MAY 27, 2014 — L-3 Marine Systems International (L-3 MSI) reports that it has supplied its NACOS Platinum series aboard Norwegian Cruise Line’s new 324-meter, 145,500-gross ton cruise liner, Norwegian Getaway. Built
MAY 27, 2014 — Gu Tiquan, the head of Shanghai’s Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard has been arrested. He was handed over to judicial authorities by the Shanghai Communist discipline inspection commission which said he
MAY 27, 2014 — Singapore based marine fuels and lubricants trading company Dynamic Oil Trading say that, when it comes to fuel supply, the biggest challenge facing the shipping industry is liquidity
MAY 27, 2014 — Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Marine Machinery & Engine Co., Ltd. (MHI-MME) reports that licensee Kobe Diesel has received the first order for the new MHI-MME UEC50LSH-Eco low-speed marine
MAY 23, 2014 — Vard Holdings Limited reports that it has secured a new contract with Island Offshore for the construction of one offshore support vessel of Rolls-Royce design. The value of
MAY 22, 2014 — Rolls-Royce has been contracted to install its Promas Lite propulsion system on four Finnlines ships. Promas Lite is an integrated propeller and rudder system that increases efficiency and
MAY 22, 2014 — Houston based LNG America has selected ABS as the classification society for North America’s first LNG bunker barges, currently being designed by Jensen Maritime. ABS will assist LNG
MAY 22, 2014 — Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK), the world’s largest cruise company, today announced plans to significantly increase installations of its in-house developed exhaust gas cleaning technology
MAY 22, 2014 — MSC Cruises has signed a contract with Fincantieri for the construction of two 5,300 passenger cruise ships, with an option for a third. The ships carry a price
MAY 22, 2014 — The shipbuiders at Damen Shipyard Bergum in the Dutch province of Friesland are not sitting on their laurels after the recent deliveries and christenings of two Damen Combi