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The SOCARENAM shipyard has entrusted BARILLEC marine with the production of the LNG/Diesel-electric propulsion system and the water injection dredging system of the new dredger ordered by the economic interest grouping Dragages Ports and Bordeaux port Atlantique. This innovative system will make the port of Bordeaux dredger, the first new dual-fuel construction in France (excluding LNG tankers).

A contract between parent company of Eesti Gaas (Estonia’s leading energy company), and Damen Shipyards Group has been signed for the construction of the first of a series of short-sea LNG bunker vessels to operate in the Baltic Sea. The LGC 6000 LNG class vessel, scheduled for delivery in September 2020, will accelerate the wider adoption of LNG as a cleaner alternative fuel in the North-east Baltic Sea by providing a mobile and efficient ship-to-ship distribution service for the first time.

Less than two years since it began helping tug and barge operator Ivy Marine become one of the first companies to achieve compliance with new Subchapter M rules, Alabama-based Tug and Barge Solutions (TBS) announces that more than 100 vessels now use the company’s Towing Safety Management System and audit services, powered by Helm CONNECT software.

Avondale Marine LLC, a joint venture between Virginia-based T. Parker Host and Illinois-based Hilco Redevelopment Partners, has finalized the purchase of the 250-acre Avondale Shipyard property from Huntington Ingalls Industries. This marks a critical step towards bringing Avondale, once the largest employer in Louisiana, back into commerce.

Damen Shipyards Group has appointed Chiel de Leeuw to the newly-created position of Sales Director RoPax. This marks an important step in its strategy of expanding into the design and build of larger, one-off vessels in the offshore, cruise and RoPax sectors. In his new role, Chiel will be responsible for creating new business in the RoRo and RoPax markets for vessels over 120 meters in length.

Unique Group, a world leading integrated subsea and offshore solution provider, has announced that its Marine & Subsea division has entered into a high value contract with the Southern African Shipyards to provide a turnkey package for Hydrographic Survey vessels and Hydrographic office set up.

Porto do Açu Operações signed a Cooperation Agreement with the Port of Houston in the first day of Rio Oil & Gas 2018. The partnership will pave the way for commercial sinergy between the largest port-industrial-energy complex in Latin America and the leading U.S. port in terms of imports and export tonnage.

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