Tejs Beltov joins DNVPS as COO for Europe

JUNE 5, 2014 — DNV Petroleum Services (DNVPS) has appointed Tejs Beltov as its new Chief Operating Officer for Europe. Mr. Beltov who joined the company May 1, succeeds Bill Stamatopoulos who

Metal Shark wins Entrepreunerial Excellence Award

JUNE 5, 2014 —  Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal yesterday presented Metal Shark Boats with the Governor’s Award for Entrepreneurial Excellence. The award is periodically awarded to businesses that grow and provide more

Project eyes design for LNG fueled mega containership

JUNE 5, 2014 — A design for an LNG fueled future ultra large containership design is to be developed Joint Development Project involving Piraeus, Greece, headquartered  Capital Ship Management Corporation, classification society

Australian shipbuilders get ultimatum on destroyer program

JUNE 4, 2014 — Australia’s three-ship Air Warfare Destroyer project is in such a sorry state that the Australian shipbuilders involved have been told that if they can’t turn things around there

MHI delivers “super eco” passenger/cargo ship

JUNE 4, 2014 — Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) reports that its Shimonoseki Shipyard and Machinery Works has delivered the cargo-passenger ship Tachibana-Maru to Tokai Kisen Co., Ltd. MHI says that

Tanker hijacking “part of pattern” warns Dryad

JUNE 4, 2014 — Poole, U.K., headquartered Dryad Maritime Intelligence has issued an advisory following the latest report of a tanker hijacking in Southeast Asia. It says that the crime follows a

Oman Drydock awarded GTT license

JUNE 4, 2014 — Oman Drydock Company (ODC) says it has made a “giant leap” forward in its campaign to become one of the leading shipyards in the world for LNG repairs.

New Wärtsilä FPP design offers 4% fuel savings

JUNE 4, 2014 — Wärtsilä has introduced a, a new state-of-the-art fixed pitch propeller (FPP) design concept, the FPP Opti Design. It says that the new design offers fuel savings of up

Moran Iron Works to build two deck barges

JUNE 4, 2014 — Moran Iron Works (MIW), Onaway, MI, is to build two ocean going deck barges for Durocher Marine, a division of Kokosing Construction Co., based in Cheboygan, MI. MIW

Rem Offshore orders OCV/AH at Vard

JUNE 4, 2014 — Vard Holdings Limited won a contract valued at around NOK 800 million fon Norway’s Rem Offshore. It covers the design and construction of a 100 m x 25

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