ONR sponsors barnacle busting hydrogel research

OCTOBER 14, 2016 — Individually, barnacles may be tiny, but when clustered in thick clumps on a vessel’s hull as biofouling they can slow the ship and increase its fuel consumption by

Vard hooks aquaculture equipment maker

OCTOBER 13, 2016 — Fincantieri’s Vard subsidiary is acquiring Storvik Aqua AS, a leading supplier of aquaculture industry feeding, measurement and control solutions, with operations in Norway, Chile and Scotland, and long

Peter Georgiopolous steps down as Genco Chairman

OCTOBER 13, 2016 — Just days after three of its largest shareholders agreed to buy up to $125 million of its shares, dry bulk operator Genco Shipping & Trading Limited (NYSE:GNK)) announced

Damen takes wraps of expedition cruise ship design

OCTOBER 13, 2016 — Damen Shipyards Group has unveiled its recently finished Expedition Cruise Vessel design, developed in partnership with Expedition Voyage Consultants Ltd and Danish naval architect firm Knud E. Hansen.

Kobe Steel in crank throw strength breakthrough

OCTOBER 13, 2016 — With ships being being equipped with larger propellers that rotate at lower speeds, engine strokes have become longer and therefore crank throws — a key component in marine

VIDEO: U.S. Navy strikes Red Sea radar sites

OCTOBER 13, 2016 — The Navy has taken out three radar sites in territory controlled by Yemen’s Houthi rebels. The action comes after recent missile attacks threatening U.S. naval vessels and other

Test engine will advance cylinder oil R&D

OCTOBER 13, 2016 — ExxonMobil reports the first firing of a new crosshead slow speed test engine for its research and development of next generation cylinder and system oils for the marine

Another probe into misconduct at Kings Point

OCTOBER 12, 2016 — As the Logistics Management Institute (LMI) begins to perform an independent cultural assessment of the United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA), Kings Point, NY, on behalf of the

Wight Shipyard wins $7.7 million passenger ferry order

OCTOBER 12, 2016 — The largest fast passenger ferry order for a U.K. shipyard in over 25 years has been confirmed by MBNA Thames Clippers yesterday. Two new 170-passenger, 35 m boats

New DFDS RO/ROs to set new eco design standards

OCTOBER 12, 2016 — Ship designer Knud E. Hansen says that the two 235 m RO/RO cargo ships ordered by Denmark’s DFDS this month (see story) will raise the bar for what

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