Virgin Cruises plans to make waves
DECEMBER 4, 2014 —If anyone in the cruise industry has been getting too comfortable, Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Group and private equity group Bain Capital have decided to send them a wake
DECEMBER 4, 2014 —If anyone in the cruise industry has been getting too comfortable, Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Group and private equity group Bain Capital have decided to send them a wake
DECEMBER 4, 2014 —Shell has ordered a 6,500 cu.m LNG (liquefied natural gas) bunkering vessel from South Korean shipbuilder STX Offshore & Shipbuilding to deliver to LNG-fueled vessels in northwest Europe. The
DECEMBER 3, 2014 — Danish naval architect consultancy OSK-ShipTech A/S and China’s Guangzhou Shipyard International have signed a contract to continue design work on a new RoPax ferry recently ordered by Sweden’s
DECEMBER 3, 2014 —The Government of Canada has awarded a $5.9 million contract to Northern Transportation Company Limited for Vessel Life Extension (VLE) and refit work for Canadian Coast Guard ship CCGS
DECEMBER 3, 2014 — Anaheim, CA, based Willard Marine, Inc., has entered into an exclusive licensing agreement with SeaArk Marine, Inc., Monticello, AK, to build all of its commercial and military boat
DECEMBER 3, 2014 — Delivered to the National Science Foundation by shipbuilder Marinette Marine Corporation earlier this year, the ice-capable research ship Sikuliaq is powered by a total of four MTU Series
DECEMBER 3, 2014 —John Deere Power Systems (JDPS) is exhibiting an auxiliary power unit equipped with a PowerTech Plus 9.0L industrial diesel engine that meets U.S. EPA Marine Tier 3 emissions regulations
DECEMBER 2, 2014 —A prosecutor in Groseto, Italy, plans to request over 20 years in prison for ex Costa Concordia captain Francesco Schettino for causing the January 2012 wreck that claimed 32
DECEMBER 2, 2014 — Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) reports that Bharat Amin has been appointed vice president and chief information officer for the company’s Newport News Shipbuilding division. Mr. Amin joins Newport
DECEMBER 2, 2014 — Hamburg, Germany, headquartered Hapag-Lloyd and Valparaiso, Chile, headquartered Chilean Compañía Sud Americana de Vapores (CSAV) have completed a merger that will create the fourth largest container liner shipping