MAN Diesel & Turbo in new agreement with JFE

MARCH 11, 2016 — Japan’s JFE Engineering Corporation has entered a new cooperation agreement with MAN Diesel & Turbo. It covers the manufacture of MAN 32/44CR, 35/44DF, 48/60CR and 51/60DF four-stroke engines

World’s largest cruise ship departs for sea trials

MARCH 10, 2016 — The world’s largest cruise thus far, the 5,497 passenger Harmony of the Seas, departed shipbuilder STX France’s Saint-Nazaire, France, shipyard today assisted by six tugs and headed for

Davie makes new unsolicited bid to build polar icebreaker

MARCH 10, 2016 — The Canadian Press news agency is reporting that Quebec shipbuilder Chantier Davie Canada, Inc. has submitted an unsolicited bid to the Canadian Government, worth potentially up to $1

Incat Crowther designs new generation tour vessel

MARCH 10, 2015 — A 220 passenger, 35 m catamaran currently under construction by Tasmanian shipbuilder Richardson Devine Marine (RDM) has been codeveloped by Incat Crowther and owner World Heritage Cruises (WHC).

First U.S. ethane shipment heads for Europe

MARCH 10, 2015 — The JS Ineos Intrepid departed Sunoco Logistics Marcus Hook terminal near Philadelphia yesterday bound for Rafnes in Norway carrying 27,500 cu.m of ethane. The Marcellus Shale natural gas

Norway eyes submarine replacement program

MARCH 9, 2016 — Norway is looking to replace its Ula-class submarines which will reach the ends of their expected lives in the 2020s. The six Ula-class submarines were built at the

Sembcorp Marine ups stake in Gravifloat

MARCH 9, 2016 — Singapore’s Sembcorp Marine Ltd has acquired an additional 44% equity stake in LNG terminal solutions provider Gravifloat AS for US$38 million. This brings its stake in Gravifloat to

Rolls-Royce propulsion for LNG fueled fish food carrier

MARCH 8, 2016 — Rolls-Royce has signed a $6.5 million contract with Tersan Shipyard in Turkey to supply a Liquefied Natural Gas propulsion package for the 81.5 m x 16.5 m LNG

V. Group acquires Bibby Ship Management

MARCH 8, 2016 — V.Group has acquired Bibby Ship Management, part of the Bibby Line Group.Bibby Ship Management services all types of vessels and has particular strengths in the management of offshore

Cyprus Maritime Academy gets access to BSM training center

MARCH 7, 2016 — In what’s seen as a boost for Cyprus’s “Blue Growth” program, the University of Nicosia Maritime Academy is to have full access to Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement’s state-of-the-art Maritime

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