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Ship carrying auto parts sinks off Japan coast

A search is ongoing for three crew members reported missing from a roll-on/roll-off (ro/ro) vessel that sank off the coast of Japan early Friday morning. 

The MV Byakko sank at about 2:40 a.m. local time after colliding with the chemical tanker Ulsan Pioneer just before midnight in the Seto Inland Sea, Reuters reported. The Byakko reportedly sank about 2.5 miles off the coast of Imabari.

Nine of the Byakko’s 12 crew members were said to have been rescued by the Japanese coast guard and nearby...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/ship-carrying-auto-parts-sinks-off-japan-coast

Mitsubishi names Laborde Products East Coast distributor

Mitsubishi Turbocharger and Engine America (MTEA) president Nobuhiro Sawaki recently announced the selection of Laborde Products Inc. as the new distributor for the East Coast.

Laborde Products has represented Mitsubishi since 1998 as the Gulf Coast and Inland Waterway distributor for Mitsubishi Heavy Duty Marine Engines. Today, Laborde is headed up by Brian Laborde, the son of its founder Tracy Laborde.

“We welcome the challenge to expand the Mitsubishi Marine business along the East Coast and...

https://www.workboat.com/news/people-and-products/mitsubishi-names-laborde-products-east-coast-distributor/

Master Marine delivers first of two towboats to St. Louis

Master Marine Inc., Bayou La Batre, Ala., has delivered the first of two 67’x28′ Entech Designs designed vessel to Osage Marine Services Inc., St. Louis. It’s Osage’s first newly built towboat and it has all of its USCG certificates for Subchapter M compliance.

Each boat will be powered by a pair of Laborde Products S6R2-Y3MPTAW Mitsubishi 803-hp Tier 3 diesel marine engines, operated at 1,400 rpm coupled to Twin Disc MGX-5321 gears. Laborde Products is also providing electrical power with a...

https://www.workboat.com/news/shipbuilding/master-marine-delivers-first-of-two-towboats-to-st-louis/

Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Christens Next-Gen LNGC “Marvel Crane”

MHI Marvel Crane_LNGC

Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., a Group company of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) based in Yokohama, held a christening ceremony on February 21 for the next-generation LNG (liquefied natural gas) carrier currently under construction for Mitsui & Co., Ltd. The new ship, named MARVEL CRANE, is a state-of-the-art LNG carrier with a design that significantly improves both LNG carrying capacity and fuel performance due to the adoption of a more efficient hull structure and hybrid...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/mitsubishi-shipbuilding-christens-next-gen-lngc-marvel-crane/

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