TOTE orders two LNG fueled containerships from NASSCO

DECEMBER 4, 2012 — General Dynamics NASSCO, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), reports that it has finalized a contract with TOTE, Inc., for the design and construction of

Cummins launches Tier 3 diesel line

DECEMBER 4, 2012 — Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI) will be launching its full Tier 3 line of diesel engines for the commercial marine industry, from 6.7 to 60 liters, at the International

Viking Ocean orders two more cruise ships at Fincantieri

DECEMBER 4, 2012 — Viking Ocean Cruises, sister company of Viking River Cruises, has signed a Memorandum of Agreement with Fincantieri for the construction of two more ocean cruise ships with an

Basic Offshore picks new Havyard design for PSV newbuilds

DECEMBER 4, 2012 — Singapore-based Basic Offshore has placed an order with China Guangzhou-Huangpu Shipbuilding for two 84.5 m x 17.6 m platform supply vessels plus options for six more. The 4,200

Naftogaz orders Black Sea semis at Keppel FELS

DECEMBER 4, 2012 — Singapore’s Keppel FELS Limited (Keppel FELS), a wholly owned subsidiary of Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd (Keppel O&M), has signed a contract with  Naftogaz of Ukraine (Naftogaz), to

Donjon pumps play vital part in Sandy response

DECEMBER 4, 2012 — The response to Hurricane Sandy called for a lot of pumping capacity and a large part of it came from Donjon Marine Co. Inc., Hillside, N.J. Donjon currently

BAE Systems Mobile lays dump scow keel

DECEMBER 4, 2012 — BAE Systems Mobile, Alabama, shipyard has marked a milestone in the construction of the first of two dump scows for Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company. Employees and

Workers hospitalized after jack-up tilts at Jurong Shipyard

DECEMBER 3, 2012 — Eighty-nine workers were hospitalized this morning after the newbuild jack-up rig Noble Regina Allen tilted during a jacking test at Sembcorp Marine’s Jurong Shipyard, Singapore. There were no

No resolution yet in LA Long Beach port strike negotiations

DECEMBER 3, 2012 — Talks to end the six-day strike at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach intensified over the weekend, but with no resolution. In a statement issued yesterday,

Rickmers partners with Oaktree to build containerships

DECEMBER 3, 2012 — “Against the background of the continued crisis in ship financing, Oaktree and Rickmers are presenting a new way of cooperation between private equity and the shipping sector for

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