Bollinger delivers twenty-first FRC

DECEMBER 13, 2016 — Bollinger Shipyards, Lockport, LA, has delivered the USCGC John McCormick, the 21st Fast Response Cutter (FRC) to the U.S. Coast Guard. The Coast Guard took delivery of the

Russian yard completes advanced dredge series

DECEMBER 13, 2016 — Krasnoye Sormovo shipyard, (which is part of Russia’s United Shipbuilding Corporation) has delivered the Kadosh, the third of three state-of-the-art trailing suction hopper dredges, to FSUE Rosmorport. Built

Chinese owner takes delivery of RAmparts 3300 ASD

DECEMBER 13, 2016 — China’s JiangSu Zhenjiang Shipyard last month delivered the Cao Gang 26, a new RAmparts 3300 ASD tug designed by Robert Allan Ltd., to Cao Fei Dian Port in

Why EU Directive on Seafarers’ Rights needs a fix

DECEMBER 13, 2016 — An EU Directive on seafarers’ rights could well soon fail to reflect the latest requirements of the international Maritime Labor Convention. European shipowners (ECSA) and the European Transport

Block Island offshore wind farm starts commercial operation

DECEMBER 13, 2016 — America’s first offshore wind farm is up and running. Deepwater Wind reported yesterday that the Block Island Wind Farm has completed its commissioning and testing phases and has

Shipbuilders Council congratulates President-elect Trump

DECEMBER 12, 2016 — The Shipbuilders Council of America (SCA) today released the following statement regarding President-elect Donald J. Trump and the members of the 115th Congress: “We congratulate President-elect Trump, his

DNV GL to class MV Werften expedition yachts

DECEMBER 12, 2016 — German shipbuilder MV Werften has contracted DNV GL to classify the three 20,000 gt Endeavor-class vessels that it is building for Crystal Yacht Expedition Cruises. Being built according

CMA CGM extends Teknomar diagnostics to APL ships

DECEMBER 12, 2016 — Winterthur, Switzerland, headquartered Tekomar Group Ltd. says that container shipping giant CMA CGM is to extend its use of Tekomar XPERT engine diagnostics to the recently acquired APL

Rolls-Royce and ZF strengthen propulsion collaboration

DECEMBER 12, 2016 — Rolls-Royce Power Systems and ZF Friedrichshafen AG are to collaborate even more closely on marine propulsion systems. A collaboration agreement to that effect has now been signed by

Wartsila lands fishing fleet contract

DECEMBER 12, 2016 — Wärtsilä has signed a long-term Technical Management Agreement to optimize the performance of ten fishing vessels operated by Spain’s Albacora S.A. Albacora’s activities include transportation, storage, distribution, marketing

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