Wärtsilä names new CFO

JANUARY 28, 2013 — Marco Wirén (47), M.Sc. (Econ.), has been appointed Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President and member of the Board of Management of Wärtsilä Corporation, effective August 1, 2013.

ABB books $1 million SuperStar Virgo maintenance contract

JANUARY 28, 2013 — ABB has won a long-term service contract from Star Cruises for preventive maintenance of all ABB equipment onboard SuperStar Virgo for the next five years. The approximately US$1

Shipbuilding suppliers association names new President

JANUARY 27, 2013 — Rick Hepburn, PE, CAPT, USN (Ret) has been appointed the second President of The American Shipbuilding Suppliers Association “Rick will work to achieve the ASSA vision to strengthen

Rolls-Royce installs MT30 gas turbine in new U.K. carrier

JANUARY 25, 2013 — Rolls-Royce this week successfully completed the installation of the first MT30 gas turbine into the Royal Navy’s new aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth, at Babcock’s Rosyth shipyard in

ABS releases new DP systems guide

JANUARY 25, 2013 — ABS has released the ABS Guide for Dynamic Positioning Systems as a significant update to present classification requirements to reflect industry advances in the use of dynamic positioning

Norwegian Cruise Line IPO raises $477.6 million

JANUARY 25, 2013 — Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (Nasdaq:NCLH) yesterday announced the closing of its  initial public offering of 27,058,824 of its ordinary shares at a price of $19.00 per share.

Wärtsilä wins repeat order for EGC and SCR system

JANUARY 25, 2013 — Wärtsilä reports that it has received a repeat order to provide a hybrid exhaust gas cleaning and SCR system. The contract was signed in December 2012. Wärtsilä has

Polymers used in clean up of tanker grounded by Sandy

JANUARY 25, 2013 — After Hurricane Sandy, lifting the 184 ft tanker John B. Caddell off the Staten Island street where it had washed up (see earlier story) was only part of

Austal partners with Sembawang on LCS, JHSV support

JANUARY 25, 2013 — Austal is partnering with Singapore’s Sembawang Shipyard Pte. Ltd. to provide support specifically tailored to the U.S. Navy’s fleet of Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) and Joint High Speed

Liberty Maritime files suit against MARAD

JANUARY 24, 2013 — Philip Shapiro’s Liberty Maritime Corporation and several other Liberty companies yesterday filed a civil action in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York against

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