APRIL 11, 2016 — This month, Waterfront Shipping, a subsidiary of the world’s largest methanol supplier, Canada’s Methanex Corporation, will welcome seven methanol-burning ships, Waterfront is chartering the 50,000 dwt newbuilds to
APRIL 11,2016 — Poland’s Remontowa Ship Repair Yard S.A. has awarded Wärtsilä the contract to supply the engines, propulsion machinery, integrated automation systems, and gas handling systems required for the mid-life upgrades
APRIL 11,2016 — Norwegian shipping company DSD Shipping (DSD) is to pay a total corporate penalty of $2.5 million as a result of convictions in Mobile, AL, for obstructing justice, violating the
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
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
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
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
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
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
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