Fishing vessel’s power modes include hybrid system

MARCH 25, 2014 — Norway’s Herøyhav AS, has taken delivery of a 69.95-m trawler/purse seiner from Karstensens Shipyard, Denmark, that has a very flexible propulsion package offering a number of fuel-saving power

Becker Cross Over Rudder promises major fuel savings

MARCH 25, 2014 — Although the inflow to the ship’s rudder area is mostly unfavorable to hydrodynamic efficiency, Becker Marine Systems, Hamburg, Germany, has developed a high-tech Cross Over Rudder that converts

Inmarsat data used to determine fate of lost plane

MARCH 25, 2014 — It was analysis of data from Inmarsat communications that enabled the Prime Minister of Malaysia, Mr. Najib Razak (left), to announce that the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370

MHI to record huge loss on AIDA cruise ships

MARCH 24, 2014 — The two cruise ships that Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries is building for AIDA Cruises may come out of the shipyard emblazoned with AIDA’s kissy face grins, but bean

Wärtsilä extends DF engine line

MARCH 24, 2014 — Wärtsilä has introduced the new Wärtsilä 46DF, extending its dual fuel engine line by covering the power range from 6.2 MW to 18.3 MW at 600 rpm. The

Meyer Werft cuts first steel for Norwegian Escape

MARCH 21, 2014 — The first steel was cut at Meyer Werft, Papenburg, Germany yesterday for the construction of Norwegian Escape, the first of two new Breakaway Plus Class cruise ships for

Rescue craft to have WhisperPower generators

MARCH 21, 2014 — WhisperPower, Drachten, the Netherlands, reports that Germany’s Fassmer shipyard has ordered its systems for three 28 m high speed rescue vessels it is building for the Deutsche Gesellschaft

DNV GL opens new Vietnam office

MARCH 21, 2014 — Classification society DNV GL has moved into a new office in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam following an opening ceremony by His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon of

Another guilty plea in Glenn case

MARCH 20, 2014 — Alex Wisidagama, a citizen of Singapore formerly employed by Glenn Defense Marine Asia (GDMA), pleaded guilty March 18 to one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States

Fined for using unlicensed foreign officers on U.S.-flag vessels

MARCH 19, 2014 — Coast Guard Sector Guam has levied fines against the South Pacific Tuna Corporation for eight separate violations of Title 46 United States Code, Section 8304 for using unlicensed

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