R-R to design and equip stern trawler for Icelandic owner

JUNE 30, 2017 — Rolls-Royce has won a contract to design and equip a new Rolls-Royce NVC 375 WP stern trawler for Icelandic fishing company HB Grandi. The vessel will be built

Singapore Shipping Association adds new faces to Council

JUNE 30, 2017 — The Singapore Shipping Association (SSA) says that new faces on its Council are bringing on board expertise to complement and strengthen the core group. At its annual general

ECSA concerned by continued Gulf of Guinea piracy

JUNE 30, 2017 — European shipowners are concerned about the continued piracy, armed robbery attacks and kidnapping for ransom events in the Gulf of Guinea (GoG), and particularly off Nigeria. According to

Global Industry Alliance aims to move shipping to low carbon future

JUNE 29, 2017 — Leading shipowners and operators, classification societies, engine and technology builders and suppliers, big data providers, and oil companies have signed up to a new Global Industry Alliance (GIA) to

HII announces leadership changes at Newport News Shipbuilding

JUNE 29, 2017 — Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) reports several leadership changes at its Newport News Shipbuilding division. Lucas Hicks has been promoted to vice president of construction for the aircraft carrier

Largest ever Chinese-built box ship has ABB turbochargers

JUNE 29, 2017 — The main and auxiliary engines of the largest containership ever built in China have ABB turbochargers. The 20,000 TEU COSCO Shipping Taurus was launched last month by Shanghai

Cooper Group picks ABS for Subchapter M compliance

JUNE 29, 2017 — Classification society ABS has been awarded a Third Party Organization (TPO) contract by the Cooper Group of Companies to support compliance with U.S. Coast Guard Subchapter M requirements.

Vancouver ferry service to get a third Damen SeaBus

JUNE 29, 2017 — TransLink, the Metro Vancouver regional transportation authority, has signed a contract with the Damen Shipyards Group for an additional SeaBus, to ferry passengers between downtown Vancouver and North

lsland Offshore order at Kawasaki has not been canceled

JUNE 29, 2017 — Contrary to our earlier report, Kawasaki Heavy Industries has not canceled the offshore vessel order placed in 2014 by Island Offshore, in which the Chouest and Ulstein families

Metalock Denmark now MAN PrimeServ On-site Recovery

JUNE 29, 2017 — Metalock Denmark, a global specialist in field-machining for the marine, wind and industry segments, has changed its name to MAN PrimeServ On-site Recovery, becoming a full member of

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