Shipowners get passing grade on labor convention compliance

JUNE 8, 2017 — A port state control inspection campaign on compliance with the Maritime Labor Convention (MLC) 2006 has produced a satisfactory overall result, according to Richard Schiferli, Secretary General of

Wartsila and NCLH renew maintenance agreement

JUNE 8, 2017 — Wärtsilä and Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NCLH) have renewed a performance-based service agreement that ensures that the engines on board of 10 NCLH cruise ships run at optimum

Four Stena newbuilds to have bio-repellant antifouling

JUNE 7, 2017 — Stena has signed a contract to coat the hulls of four newbuild RoPax ferries with paint that incorporates the bio-repellent antifouling ingredient Selektope. On order at the AVIC

KHI gets DNV GL AiP for non-spherical LNG tank

JUNE 7, 2017 — DNV GL has awarded Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd (KHI) an Approval in Principle (AiP) for its newly developed non-spherical (Moss) tank. The new tank is a IMO Independent

VIDEO: NASSCO completes eight ship ECO tanker series

JUNE 7, 2017 — General Dynamics NASSCO today delivered the final ECO Class tanker constructed as part of an eight-tanker, two-customer program. The ship, Palmetto State, was delivered to Kinder Morgan subsidiary

Marshall Islands court rules against Frontline

JUNE 7, 2017 — DHT Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:DHT) reports that the High Court of the Marshall Islands has denied a request by John Fredriksen controlled Frontline Ltd. for a preliminary injunction relating

Shipowners look to EU and China to lead on climate

JUNE 7, 2017 — Following the decision by President Donald Trump to withdraw the United States from the Paris Climate Agreement, the European Community Shipowners’ Associations (ECSA) and the International Chamber of

MAN 175D high speed engine gains Type Approvals

JUNE 7, 2017 — MAN Diesel & Turbo reports that its MAN 175D high speed marine engine program has achieved another milestone. Following on from achievements in 2016 that saw it employed

Damen Galati to build two hybrids for BC Ferries

JUNE 7, 2017  — BC Ferries has awarded Damen Shipyards Group a contract to build what it calls “two new minor class vessels” that are scheduled to go into service in 2020.

John Temple named NNS VP of strategic sourcing

JUNE 7, 2017 — Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) reports that John Temple has been appointed vice president of strategic sourcing at the company’s Newport News Shipbuilding division. Mr.Temple, a graduate of the

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