Leadership change at WinGD
Dominik Schneiter has been named acting CEO of Winterthur, Switzerland, headquartered engine designer WinGD, effective July 1. This follows the decision of Klaus Heim to step down from the role, effective July
Author: Nick Blenkey
PGS books U.S. offshore wind farm contract
Oslo-listed geophysical specialist PGS ASA announced today that it has been awarded a large offshore wind farm site characterization contract in the U.S. by an undisclosed leading renewable energy company. PGS will
VIDEO: UN Sec Gen to IMO: Do your job
As the International Maritime Organization’s Marine Environmental Protection Committee started a crucial session on GHG reduction targets (MEPC 80), United Nations Secretary Secretary-General António Guterres called for meaningful action and said measures
WASP wind assistance project concludes
The International Windship Association (IWSA) reports that the EU-funded WASP (Wind Assisted Ship Propulsion) project has officially concluded. Its successes include: The WASP project brought together universities, wind-assist technology providers and ship
Frank Collins joins Titan Acquisition Holdings
Titan Acquisition Holdings, the parent of Vigor Industrial, MHI Holdings and Continental Maritime of San Diego (CSMD), reports that Frank Collins is joining the company as senior vice president, government and public
Moran Towing orders two new 80 tonnes bollard pull harbor tugs
New Canaan, Conn., headquartered Moran Towing Corporation has selected Master Boat Builders to build two next-generation harbor tugs. Developed in cooperation with Vancouver, B.C., naval architecture firm Robert Allan Ltd., the RApport
NSC 10 completes builder’s sea trials
Huntington Ingall Industries’ Ingalls Shipbuilding division reports that NSC 10, the U.S. Coast Guard’s tenth and newest national security cutter, Calhoun (WMSL 759) has now completed builder’s sea trials The ship successfully
Auckland Transport orders another hybrid-electric ferry
Incat Crowther has been commissioned to deliver the design for a second new 300-passenger hybrid-electric fast ferry for New Zealand’s Auckland Transport (AT). The project will see Incat Crowther work closely with
NTSB reports on $1 million fire that totaled towboat Mary Dupre
Cracks in a muffler and the substantial use of combustible materials in accommodation spaces led to a fire aboard the 48-year old towing vessel Mary Dupre on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway near
Japanese ammonia/LCO2 carrier design gains ClassNK AiP
Japan’s Mitsubishi Shipbuilding and NYK Line have obtained an Approval in Principle (AiP) from ClassNK for a vessel designed to carry ammonia on one leg of a voyage and captured carbon on