Maersk drillships have ultra-fast black out restarts

NOVEMBER 14, 2014 — Four drillships under construction for Maersk Drilling at South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries will have main generator engines with a black-out start time of just 8.5 seconds.

Wärtsilä to retrofit Ro-Pax with scrubber system

NOVEMBER 13, 2013 — Wärtsilä is to retrofit an exhaust gas cleaning system to TT-Line’s Ro-Pax vessel Robin Hood. The retrofit is part of the German-Swedish ferry operator’s Green Ship strategy. The

Maersk Line Ltd MSC contract is worth potential $143 million

NOVEMBER 13, 2013 — Maersk Line Limited (MLL), Norfolk, VA, was recently awarded a $73,677,038 firm-fixed-price contract by the Military Sealift Command (MSC) for the time charter of one U.S.-flagged, twin-shaft vessel

Strategic launches first vessel from its Vietnam shipyard

NOVEMBER 13, 2013 — Henderson, Western Australia, headquartered shipbuilder Strategic Marine has launched the Shanna, the first of two 45-m Ropax catamaran ferries for Oman’s National Ferries Company. The vessel is the

Aegean swoops on Hess bunkering business

NOVEMBER 13, 2013 — Aegean Marine Petroleum Network Inc. (NYSE: ANW) reports that it has entered into an agreement to acquire the U.S. East Coast bunkering business of Hess Corporation (NYSE: HES). 

Norwegian Cruise Line opts for Resolve simulator training

NOVEMBER 13, 2013 — Resolve Maritime Academy says it has been chosen as Norwegian Cruise Line’s preferred provider of all simulator-based training courses, along with additional safety courses, which are set to

C-Retriever two released by pirates

NOVEMBER 12, 2013 — At today’s State Department daily press briefing in Washington, D.C., spokesperson Jen Psaki confirmed the release of the Captain and Chief Engineer kidnapped by pirates from the Edison

Yarmouth – Portsmouth ferry service to be reborn

NOVEMBER 12, 2013 — The Province of Nova Scotia today announced it has signed an agreement with Quest Navigation, Inc. and Singapore shipbuilder ST Marine Ltd. to re-establish the Yarmouth, N.S. –

London court rules for Algoma in shipbuilding case

NOVEMBER 12, 2013 — St. Catharines, Ontario, headquartered Algoma Central Corporation says it has been advised that the Commercial Court in London, England, has rejected a request by Jiangxi Jiangzhou Union Shipbuilding

Seabulk orders third Jones Act tanker at NASSCO

NOVEMBER 12, 2013 — Seabulk Tankers, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of SEACOR Holdings Inc. (NYSE: CKH), has entered into a contract with General Dynamics NASSCO, a wholly owned subsidiary of General

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