners held onto their spot at the top with a $84.079 billion fleet, reflecting a decrease of nearly 12 percent in the cargo sectors. Greece also held onto its lead in the bulk carrier and tanker categories. “Greek tanker owners started 2016 earning more than $100,000/day on their vessels.
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05 Jan 2017
Photos: Oil Platform Catches Fire in the Gulf of Mexico
The U.S. Coast Guard said an oil production platform has caught fire in the Gulf of Mexico, roughly 80 miles southwest of Grand Isle, La. The fire, which broke out aboard the Ship Shoal 266 A oil production platform at approximately 2:30 a.m. Thursday, was reported to have been full extinguished by approximately 5:50 a.m., according to the rig’s owner Renaissance Offshore. There were four crew members aboard the platform who…
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29 Dec 2016
Eastern Launches Towboat for IWL River
Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. has launched Impala Cantagallo, the final vessel in a series of four triple screw inland river towboats for IWL River, Inc. Launched on December 14, 2016 Impala Cantagallo is part of a series of 134-foot inland river service towboats designed by CT Marine and currently under construction at Eastern’s Allanton facility, with deliveries starting in late 2016 and going through 2017.
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16 Dec 2016
Fincantieri Targets Navy Contract with New Australian Arm
Fincantieri has established an Australian arm with sights on the Australian Navy’s new Future Frigates – SEA 5000 program. Having been shortlisted by the Australian…
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18 Nov 2016
Canada Mulls Options to Fill Icebreaker Gaps
Canada's Coast Guard mulls its options as it awaits the arrival of replacement icebreakers to its aging fleet. In order to maintain open tracks through ice, escort ships, free ice-beset vessels, break up ice in harbors, resupply isolated northern communities and protect them from flooding, the Canadian Coast Guard operates a fleet of 14 vitally important icebreakers, many of which are nearing the end of their operating lives.
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10 Nov 2016
World’s Largest Ethane Carrier Delivered
The world's first very large ethane carrier (VLEC), Ethane Crystal, has been delivered to India’s Reliance Industries Ltd. by South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI), representing a significant milestone for the gas shipping industry. The vessel is now the planet’s largest, purpose-built ethane carrier – comparable in size to today’s very large gas carriers (VLGC) – and with its 87…
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08 Nov 2016
Finnlines Improves Profit despite Lower Revenues
Despite a dip in revenues during the third quarter and first nine months of 2016, Finland-based shipper Finnlines Group was able to improve profits for both bother periods by cutting expenses. The group’s €60.9 million result for January-September was about €20 million better than in the corresponding period last year. “Regardless of the sluggish growth in Europe, the company exceeded last year’s record breaking result by an outstanding 48.1 percent…
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07 Nov 2016
Eagle Bulk Snaps 6-year Order Drought
U.S. based ship owner and operator Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. has bought its first vessel in more than six years, acquiring a 2016-built dry bulk vessel constructed…
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01 Nov 2016
Maritime Trivia: November
MarineLink.com brings you a monthly maritime trivia question courtesy of The Marine Art of J. Clary. Here's the question for November 2016: When was the last time an actual whale was sited on the Great Lakes? Simply email your guess to [email protected] with the subject "Maritime Trivia: November 2016", and the first person to answer correctly will receive a J. Clary collector print. Please note: all are welcome to guess, though only participants in the continental U.S.
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26 Oct 2016
Maritime Trivia is Coming to MarineLink
MarineLink.com will soon begin posting a monthly maritime trivia question courtesy of The Marine Art of J. Clary. When a question is posted on MarineLink.com, simply email your guess to [email protected]. The first person to answer correctly will receive a J. Clary collector print. All are welcome to guess, though only participants in the continental U.S. are eligible to receive the prize. Check back next week for the first trivia question!
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26 Oct 2016
Japan Grants Patent for EnergySail
The Japan Patent Office has granted a patent to Eco Marine Power (EMP) for its innovative EnergySail technology, an advanced rigid sail device that can be fitted with a range of renewable energy technologies such as solar panels or wind power devices. With the patent in place, EMP can now begin licensing the technology to proceed so that commercial production of the sail and associated technologies can begin in 2018.