Svitzer christens latest tug in its Port of London fleet

Maersk group towage subsidiary Svitzer held a ceremony on the River Thames today to officially christened Svitzer Meridian as the latest — and tenth — vessel in its Port of London fleet.

Damen Yichang cuts steel for LNG bunkering vessel

Damen Yichang Shipyard, China, has cut steel for the first of a planned series of short-sea LNG bunker vessels to be built for Eesti Gaas of Estonia. The 6,000 cu.m capacity vessel

New solution enables remote survey of DP systems

Kongsberg Maritime, Bureau Veritas and offshore services provider Bourbon have successfully tested a new solution for remotely auditing the performance and integrity of DP (Dynamic Positioning) systems Developed by Kongsberg in collaboration

TT Club: There’s a major container fire every 60 days

This month’s sinking of the Grimaldi Group’s Grande America is just the latest in a long string of high profile incidents in which serious fires have broken out in cargo containers. According

GoM lease sale pulls in $242.2 million in high bids

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management reports that today’s oil and gas Lease Sale 252 generated $244,299,344 in high bids for 227 tracts covering 1,261,133.85 acres in federal waters of the Gulf

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Damen enters cruise market with order for 155 m mega yacht

Damen Shipyards Group has booked its first newbuilding order from the cruise sector. It comes from Norwegian entrepreneur Atle Brynestad’s SeaDream Yacht Club and covers the construction of a 155 m mega

MAN ME-GI engines in EPS newbuilds will feature new LNG fuel supply solution

Singapore-based Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) has exercised an option that adds a further six 15,000 TEU containerships to five that it ordered at South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries (HSHI in

Bio-UV BWTS racks up more cruise ship orders

Bio-UV Group has won a contract to supply its Bio-Sea ballast water treatment system for installation aboard the two LNG-fueled World Cass cruise ships currently under construction for MSC Cruises at the

Evac puts a focus on developing life-cycle services

Espoo, Finland, headquartered Evac Group is putting a focus on life-cycle services development. A leading provider of integrated water and waste management systems, along with corrosion-protection systems, the group is now investing

Navy awards GD Electric Boat $2 billion contract mod

The U.S. Navy has awarded General Dynamics Electric Boat a $2 billion contract modification for long lead time material to support construction of Block V Virginia-class submarines. The award modifies a contract

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