Small fire on Freedom of the Seas gets big headlines
JULY 23, 2015 — These days, everyone with a cell phone is a videographer, so what looks to have been a minor fire aboard a cruise ship was all over the network
JULY 23, 2015 — These days, everyone with a cell phone is a videographer, so what looks to have been a minor fire aboard a cruise ship was all over the network
JULY 21, 2015—Espoo, Finland-headquartered Evac will supply its total waste management system to the world’s largest civilian hospital ship, the Atlantic Mercy. The new 37,000 gt flagship of the Mercy Ships fleet
JULY 21, 2015 — Darmstadt, Germany, based Li-Ion (lithium ion) battery specialist Akasol GmbH says it has formed a development partnership with Rolls-Royce’s MTU Friedrichshafen GmbH unit. The partnership is aimed at
JULY 20, 2015 — Lloyd’s Register North America, Inc. (LR) has teamed with Penn Oak Energy Corp., Scottsdale, AZ, to help companies raise the capital needed to retrofit to LNG fueling and
JULY 20, 2015 — DNV GL reports that the LNGreen joint industry project has been completed. The partners — DNV GL and industry specialists from GTT, shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) and
JULY 20, 2015 — A leading P&I insurer is warning that concerns continue to be raised by the increasing demands for ships to use low sulfur fuels. “There are increasing demands on
JULY 20, 2015 — When Genting Hong Kong (GHK) acquired Crystal Cruises back in March (see earlier story), Genting HK Chairman and CEO Tan Sri Lim Kok Thay said that Genting would
JULY 17, 2015 — A pair of 43 m Incat Crowther design monohull dive support vessels currently under construction at Brazil’s Arpoadar Engenharia shipyard have been ordered by Oceanica Offshore for service
JULY 17, 2015 — Crowley Maritime Corp.’s 2015-2016 Thomas B. Crowley Sr. Memorial Scholarships have helped to further educational opportunities for four students of Massachusetts Maritime Academy (MMA). The four recipients, Bryan
JULY 17, 2015 — Cargotec’s MacGregor unit has secured new MacGregor Onboard Care (MOC) service and support agreements with shipping fleet operators, ship management companies and port terminal link spans. They include