Samsung Heavy books order for six MSC mega box ships

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017 — In a regulatory filing today, South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries Co, said it had won a 1.1 billion-won (US$968 million) deal to build six containerships for delivery

MTU at work on engines with electrically assisted turbocharging

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017 — By 2021, MTU plans to start offer engines with electrically-assisted turbocharging. “Electrically-assisted charging is a milestone on the way to the hybridizing of the engine. Using this technology,

Elliott Bay Design Group wins LaDOTD contract

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017 —The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (LaDOTD) has awarded Elliott Bay Design Group (EBDG) an on-call service contract for naval architecture and marine engineering service. Under the scope

OceanSaver BWMS to be part of TeamTec portfolio

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017 — Risør, Norway, headquartered IMS Group is to acquire all intellectual property, certificates and assets of OceanSaver. On September 20, IMS group signed a purchase agreement with the OceanSaver

VIDEO: Carnival to build fourth ship for Cunard

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017 — Fincantieri and Carnival Corporation & plc have signed a memorandum of agreement (MoA) for construction of a next-generation cruise ship for Cunard. To be built at Fincantieri’s Monfalcone

Innovation in well work over gets ABS approval

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017 — A cantilever system developed by Abu Dhabi based Gulf Marine Services (GMS) has received ABS design approval and certification. Installed on the self-elevating support vessel (SESV) GMS Evolution,

Detyens wins $8.1 million USNS Spearhead (T-EPF 1) contract

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017 — Detyens Shipyards Inc., Charleston, South Carolina, is being awarded an $8,115,494 contract for a 69-calendar day shipyard availability for the regular overhaul and drydocking of USNS Spearhead (T-EPF

Transocean to retire six floaters, take $1.4 billion hit

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017 — Transocean Ltd. (NYSE:RIG) says it intends to retire the ultra-deepwater floaters GSF Jack Ryan, Sedco Energy, Sedco Express, Cajun Express, and Deepwater Pathfinder, and the deepwater floater Transocean

Trump targets ports, shipping in new North Korea sanctions

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017 —A new executive order signed by President Trump yesterday aims to cut North Korea out of the international banking system and targets its major industries, ports and shipping. Among

Saga Cruises orders second ship at Meyer Werft

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017 — U.K. based Saga Cruises is to add a second newbuild cruise ship to its fleet. Like its first newbuild, Spirit of Discovery which is set for delivery by

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