ABB wins breakthrough automation order in China

NOVEMBER 16, 2018 — ABB has won its first marine automation system contract for a cruise ferry in China, with addition of of the ABB Ability System 800xA to the technology package

Rolls-Royce gets $40.8 million LCAC engine contract mod

NOVEMBER 16, 2018 — Rolls-Royce Corp., Indianapolis, IN, has been awarded a $40,890,720 modification to a previously awarded contract for the procurement of 20 production MT7 marine turbine engines for Landing Craft,

Tidewater, GulfMark merger creates OSV giant

NOVEMBER 15, 2018 — Offshore services giant Tidewater Inc. (NYSE: TDW) today announced the successful completion of its merger with GulfMark Offshore, Inc., after the relevant proposals were approved by over 99%

Paris MOU names Luc Smulders as its new Secretary General

NOVEMBER 15, 2018 — Mr. Luc Smulders has been appointed as the new Secretary General at the Secretariat of the Paris Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control. He succeeds Mr. Richard

McDermott celebrates sail away of giant production platform

NOVEMBER 15, 2018 — McDermott International, Inc. (NYSE: MDR) has hosted an event at its fabrication yard in Altamira, Tamaulipas, Mexico, celebrating the sail away of the PEMEX Exploración y Producción PB-Abkatun-A2

Meyer Turku starts production of first Carnival XL class ship

NOVEMBER 15, 2018 — A traditional steel cutting ceremony at the Meyer Turku shipyard in Finland today marked the start of construction on Carnival Cruise Line’s newest and largest class of vessel,

Corvus battery solution picked for advanced hybrid fishing vessel

NOVEMBER 15, 2018 — Ålesund, Norway, headquartered ACEL AS has selected the Corvus Orca energy storage system (ESS) for installation in a new hybrid long line fishing vessel under construction at Norway’s

Inmarsat adds new components to its cyber security service

NOVEMBER 15, 2018 — Inmarsat has added two new components to its Fleet Secure maritime cyber security service: a multi-layered endpoint security solution, Fleet Secure Endpoint, and a training app for mobile

VIDEO: NYK unveils emissions-free concept ship

NOVEMBER 14, 2018 — Japan’s NYK Group has unveiled its concept of the “NYK Super Eco Ship 2050” incorporating innovative technologies that will result in an emission-free vessel. Among them? Replacing propellers

Vessel Incidental Discharge Act passes Senate by 94-6 vote

NOVEMBER 14, 2018 — In a move welcomed by the American Waterways Operators, the Vessel Incidental Discharge Act (VIDA) passed the Senate today by a bipartisan vote of 94-6 as part of

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