Strategic wins order for two LNG fueled RoPax cats

APRIL 11,2016 — Triyards Holdings Limited reports that its subsidiary, Strategic Marine has won a EUR 44 million ($50 million) contract from Netherlands ferry operator Rederij Doeksen for the construction of two

Meyer Werft delivers Ovation of the Seas

APRIL 10, 2016 — Shipbuilder Meyer Werft formally handed over the 168,660-gt Ovation of the Seas to Royal Caribbean Cruises at a ceremony held in Bremen, Germany, on September 8. The third

VIDEO: SpaceX nails drone ship soft landing

APRIL 8, 2016 — Elon Musk’s SpaceX has at last succeeded in successfully soft landing the first stage of a Falcon 9 rocket on its autonomous space port drone ship. Four previous

Kirby takes delivery of ATB tug from Nichols Brothers

APRIL 8, 2016 — Kirby Offshore Marine (KOM), a wholly owned subsidiary of Houston-headquartered Kirby Corp,, recently accepted the M/V Tina Pyne, the second of two 136′ x 44′ x 23′ 10,000

Father and son indicted in fishing vessel pollution case

APRIL 8, 2016 — The father and son owner and captain of a commercial fishing vessel, the Native Sun, were indicted Thursday for conspiracy and for violations of the Clean Water Act

DNV GL updates Nauticus Hull and Sesam GeniE

APRIL 8, 2016 — Classification society DNV GL says that the introduction of the IACS Common Structural Rules for Bulk Carriers and Oil Tankers (CSR BC & OT) makes support from advanced

Latest cruise ship toys: tourist subs

APRIL 8, 2016 — The cruise industry’s never ending quest to give passengers new options is opening up a new market for Netherlands-based submersible manufacturer U-Boat Worx. It has just unveiled three

MOL’s FLEXIE car carriers will have new bow shape

APRIL 8, 2016 — Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) says that its next generation FLEXIE car carriers will have a rounded bow shape that will minimize wind resistance and is expected to

13,500 TEU box ships to have Wartsila Auxpac 32 gensets

APRIL 8, 2016 — Wärtsilä is to supply Wärtsilä Auxpac 32 generating sets for eight new 13,500 TEU container vessels being built for China Shipping Container Lines (CSCL). Four generating sets are

VIDEO: DARPA christens sub-hunting super drone

APRIL 7, 2016 — DARPA’s sub-hunting super drone vessel was officially named Sea Hunter today in a ceremony in Portland, OR. Developed by the DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Project Agency) Anti-Submarine Warfare

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