Inmarsat introduces next generation safety service

NOVEMBER 17, 2017 — Marking a key stage in upgrading the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS), satellite communications provider Inmarsat has launched a new service for Maritime Safety Information Providers

MSC Cruises celebrates double event at STX France

NOVEMBER 16, 2017 — MSC Cruises yesterday staged a double event at shipbuilder STX France: A traditional coin ceremony for the Meraviglia class MSC Bellissima and cutting of the first steel for

Norwegian contracts MAN PrimeServ for SOLAS insulation upgrades

NOVEMBER 16, 2017 — MAN PrimeServ, MAN Diesel & Turbo’s after-sales division, has booked an order from Norwegian Cruise Line for SOLAS (Safety of Life at Sea) insulation upgrades for 44 engines,

Walk-to-work vessel starts outfitting at Ulstein Verft

NOVEMBER 16, 2017 — The hull of a new SX195 walk-to-work vessel on order for Den Helder, Netherlands, based Acta Marine has now arrived at Ulstein Verft AS, Norway, from Poland. Outfitting

Ships that don’t meet sulfur limit could be deemed “unseaworthy”

NOVEMBER 16, 2017 — Edmund Hughes, Head of Air Pollution and Energy Efficiency at IMO’s Marine Environment Division, reminded delegates at an Athens conference this week that the 0.50% limit on sulfur

Conrad reports third quarter results

NOVEMBER 16, 2017 — Morgan City, LA, headquartered Conrad Industries, Inc. (OTC Pink Sheets: CNRD.PK) today reported its third quarter and nine months 2017 financial results and backlog at September 30, 2017.

Wärtsilä propulsion solution chosen for advanced purse seiner

NOVEMBER 16, 2017 — Wärtsilä has booked a further fishing sector order for a fully integrated propulsion solution. It comes from Scotland’s Lunar Fishing Company Ltd, which is replacing its existing purse

Vigor books $8.5 million MSC order

NOVEMBER 15, 2017 — Vigor Marine LLC, Portland, OR, is being awarded an $8,523,020 firm-fixed-price contract for a 42-calendar day shipyard availability for the mid-term availability of USNS Henry J.Kaiser (T-AO 187).

INTTRA adds new cloud-based offerings

NOVEMBER 15, 2017 — Ocean shipping electronic marketplace INTTRA has added two new cloud-based products and enhancements. The first is a new Container Forecasting and Allocation Solutions Tool (C-FAST) for freight forwarders

Eastern Shipbuilding will use FORAN for OPC build

NOVEMBER 15, 2017 — Spanish engineering and technology group SENER reports that Panama City, FL-based Eastern Shipbuilding Group (ESG) will use its FORAN shipbuilding CAD/CAM/CAE system to build the new class of

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