Wight Shipyard delivers 250-passenger Danube river catamaran

FEBRUARY 5, 2019 — Britain’s Wight Shipyard Co has delivered a major export order: A 250-passenger river catamaran for Central Danube Region Marketing & Development GmbH’s Twin City Liner – a tourist

Valmet and Celebrity sign four-year service agreement

FEBRUARY 5, 2019 — Celebrity Cruises has signed a four-year service agreement with Espoo, Finland, headquartered Valmet covering the Valmet DNA integrated automation systems onboard four Millennium-class vessels in the United States.

Hapag-Lloyd to retrofit 15,000 TEU box ship to operate on LNG

FEBRUARY 5, 2019 — Hapag-Lloyd is to retrofit its 15,000 TEU ship containership Sajir to operate using liquefied natural gas (LNG). In future, the engine system will be able to operate on

Aging OSVs push down asset value of U.S. owned fleet

FEBRUARY 5, 2019 — VesselsValue.com has released its rankings of the top ten shipping nations in terms of fleet asset value. The U.S. has fallen to sixth place, largely because a fall

Tidewater installs Challenger software platform on 100 OSVs

FEBRUARY 4, 2019 — Tidewater, Inc. has signed an agreement with Poseidon Navigation Services covering the installation of the back of bridge Challenger software platform onboard 100 Offshore Support Vessels. The Challenger

Thoma-Sea picks TMC compressor system for advanced trawler

FEBRUARY 4, 2019 — Houma, LA, shipbuilder Thoma-Sea Marine Constructors, L.L.C. has awarded TMC Compressors of the Seas (TMC) a contract to deliver a complete marine compressed air system for the 100

Paddy Rodgers to step down as Euronav CEO

FEBRUARY 4, 2019 — Tanker giant Euronav NV (NYSE: EURN) reports that Paddy Rodgers has decided to step down from his role as CEO during 2019 after 18 years of service, but

VIDEO: Meyer Werft cuts steel for second RCL Quantum Ultra

FEBRUARY 3, 2019 — Royal Caribbean International has revealed that its newest cruise ship will be named Odyssey of the Seas. Construction got under way last week with a steel cutting ceremony

K-Line coal carrier starts binary cycle power generation tests

FEBRUARY 1, 2019 — Japan’s Kobe Steel and Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd. (K-Line) are to conduct long-term operational tests on a binary cycle power generation system installed on an in-service ship, the

LPG-fueled ME-LGIP picked to power Chinese VLGC

FEBRUARY 1, 2019 — An 86,000 cu.m Very Large Gas Carrier on order at China’s Jiangnan Shipyard, will be powered by an LPG-burning MAN B&W 6G60ME-LGIP engine. The vessel is being built

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