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April 08, 2016
Springer named President of Glosten
APRIL 8, 2016—Glosten, a Seattle-based naval architecture and marine engineering consultancy, announces the appointment of John Springer, PE, as President. As Glosten’s fifth President since its founding in 1958, Springer will have direct...
April 08, 2016
Father and son indicted in fishing vessel pollution case
APRIL 8, 2016 — The father and son owner and captain of a commercial fishing vessel, the Native Sun, were indicted Thursday for conspiracy and for violations of the Clean Water Act (CWA) and Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships...
April 08, 2016
DNV GL updates Nauticus Hull and Sesam GeniE
APRIL 8, 2016 — Classification society DNV GL says that the introduction of the IACS Common Structural Rules for Bulk Carriers and Oil Tankers (CSR BC & OT) makes support from advanced rule calculation tools more important than ever. The...
April 08, 2016
Latest cruise ship toys: tourist subs
APRIL 8, 2016 — The cruise industry's never ending quest to give passengers new options is opening up a new market for Netherlands-based submersible manufacturer U-Boat Worx. It has just unveiled three new luxury submarine models especially...
April 08, 2016
MOL's FLEXIE car carriers will have new bow shape
APRIL 8, 2016 — Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) says that its next generation FLEXIE car carriers will have a rounded bow shape that will minimize wind resistance and is expected to reduce CO2 emissions by about 2% compared to today's car...
April 08, 2016
13,500 TEU box ships to have Wartsila Auxpac 32 gensets
APRIL 8, 2016 — Wärtsilä is to supply Wärtsilä Auxpac 32 generating sets for eight new 13,500 TEU container vessels being built for China Shipping Container Lines (CSCL). Four generating sets are needed for each vessel, making a total of 32...
April 07, 2016
VIDEO: DARPA christens sub-hunting super drone
APRIL 7, 2016 — DARPA's sub-hunting super drone vessel was officially named Sea Hunter today in a ceremony in Portland, OR. Developed by the DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Project Agency) Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Continuous Trail...
April 07, 2016
Huntington Ingalls makes a promotion at AMSEC
APRIL 7, 2016 — Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) subsidiary AMSEC LLC subsidiary has promoted Ryan Norris to director of strategic planning and business development, responsible for leading and executing AMSEC's strategic planning,...
April 07, 2016
Five year analysis shows effectiveness of Jotun HPS system
APRIL 7, 2016 — Coatings specialist Jotun reports that it has analyzed the first ever five year drydocking of a vessel treated with its Hull Performance Solutions (HPS) system. The data indicated that Gearbulk's 55,700 dwt Penguin Arrow,...
April 07, 2016
Island Offshore vessels get Norske Shell contracts
APRIL 7, 2016 — Ulsteinvik, Norway, headquartered Island Offshore — in which the Ulstein and Chouest families are partners — says that its two vessels, Island Valiant and Island Constructor have secured work at the Draugen oilfield for A/S...
