Transocean to acquire Ocean Rig for $2.7 billion

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018 — Offshore drilling contractors Transocean Ltd. (NYSE: RIG) and Ocean Rig UDW Inc. (NASDAQ: ORIG) report that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which Transocean will

Thordon adds propeller shaft alignment to service and support offerings

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018 — Burlington, Ontario, headquartered Thordon Bearings has added propeller shaft alignment to the services offerered by its Global Service & Support division. The new addition completes the company’s service

Inmarsat and Danelec launch new maritime IoT service

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018 — Inmarsat has unveiled Fleet Data, a new Internet of Things (IoT) service that will enable shipowners and managers to access and analyze real-time onboard data more efficiently, and

Alfa Laval introduces new large UV reactor to PureBallast 3 range

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018 — Targeting tankers and other vessels with large ballast water flows, Alfa Laval is introducing a new UV reactor size to the Alfa Laval PureBallast 3 family of ballast

MAN adds LPG burning engine to two-stroke dual-fuel line-up

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018 — At a ceremony at its PrimeServ facility in Copenhagen, Denmark, before a group of shipowners, shipbuilders, designers, and the international media, MAN Energy Solutions unveiled its latest two-stroke engine,

Xavier Beale promoted to VP of Trades at Newport News Shipbuilding

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018 — Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) reports that Xavier Beale has been promoted to vice president of trades at the company’s Newport News Shipbuilding division. He will succeed Ray Bagley,

Viking LIne starts construction of next generation cruise ferry

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018 — Åland, Finland, headquartered Viking Line reports that production of its next generation LNG fueled cruise ferry has started with a traditional steel cutting ceremony at the Xiamen Shipbuilding

ABS publishes 3D printing guidance notes

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018 — Classification society ABS has published the ABS Guidance Notes on Additive Manufacturing, establishing a consistent approach to three dimensional printing of marine and offshore materials and equipment. “As

VIDEO: 905 ton superlift takes CVN 79 to 50% completion

SEPTEMBER 1, 2018 — Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (NYSE:HII) Newport News Shipbuilding division has reached the midpoint in the construction of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) following the installation

NTSB reports on 2017 towboat sinking while fueling

AUGUST 31, 2018 — The National Transportation Safety Board has issued its report on the August 23, 2017, sinking of the 1977-built Triple S Marine LLC towing vessel Gracie Claire while moored

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