USS names 2014 AOTOS honorees

JUNE 17, 2014 — The United Seamen’s Service says that its 2014 Admiral of the Ocean Sea Awards (AOTOS) will be presented to Stephen Cotton, General Secretary of the International Transport Workers’

Law firm Fowler Rodriguez elects four partners

JUNE 17, 2014 — New Orleans, LA, headquartered law firm Fowler Rodriguez is expanding its strength as one of the largest maritime law firms in the U.S. by electing to partnership attorneys

Linde to supply icebreaker LNG fuel tanks

JUNE 17, 2014 — Sweden’s Linde Group has been awarded a contract by Arctech Helsinki Shipyard of Finland to build an LNG fuel gas system for the new icebreaker it is building

Australian mining giant orders VLOC quartet

JUNE 17, 2014 — Australia’s Fortescue Metals Group Ltd (ASX: FMG), the world’s fourth largest producer of iron ore, has signing of a contract with an undisclosed Chinese shipyard for the construction

China torpedoes P3 alliance plans

JUNE 17, 2014 — China’s Ministry of Commerce said today that it would not approve plans for the P3 operational vessel sharing network that containership operators MSC, CMA CGM and Maersk Line

ABB systems picked for Yamal ARC7 LNG carriers

JUNE 17, 2014 — ABB is supply electrical power and propulsion systems for the first of up to 16 LNG carriers being built to transport LNG from the Yamal peninsula in Northwest

Two Wärtsilä two-strokes complete tests

JUNE 17, 2014 — The Wärtsilä X72 and Wärtsilä X62 two-stroke engines have recently successfully passed important tests verifying various performance criteria. The Wärtsilä X72 and Wärtsilä X62 engines cover the mid-bore

Tanker escort rule finalized for Prince William Sound

JUNE 16, 2014—The U.S. Coast Guard final rule on escort requirements for certain tankers operating on the waters of Prince William Sound, Alaska,  was published on June 13, 2014 in the Federal Register.This

Tests confirm fuel savings with ABB Onboard DC Grid

JUNE 16, 2014 — ABB has released the results of third-party measurements and tests verifying that its Onboard DC Grid helps vessels reduce their fuel consumption, cut noise and trim their environmental

BIW awarded $11.7 million for LCS 4 PSA planning

JUNE 15, 2014 — General Dynamics Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, is being awarded $11,715,565 for cost-plus-award-fee modification 0001 to the previously awarded order (N00024-13-G-2316) to provide engineering and management efforts in

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