Hyundai Heavy to put ships on “Internet of Things”

JULY 16, 2015 — Your refrigerator and home heating system can be linked to the “Internet of Things,” so why not a ship? South Korean shipbuilding giant Hyundai Heavy Industries, and global

NSC 5 sails away from Ingalls

JULY 16, 2015 — The National Security Cutter James (WMSL 754) sailed away from Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (NYSE:HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division July 12—just one month after being delivered to the United States

American Club makes promotions and appointments

JULY 16, 2015 — Shipowners Claims Bureau, Inc., which manages international P&I insurer the American Club, reports that Dorothea Ioannou, Managing Director of SCB (Hellas) Inc., has taken on the additional the

Time running out for many product tankers to carry biofuels

JULY 16, 2015 — Mike Coomber, Managing Director of Redhill, U.K., headquartered Rivertrace Engineering warns that new regulations on the carriage of biofuels could limit the trading flexibility of product tankers from

Aker Philly to change name, sell shipping assets

JULY 16, 2015 — Time to repaint that gantry crane. Aker Philadelphia Shipyard ASA (OSLO: AKPS) plans to sell off its portfolio of shipping assets and to change its name to Philly

MAIB: Master tried to cover up grounding

ULY 15, 2015 — The U.K. Marine Accident Investigation Branch has published a report on a November 30, 2014 incident involving the grounding of the 6,190 gt U.K. flag general cargo vessel

Vane takes delivery of newbuild asphalt barge

JULY 15, 2015 — Baltimore, MD, headquartered Vane Brothers has taken delivery of the Double Skin 509A, the company’s first newbuild barge designed specifically for moving asphalt. Constructed at Conrad Shipyard’s Amelia,

Sembcorp Marine wins $1 billion crane vessel order

JULY 15, 2015 —  Singapore’s Sembcorp Marine (SCM) has entered into an Engineering and Construction contract worth approximately US$1 billion with Heerema Offshore Services B.V. (HOS) to build a new DP3 semi-submersible

Wärtsilä X92 to power 20,600 CMA CGM mega box ship

JULY 15, 2015 — The first in a series of 20,600 TEU “mega-class” containerships being built for French shipowner CMA CGM will be powered by the Wärtsilä X92, low-speed, two-stroke engine. The

Signal files for Chapter 11 and settles with guest workers

JULY 15, 2015  — Signal International LLC and four affiliates filed for Chapter 11 protection July 12 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. In a declaration filed with

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