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Seaside LNG Takes Delivery of New Barge Clean Everglades

Executives from Seaside LNG, Polaris New Energy and their guests gathered at Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding today to christen the recently constructed LNG bunker barge Clean Everglades. Seaside LNG has the largest fleet of Jones Act-compliant LNG …

Oct 26, 2023 / Vessels

Aker Arctic Provides Icee Expertise For Canadian Polar Icebreaker

The Canadian Polar Icebreaker project, originally initiated in 2012, resumed two years ago. Aker Arctic has continued to provide its expertise in Arctic ship design to ensure the vessel meets the latest technical developments in icebreaking. The …

Sep 27, 2023 / Curious

ABB to supply ice-classed Azipod® propulsion for new polar research vessel

ABB has won an order to deliver compact Azipod® DI propulsion system to the new polar research icebreaker of Chinese Institute of Deep-sea Science and Engineering The efficiency and flexibility of Azipod® propulsion are fully compatible with the …

Aug 30, 2023 / Curious

Wärtsilä propulsion solutions selected for Brazilian Navy’s Polar Vessel

Technology group Wärtsilä will supply the main power generation and power conversion system for a new 103.16m Antarctic Support Vessel being built for the Brazilian Navy. The order has been placed by Brazil’s Estaleiro Jurong Aracruz shipyard and …

Aug 25, 2023 / Curious

Bollinger Shipyards Cuts Steel On Prototype Module Of First US-Built Heavy Icebreaker In 50 Years

Bollinger Shipyards LLC (Bollinger) has begun cutting steel at Bollinger Mississippi Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, MS on the first of eight prototype modules that will become the foundation of the first U.S. Coast Guard Polar Security Cutter (PSC), …

Aug 11, 2023 / Curious

Knud E. Hansen and Barrier Marine Services To Provide Turnkey HVAC System On Canada’s Multi-Purpose Vessels

Following the successful bid to design the heating ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system for Canada’s Polar Icebreaker, KNUD E. HANSEN has partnered with Barrier Marine Services Ltd. again to design the HVAC system for the Canadian Coast …

Jun 26, 2023 / Curious

Updates on the missing OceanGate submarine looking at Titanic wreckage (Video)

A massive search and rescue effort is under way in the North Atlantic after a submersible exploring the wreck of the Titanic went missing on Sunday (Jun18) The research vessel Polar Prince lost contact with the crew of the Titan sub an hour and 45 …

Jun 21, 2023 / Accidents

Diana Shipping Announces Delivery of the Ultramax Dry Bulk Vessel mv DSI Andromeda and Time Charter Contract for mv DSI Polaris With ASL

Diana Shipping Inc. (NYSE: DSX), a global shipping company specializing in the ownership and bareboat charter-in of dry bulk vessels, today announced that, through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary, it has taken delivery of the m/v DSI Andromeda …

Nov 14, 2022 / Vessels

Diana Shipping Announces Delivery of the Ultramax Dry Bulk Vessel mv DSI Polaris

Nov 11, 2022 / Vessels

MISC Strengthens Its Partnership With SeaRiver Maritime

MISC Berhad (MISC) on Friday (Sep30) announced that its subsidiaries Polaris LNG Three Pte. Ltd. and Polaris LNG Four Pte. Ltd. have secured long-term time charter contracts with SeaRiver Maritime LLC (SRM), a wholly-owned subsidiary of ExxonMobil, …

Oct 3, 2022 / Vessels