Maersk units to pay $3.6 million civil penalty

MARCH 15, 2015 — Farrell Lines, Incorporated (Farrell) and Damco USA, Inc. (Damco) have paid $3,659,500 in civil penalties for failure to comply with certain terms of contract with the United States

IHI sheds stake in Brazilian shipyard EAS

MARCH 15, 2015 —Japan’s IHI Corporation reports that its majority owned Brazilian subsidiary JEI is to transfer its entire equity interest in shipbuilder Estaleiro Atlântico Sul S.A (EAS) to the other shareholders

Optimarin wins “potentially huge” BWTS agreement

MARCH 15, 2015 —Norwegian ballast water treatment system (BWTS) specialist Optimarin says it has secured a contract with the potential to be its biggest ever. A fleet agreement signed with U.K. shipowner

Celebrity Cruises to acquire Galapagos operator

MARCH 15, 2015 — Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. says that its Celebrity Cruises brand plans to acquire Galápagos Islands tour operator Ocean Adventures and its two ships, the 48-guest M/V Eclipse and

Kawasaki and Shell team on liquefied hydrogen ships

MARCH 15 2016 – Kawasaki Heavy Industries is to cooperate with Royal Dutch Shell to develop technologies for transporting hydrogen by sea, reports Japanese news agency Nikkei. Kawasaki has already been in

Fatigue blamed in tanker grounding

MARCH 15 2016 – The Transportation Safety Board of Canada says fatigue was a factor in the October 14 grounding of the 110 m oil and chemical tanker Nanny west of Deer

Vancouver Shipyards gets $65.4 million in NSS contracts

MARCH 14, 2015 — Canada’s Minister of Public Services and Procurement, Judy M. Foote, announced today the signing of two new contracts valued at more than $65.4 million with Seaspan’s Vancouver Shipyards

BSEE investigates offshore platform fatality

MARCH 14, 2014 — The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) said Friday that it was responding to a reported fatality on Platform A, Green Canyon Block 18 in the Gulf

VIDEO: MHI delivers AIDAprima

MARCH 14, 2016— There were no doubt sighs of relief as well as happy smiles at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) today as the shipbuilder completed delivery of the AIDAprima, the first

ABB unveils new fuel saving concept for larger ships

MARCH 14, 2014 — ABB is launching a new Dynamic AC (DAC) concept that optimizes engine speed, leading to significant fuel savings. ABB says that the concept has been created with a

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