New Inmarsat service set for GMDSS approval

MARCH 6, 2018 — Fleet Safety from Inmarsat, a new service incorporating FleetBroadband and a Maritime Safety Terminal (MST) is on track for Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) recognition at

Bureau Veritas names new passenger ship and ferry project leader

MARCH 6, 2018 — Classification society Bureau Veritas has appointed Andreas Ullrich as Global Market Leader, Passenger Ships & Ferries, succeeding Jean-Jacques Juenet, who retires in April. “This is a very important

Lockheed Martin gets $481 million FMS long-lead contract for MMSC

MARCH 5, 2018 — Lockheed Martin Corp., Baltimore, Md, is being awarded a $481,169,145 Naval Sea Systems Comman contract action for long lead time material in support of the construction of four

Fincantieri to stretch and upgrade Grimaldi cruise ferry duo

MARCH 5, 2018 — Fincantieri and the Naples headquartered Grimaldi Group have signed a letter of intent covering the lengthening and refurbishment program of the cruise ferries Cruise Roma and Cruise Barcelona.

Coast Guard issues new NVIC on Ballast Water Management

MARCH 5, 2018 — The U.S. Coast Guard’s offices of Operating and Environmental Standards and Commercial Vessel Compliance report the availability of Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circular 01-18. It deals with “Ballast

Hyundai Heavy reports breakthrough in shipbuilding robotics

MARCH 5, 2018 — South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries has developed a robotic system capable of automatically forming a shell plate with various shapes (three-dimensional curved surface). The shipbuilder says its Songming

Damen merges its Marine Components and Van der Velden units

MARCH 5, 2018 — Damen Marine Components (DMC) and Van der Velden Marine Systems (VDVMS) recently announced a merger and have been operating as Damen Marine Components Netherlands (DMC NL) since the

Fjord1 orders seven more battery powered ferries

MARCH 5, 2018 — Norwegian ferry operator Fjord1 has signed contracts with Havyard Group for the design of seven battery-powered ferries, five of which will be built at the company’s own shipyard

Wärtsilä launches Eniram Mobile

MARCH 5, 2018 — Wärtsilä subsidiary Eniram has launched Eniram Mobile to offer decision making support in real time via mobile notifications. It has been developed in cooperation with Royal Caribbean Cruises to

Nakilat adds two more LNG carriers to JV with Maran

MARCH 4, 2018 — Doha, Qatar, headquartered Nakilat (Qatar Gas Transport Company) has expanded its joint venture partnership with Greek shipping company Maran Ventures Inc., to include two additional LNG vessels. The

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