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19 Jun

Renewable Lubricants partners with Green Marine

Professional Mariner StaffIndustry NewsEnvironment, propulsion

(HARTVILLE, Ohio) — Renewable Lubricants, a manufacturer of bio-based, ultimately biodegradable lubricants for a wide variety of industries and applications, has joined Green Marine as a partner, providing lubrication products designed to help Green Marine participants improve their environmental performance. Green Marine is the voluntary industry initiative to guide the shipping industry toward environmental excellence by adopting concrete, measurable actions…

17 Jun

Schottel to equip truckable tug from Silverback Marine

Professional Mariner StaffIndustry Newspropulsion, Tugboats and towing

(SPAY, Germany) — Schottel will equip a new OX series tractor tug from U.S.-based aluminum workboat builder Silverback Marine with two Schottel RudderPropellers type SRP 100. Designed in collaboration with Seattle-headquartered Elliott Bay Design Group, the truckable tug will have a bollard pull of almost 7 tons and ensure excellent maneuverability with an extremely compact size of just 26 feet…

16 Jun

Wiernicki receives Silver Bell Award for service and safety

Professional Mariner StaffIndustry Newssafety, shipping

(NEW YORK) — Christopher J. Wiernicki, chairman and CEO of the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), received the 2025 Silver Bell Award on Thursday for lifelong service and outstanding leadership in the maritime industry. The award is presented by the Seamen’s Church Institute (SCI), SCI is a nearly 200-year-old charity headquartered in New York that serves and protects the personal…

28 May

Schottel providing propulsion for space launch ro-ro

Professional Mariner StaffIndustry Newspropulsion, shipbuilding

(SPAY, Germany) — Schottel will equip a new roll-on/roll-off (ro-ro) cargo vessel for U.S.-based United Launch Alliance (ULA). The vessel, to be named SpaceShip, will transport Vulcan rockets from the factory in Decatur, Ala., to the launch sites at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida and Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The vessel, being built by Bollinger Shipyards…

23 May

Chem Carriers finalizes fleetwide shift to Mitsubishi engines

Professional Mariner StaffIndustry Newsshipbuilding, Tugboats and towing

(SUNSHINE, La.) — Chem Carriers has completed the repower of the towboat Capt. Robert J. Banta, marking the final vessel in its current fleet to be powered by Mitsubishi engines supplied by Laborde Products. The twin-screw towboat is now running on twin Mitsubishi Tier 3 S12R-Y3MPTAW engines, each delivering 1,260 horsepower at 1,600 rpm. Originally built in 2015 by Main…

20 May

Shipbuilders council honors Conrad for safety in 2024

Professional Mariner StaffIndustry Newssafety, shipbuilding

(MORGAN CITY, La.) — The Shipbuilders Council of America (SCA) has awarded Conrad Industries Inc., parent company of Conrad Shipyard, the annual Excellence in Safety Award for performance for the 2024 calendar year, honoring the shipyard for its enhancement of operations and promotion of safety and accident prevention. Recognized for its ongoing efforts to enhance workplace safety, Conrad Shipyard is…

20 May

Eastern Shipbuilding wins underwriters’ safety award

Professional Mariner StaffIndustry Newssafety, shipbuilding

(PANAMA CITY, Fla.) — Eastern Shipbuilding Group has been awarded a 2024 AEU Safety Award for the company’s commitment to safety in the workplace. American Equity Underwriters, the leading provider of workers’ compensation for waterfront employers, presents the AEU Safety Awards each year to its best-performing members nationwide. “At Eastern Shipbuilding Group, safety is more than a priority – it’s…

12 May

Silver Ships receives Alabama trade excellence award

Professional Mariner StaffIndustry Newsshipbuilding

(MOBILE, Ala.) — Silver Ships has received the Governor’s Trade Excellence Award, which recognizes and promotes Alabama’s successful and innovative exporters whose global achievements elevate the state’s economy and embody the “Made in Alabama” brand. The recognition aligns with World Trade Month, celebrated each May in the United States to recognize the importance of exporting and encourage businesses to begin…

07 May

Schottel providing drives for dual-fuel methanol tugs in BC

Professional Mariner StaffIndustry NewsMethanol, propulsion, Tugboats and towing

(SPAY, Germany) — Schottel is equipping the world's first large purpose-built dual-fuel methanol escort tugs, based on the Robert Allan Ltd. RASalvor 4400-DFM design for towage company KOTUG Canada, with rudder propellers featuring the mechanical hybrid solution SYDRIVE-M. The tugs – to be named SD Aisemaht and SD Qwiy Aanitsa Sarah – are currently in the final stages of construction…

25 Apr

Legislators honor San Francisco Bar Pilots on 175th anniversary

Professional Mariner StaffIndustry NewsPilots, shipping

(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) — On Tuesday, the San Francisco Bar Pilots was presented with a resolution from the California Legislature commemorating the organization's 175th anniversary. On April 22, 1850, during the first legislative session of the new state of California, elected officials enacted laws to create the first state-licensed bar pilots. Since then, the bar pilots have continuously served California and…