OCTOBER 15, 2018 — The polar ice-class expedition cruise vessel under construction by shipbuilder Vard for French operator Ponant will be powered by four 14 cylinder and two 10 cylinder Wärtsilä 31DF
OCTOBER 12, 2018 — Ontario, Canada, headquartered Algoma Central Corporation today reported that it has taken steps to cancel its remaining four newbuild construction contracts with a Croatian shipyard [Uljanjik Group’s 3
OCTOBER 12, 2018 — South Korea’s H-Line Shipping Co. has placed an order worth about US$142 million for two LNG fueled bulkers with shipbuilder Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries Co. The 180,000 dwt
OCTOBER 12, 2018 — China’s Yangzijiang Shipbuilding (YZJ) is partnering with Japan’s Mitsui E&S Shipbuilding and Mitsui & Co. in a joint venture to establish a new shipbuilding company in China. “The
OCTOBER 11, 2018 —The U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) has released a Request for Proposal (RFP) to solicit for a Vessel Construction Manager (VCM) to deliver a new class of National Security Multi-Mission
OCTOBER 11, 2018 — The Panama Canal closed its 2018 fiscal year (FY 2018) with a record tonnage of 442.1 million Panama Canal tons (PC/UMS), a 9.5 percent increase from the previous
OCTOBER 11, 2018 — The life of a sailor has been romanticized in books, movies, and songs. But in reality, life on the high seas is anything but romantic—there are long days
OCTOBER 11, 2018 — Flex LNG Ltd. (OSE: FLNG) has completed a private placement raising gross proceeds of the NOK equivalent of $300 million. The private placement was significantly oversubscribed. Geveran Trading
OCTOBER 11, 2018 — Espoo, Finland, headquartered Gasum Oy has purchased the remaining shareholding in the Norwegian liquefied natural gas (LNG) provider Skangas from the Lyse Group. In 2014, Gasum became Skangas’s
OCTOBER 10, 2018 — Caterpillar Marine reports that its latest generation of azimuth thrusters, the new MTA v3, is now available. The MTA v3 lineup currently covers the entire Cat 3500 range