Wind farm support vessel is Volvo Penta IPS equipped

MARCH 13, 2014 — CTruk Boats Ltd., Brightlingsea, Essex, England, CTruk has delivered its first Volvo Penta IPS-equipped workboat to tender services and crewboat charter company Sima Charters of the Netherlands. According

Rand Logistics completes $212.5 million refinancing

MARCH 13, 2014 — Great Lakes bulk vessel operator Rand Logistics, Inc. (NASDAQ: RLOG) reports it has completed a $212.5 million financing comprised of a $140.0 million senior secured credit facility and

HFO set to remain dominant marine fuel

MARCH 13, 2014 — Research from Lloyd’s Register and University College London’s Energy Institute on the future energy mix in shipping indicates that, by 2030, in all scenarios heavy fuel oil remains

ClassNK classes its first U.S.-flag ship

MARCH 13, 2014 — Classification society ClassNK has classed its first United States-flagged ship. The vessel is the MT SLNC PAX (ex Bomar Eris, ex Ruth Theresa). Owned by Schuyler Line Navigation

Nordic Maritime gets seismic contract off Indian coast

MARCH 12, 2014 — Singapore-based Nordic Maritime has been awarded a $23.5 million contract to provide 3D marine seismic data acquisition and processing services off the coast of Andhra Pradesh, India, to

Damen to build second DOC 8500 cable layer

MARCH 11, 2014 — DeepOcean UK, a subsidiary of DeepOcean Group Holding BV, has entered into a seven year charter agreement with Maersk Supply Services, for a newbuild next generation cable lay

Sembawang Shipyard to revitalize Voyager

MARCH 11, 2014 — Sembcorp Marine’s Sembawang Shipyard is to carry out a S$25 million revitalization of Royal Caribbean International’s cruise ship Voyager of the Seas. “We are very pleased to be

Navy awards LCS contracts worth $1.3 billion

MARCH 11, 2014 — Though there may be questions about how many littoral combat ships the Navy ultimately acquires, the FY 2014 program is rolling right along. The Pentagon yesterday awarded contracts

Rolls-Royce to take Daimler stake in MTU parent

MARCH 10, 2014 — Rolls-Royce is to acquire Daimler AG’s 50% shareholding in Rolls-Royce Power Systems (RRPS). The company, whose brands include MTU, previously operated as Tognum AG and is headquartered in

UASC adds 17th LNG-ready box ship to HHI order

MARCH 10, 2014 — Dubai headquartered United Arab Shipping Company (UASC) has exercised a final option at South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries, adding an additional 18,000 TEU containership to eleven 14,000 TEU

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