Wärtsilä inks LNG ship agreements with Greek operators

JULY 15, 2014 — Wärtsilä has signed technical management agreements with four Greek owners of liquefied natural gas (LNG) ships, Maran Gas Maritime Inc, Dynagas Ltd, TMS Cardiff Gas Ltd and Thenamaris

ClassNK acquires workboat software provider

JULY 15, 2014 — ClassNK has acquired Victoria, B.C., Canada-based maritime software company Helm Operations, a leading provider of manning, maintenance, dispatch, and HSQE software to the workboat and offshore industries. Helm

E.R. Offshore adds two Vard newbuilds

JULY 15, 2014 — Vard Holdings Limited has secured a contract for the design and construction of a VARD 1 08 design platform supply vessel for E.R. Offshore, Hamburg, Germany, which has

Norwegian orders two more Breakaway plus ships

JULY 14, 2014 — Norwegian Cruise Line (NASDAQ: NCLH) announced today that it has reached an agreement with shipbuilder Meyer Werft GmbH of Germany to build two new Breakaway-Plus class cruise ships

Port Neches shipyard hit with OSHA penalties

JULY 14, 2014 — Port Neches, Texas, barge builder Sterling Shipyard LP has been cited for 16 serious, repeat and failure-to-abate violations by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health

Costa Concordia is afloat again

JULY 14, 2014 — It may be low in the water and supported by sponsons, but the Costa Concordia is afloat again. The first day of the refloating project was successfully concluded

Port Calcite relaunches fuel barge

JULY 14, 2014 —The Greenstone II, a U.S. Department of Interior fuel barge, was recently relaunched at Port Calcite, Rogers City, MI, on completion of drydocking, repair work, and inspections. The barge

Cecon faces another delay in delivery of Davie newbuild

JULY 14, 2014 — Cecon ASA looks like it faces another delay in taking delivery of the Cecon Pride, the first of the three construction vessels it has on order at shipbuilder

Chancellor Merkel christens new German research ship

JULY 14, 2014 — German Chancellor Dr. Angela Merkel has had a busy weekend. Before flying to Brazil to see Germany win the FIFA World Cup on Sunday, she was in Rostock-Warnemünde

LHA 6 sails away from Ingalls Shipbuilding

JULY 14, 2014 — Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) reports that the amphibious assault ship America (LHA 6) has departed the company’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division Friday, sailing to the West Coast in preparation

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