Tekomar takeover adds to ABB’s digital portfolio

OCTOBER 25, 2017 — ABB Turbo Systems Ltd. is to acquire Winterthur, Switzerland, headquartered Tekomar Group Ltd. The acquisition, set to close in fourth quarter 2017, extends ABB’s digital portfolio, adding a

Navieras Armas wavepiercer will have Wärtsilä waterjets

OCTOBER 25, 2017 — The 109 m wavepiercer being built for Spanish ferry operator Naviera Armas at the Incat shipyard in Tasmania will be equipped with Wärtsilä waterjets. This vessel will be

VIDEO: NASSCO christens ESB named for Iwo Jima hero

OCTOBER 22, 2017 —General Dynamics NASSCO shipyard, San Diego, hosted a christening and naming ceremony Saturday, Oct. 21, for the USNS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4). The ship is the Navy’s newest Expeditionary

VIDEO: One dead, one missing in oil barge fire and explosion

OCTOBER 20, 2017 — One person is dead and another person remains missing after a fire on an oil barge that broke out at approximately 4:35 AM this morning and was followed

MAIB report on grounding raises worrying questions about ECDIS

OCTOBER 20, 2017 — A U.K. Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) report into the December 3 2016 grounding of the 4,950 dwt Spanish-flag bulker Muros off the U.K. east coast is raising

Study examines offshore wind potential for Jamaica

OCTOBER 20, 2017 — A Louisiana firm that specializes in engineering and support of oil and gas and offshore wind platforms has been awarded a contract by the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ)

Schulte Marine Concept wins first cruise ship contract

OCTOBER 20, 2017 — Schulte Marine Concept (S.M.C), the project management arm of Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM), working together with Bernhard Schulte Cruise Services (BS Cruise), has won its first cruise ship

U.K. shipyard delivers harbor workboat to Svitzer

OCTOBER 20, 2017 — Southampton Marine Services, Southampton, U.K., has delivered the Bulldog 20 design multipurpose harbor workboat Svitzer Merlin to Maersk Group member Svitzer, which will base the vessel in Milford

Wilson Sons delivers second tug in Damen ASD 2411 quartet

OCTOBER 20, 2017 — Wilson Sons Guarujá, Brazil, shipyard, has delivered the Damen ASD Tug 2411 design SST-Aruá, the second of four tugboats on order for SAAM Smit Towage Brazil. The first

Wärtsilä inks eight ship maintenance agreement with GasLog LNG

OCTOBER 20, 2017 — Wärtsilä has signed a maintenance agreement with Monaco based GasLog LNG Services, covering eight LNG carriers with Wärtsilä dual fuel engines. The agreement covers Dynamic Maintenance Planning (DMP),

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