Queen Elizabeth 2 finally set to open as Dubai hotel

APRIL 17, 2018 — The legendary former Cunard flag ship Queen Elizabeth 2 (QE2) is set to finally open its doors to the public as a hotel in Dubai tomorrow, April 18,

MAN Diesel & Turbo to power 11 MSC mega-box ships

APRIL 17, 2018 — Eleven 23,000 TEU containerships ordered by Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) at two South Korean shipyards will each be equipped with a MAN B&W 11G95ME-C9.5 main engines. MAN Diesel

TAI delivers another foil assisted survey vessel to USACE

APRIL 16, 2018 — New Orleans, LA, based Technology Associates, Inc. (TAI) has completed a contract for the design and construction of another High-Speed Foil Assisted Catamaran Hydrographic Survey Vessel. Named S/V

Naval Dome to protect PCTC fleet against cyber intrusion

APRIL 16, 2018 — Israel based maritime cyber security specialist Naval Dome has confirmed it has signed a contract with Piraeus-based Stamco Ship Management to install its maritime cyber defense system aboard

GAO reports on status of heavy polar icebreaker acquisition

APRIL 16, 2018 — A just released GAO (Government Accountability Office) report — “Status of Coast Guard’s Heavy Polar Icebreaker Acquisition” — notes that the Coast Guard and Navy are preparing to

HII names new VP and NNS chief counsel

APRIL 16, 2018 — Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) reports that Jon Arena has been named vice president and chief counsel of HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding division. He succeeds Jim Gildea, who retired

Solstad Farstad sheds AHTS quartet

APRIL 16, 2018 — Solstad Farstad ASA reports that its wholly owned subsidiary, Deep Sea Supply Shipowning AS, has sold the 6,800 bhp AHTS Sea Badger, delivered in 2011 by India’s ABG

Deal with lenders agreed, Coco Vroon steps down from CEO role

APRIL 16, 2018 — Coco Vroon is stepping down as CEO of Netherlands based shipowner Vroon Group. His decision came after the company reported that it had reached an agreement with its

Portable testing device available for fuel sulfur content

APRIL 16, 2018 — Littlehampton, U.K., based Parker Kittiwake has just launched the X-Ray Fluorescence Analyzer (XRF), a portable testing device that, among other parameters, measures the sulfur content in fuel. The

San Francisco’s Red and White Fleet switches to renewable fuel

APRIL 13, 2018 — San Francisco tour boat operator Red and White Fleet has switched its entire fleet of vessels from operating on conventional, petroleum based diesel fuel to using Neste MY

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