JULY 6, 2012 — Bergen, Norway, headquartered TTS Group ASA has entered into an agreement to purchase Hamburg, Germany, marine crane specialist Neuenfelder Maschinenfabrik GmbH (NMF). Closing is expected to be finalized
JULY 6, 2012 — Chilean energy company Gas Atacama has awarded John Fredriksen controlled Golar LNG Limited the Mejillones Seaport FSRU Project. The initial term of the contract, in Gas Atacama’s option,
JULY 5, 2012 — Rhode Island Fast Ferry has christened the $6 million fast ferry Ava Pearl. Today it sailed on its maiden voyage from Quonset Point, R.I., to Martha’s Vineyard. Built
JULY 5, 2012 — Arlington, Va., headquartered Gibbs & Cox, Inc. is being awarded a $10,799,969 cost-plus-fixed-fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for design and integration of manned and unmanned craft systems for the Naval
JULY 5, 2012 — The U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point, N.Y., today welcomed its incoming Class of 2016. The 274 plebe candidates come from 47 states, the District of Columbia and
JULY 5, 2012 — Fincantieri has received a contract for the construction of 30 steel caissons that will be used in the Costa Concordia salvage operation. The contract, described as “worth tens
JULY 5, 2012 — Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) will begin developing low-speed, dual-fuel, marine diesel engines capable of using not only conventional heavy oil but also natural gas as fuel. Designated
JULY 5, 2012 — Wärtsilä is to supply complete and fully integrated power generation and propulsion packages for three vessels being built for Singapore offshore service vessel operator Pacific Radiance Ltd. In
JULY 5, 2012 — Jotun Group member Jotun COSCO Marine Coatings (Qingdao) Co Ltd. has reached an important agreement with China’s COSCO Container, the world’s fourth largest containership operator. Jotun will supply
JULY 3, 2012 — U.S. Attorney Carmen M. Ortiz and Curt Spalding, Regional Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency’s New England Region, said yesterday that Fairhaven, Mass., based Fairhaven Shipyard Companies, Inc.