Pride is first Norwegian Cruise Lines ship with scrubbers

OCTOBER 29, 2013 — The first Norwegian Cruise Line (NASDAQ: NCLH) ship to be equipped with exhaust gas scrubbers will be its U.S.-flag Pride of America, which is Hawaii (and thus North

Damen Galati delivers third PSV 3300 in series

OCTOBER 29, 2013 — Damen Shipyards Galati, Romania, has handed over the third Platform Supply Vessel in a series of six under construction for World Wide Supply of Norway. World Pearl is

Zamakona wins “Best Spanish Ship” award

OCTOBER 29, 2013 — Spanish shipbuilder Zamakona Yards has won the prestigious “Best Spanish Ship Built in 2012” award of the Association of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers in Spain (AINE ).

Vroon declares options for two more PX121 PSVs

OCTOBER 29, 2013 — Ulstein is to supply COSCO (Guang Dong) Shipyard Co. Ltd, China, with ship design, power and control equipment and on-site follow-up services for two further X-bowed PX121 platform

MEO to take Svitzer stake in Thailand’s UWT

OCTOBER 29, 2013 — Singapore based Miclyn Express Offshore (ASX:MIO) reports that it has executed a sale and purchase agreement to acquire the 50% stake in Thailand’s Uniwise Towage Limited (UWT) held

Chouest crew kidnappings are part of worrying trend

OCTOBER 28, 2013 —The two U.S. citizens kidnapped from Chouest’s C-Retriever are not the first seafarers to be seized off Nigeria, and not the first Chouest crew to be captured. Back in

USC to take total ownership of Helsinki Shipyard

OCTOBER 28, 2013 — The Russian state-owned United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) is to take full ownership of the Arctech Helsinki shipyard from STX Finland, according to Russian financial newspaper Kommersant, which says

Scorpio Tankers rolls VLGC newbuilds into Dorian LPG

OCTOBER 28, 2013 — Emanuele Lauro’s Scorpio Tankers Inc. (NYSE: STNG), which has been on a VLGC ordering spree (see earlier story) today announced that it has entered into an agreement with

Ingalls Shipbuilding christens fourth NSC

OCTOBER 28, 2013 — Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (NYSE:HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division christened the National Security Cutter (NSC) Hamilton (WMSL 753) Saturday. Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Robert J. Papp Jr. was the keynote

Kiel Canal closed by collision

OCTOBER 28, 2013 — Germany’s Kiel Canal (Nord-Ostsee-Kanal) was closed this morning following an early morning collision between the coastal tanker Siderfly and the gas tanker Coral Ivory. The collision left the

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