Siemens puts a specialized mobile workshop in a box

JULY 22, 2016 — To facilitate maintenance work on its Siship eSipod drive when ships are in dry dock, Siemens AG has developed what it calls “a unique logistics concept based on

Clogged fuel filter and human error led to cruise ship fire

JULY 22, 2016 — A French marine safety investigation report into the November 18, 2015 fire on board the Compagnie du Ponant expedition cruise ship Le Boréal, near the Falkland Islands, finds

U.K. ferry will feature battery hybrid technology

JULY 22, 2016 — A new ferry being built at the Cemre shipyard in Turkey for U.K. operator Wightlink will be the first to utilize Wärtsilä hybrid battery technology to improve efficiency,

U.K. ferry will feature battery hybrid technology

JULY 22, 2016 — A new ferry being built at the Cemre shipyard in Turkey for U.K. operator Wightlink will be the first to utilize Wärtsilä hybrid battery technology to improve efficiency,

Great Lakes Maritime students awarded Crowley scholarships

JULY 21, 2016 —Crowley Maritime Corp. has awarded Thomas B. Crowley Sr. Memorial Scholarships to two Great Lakes Maritime Academy (GLMA) students — Matthew C. DuBon from South Carolina and Clayton Riley

OSG’s U.S.-flag business gets new president and CEO

JULY 21, 2016 —Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. (NYSE:OSG) reports that OSG Director Samuel H. Norton was appointed a senior vice president of the company and president and CEO of its U.S. Flag

C. Raymond Hunt Associates celebrates 50th year

JULY 21, 2016 —New Bedford, MA, based boat design firm C. Raymond Hunt Associates,is now celebrating its 50th year, continuing to expand on the legacy of its founder, C. Raymond Hunt, to

Wartsila optimizes Finnish operator’s engine performance

JULY 21, 2016 — Wärtsilä and Rederiaktiebolaget Eckerö have extended their long-term maintenance agreement for Eckerö’s entire fleet of five vessels. Åland, Finland, based Eckerö consists of four companies: Birka Cruises AB,

Norsafe wins major order from Vard

JULY 21, 2016 — Arendal, Norway, based lifeboat specialist Norsafe has secured a contract from Vard Group under which it will supply lifeboats complete with davit systems for the series of fifteen

Chesapeake delivers twelfth tug to Vane Brothers

JULY 21, 2016 — Chesapeake Shipbuilding Corp, Salisbury, MD, has delivered the Fort McHenry, the twelfth ocean going tugboat it has built for Vane Brothers of Baltimore, MD. Chesapeake Shipbuilding has five

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