IHC Merwede to bring new tidal energy technology to market

JUNE 6, 2012 —IHC Merwede is getting into the tidal energy market. It has signed an agreement to acquire Wave Rotor technology from Ecofys. With this acquisition, IHC Merwede is secured highly

Second Staten Island ferry gets Ecospeed underwater hull treatment

JUNE 6, 2012 —The underwater hull of the Staten Island ferry Sen. John J. Marchi, was recently coated with Ecospeed in Norfolk, Va. This follows last year’s application of Ecospeed to the

Ugland Offshore orders new design PSV at Kleven Maritime

JUNE 6, 2012 — Norway’s Kleven Maritime has signed a contract with Ugland Offshore on the delivery of a platform supply vessel of SALT 100 PSV design. The vessel is to be

MHI says AIDA hull bubble lubrication will cut fuel consumption by 7 percent

JUNE 6, 2012 — Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. says that the Mitsubishi Air Lubrication System (MALS) to be installed on the two AIDA cruise ships to be built at its Nagasaki Shipyard

Ingalls Shipbuilding launches LHA 6

JUNE 5, 2012 —Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) reports that its Ingalls Shipbuilding division launched the U.S. Navy’s next amphibious assault ship, America (LHA 6), from the company’s floating drydock on Monday. The

Matson honored with 2012 Coast Guard Benkert Award

JUNE 5, 2012 — Matson Navigation Company, Inc. reports that it has been honored with the U.S. Coast Guard’s 2012 Rear Admiral William M. Benkert Marine Environmental Award for Excellence.  The Benkert

ABS completes floating wind turbine study for BSEE

JUNE 5, 2012 — ABS has concluded a study on the technical feasibility of floating wind turbines for the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE). The goal was to determine how

Eidesvik Offshore orders large subsea vessel at Kleven

JUNE 5, 2012 — Norway’s Eidesvik Offshore is making the largest single investment in its history. It has entered into a NOK 1 billion (about US $ 163.5 million) contract with shipbuilder

SDARI unveils handy size bulker concept design

JUNE 5, 2012 — A new Handysize bulk carrier concept design – the Green Dolphin – uses existing technologies to meet owners’ needs for fuel efficiency and operational flexibility while also being

Schottel adds rim thruster to product portfolio

JUNE 4, 2012 — Schottel GmbH has extended its product line by adding a series of four rim-driven thruster sizes (200-800 kW) to its portfolio. Aimed at the OSV, superyacht  and inland

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