Fincantieri delivers third cruise yacht to du Ponant

JULY 1, 2013 — French yacht cruise specialist Compagnie du Ponant has taken delivery of Le Soléal. the third of three super-luxury French-flag cruise ships, from Fincantieri’s Ancona, Italy, shipyard today. The

Seadrill-Sapura JV wins $2.7 billion Petrobras contract

JUNE 28, 2013 — Seadrill Limited  and Malaysia’s SapuraKencana Petroleum Berhad today announced that their jointly owned entity, Sapura Navegação Marítima S.A., Brazil has been awarded a contract from Petrobras to charter

EC seeks ship CO2 monitoring and reporting requirement

JUNE 28, 2013 —  Get used to the abbreviation “MRV.” It means “monitoring, reporting and verification” and the European Commission today proposed a regulation which would establish an EU-wide system for the

MAN Diesel and Turbo package for Rieber seismic ship

JUNE 28, 2013 — MAN Diesel & Turbo is to supply of 8L32/44CR B.2 engines as part of a complete propulsion package to power the Ice Class 1A* seismic vessel recently ordered

Singapore owner picks Wärtsilä for 24 newbuilds

JUNE 28, 2013 — Wärtsilä is supplying propulsion packages for 24 new vessels being built for the Singapore based China Navigation Co. Pte. Ltd (CNCo) at the Chengxi and Zhejiang Ouhua shipyards

ABB wins $20 million FPSO order from Cosco Nantong

JUNE 28, 2013 – ABB has won a $20 million contract to provide power and automation technologies to a floating production, storage and offloading vessel (FPSO) built by Chinese shipbuilder COSCO Nantong

Senate confirms Foxx as Transportation Secretary

JUNE 27, 2013 — The Senate has voted unanimously to confirm Anthony R. Foxx, the Mayor of Charlotte, N.C., to succeed Ray LaHood as Secretary of Transportation. Mayor Foxx (born on April

Bourbon orders MacGregor AHC crane for MPSV

JUNE 27, 2013 — Paris headquartered offshore services giant  Bourbon has ordered a further 150-tonne active heave-compensated (AHC) subsea crane from Cargotec’s MacGregor unit. Delivery is scheduled for August 2014. As with nine

Paint samples show NOCC Oceanic did hit fishing vessel

JUNE 27, 2013 — Paint samples taken by the Japan Coast Guard confirm that the car carrier NOCC Oceanic did collide with the fishing vessel Yujin Maru no. 7 on Sunday, June

Disney tops cruise customer satisfaction list

JUNE 27, 2013 — Disney Cruise Line ranks highest in customer satisfaction in a J.D. Power 2013 Cruise Line Satisfaction Report released today. The report indicates that while overall customer satisfaction with

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