Cash-rich Zhoushan Changhong shipyard buys bankrupt Ouhua
A well-funded yard has taken over a former rival with government encouragement
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August 2019
Fire Hits PDVSA Tanker at Amuay Bay
A fire swept through the engine room of a tanker owned by Venezuela’s state oil company PDVSA on Monday while it was anchored at Amuay Bay near the country’s largest refinery, three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Tuesday.The…
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RAL, MTU Team Up on LNG Pushboat
Natural gas is quickly becoming the “fuel of choice” for the maritime industry, not only for its potential in reducing environmentally hazardous gas emissions, but also for its reduced cost when compared to other fossil fuel-based alternatives.For natu…
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Italian Prosecutor Orders Open Arms Boat to be Seized
An Italian prosecutor ordered to seize the Open Arms ship that has been stranded at sea by the Italian island of Lampedusa for the past 19 days with almost 100 migrants aboard, the prosecutor’s office said on Tuesday.The migrants are expected to be rem…
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7000 HP, Tier IV McAllister Tug Arrives in Charleston
McAllister Towing is proud to announce the arrival of the tug CAPT. JIM MCALLISTER, the fourth in a series of four 100’ x 40’, 80 metric ton bollard pull tugboats. The tug is the 33rd tractor tug in McAllister’s fleet.The CAPT. JIM is powered…
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