Lloyd’s Register changes leadership line-up
JANUARY 26, 2016 — Lloyd’s Register has made changes in its leadership line-up that see Tom Boardley taking up a new role as Executive VP and Global Head of Corporate & External
Becker introduces optimized version of Schilling TT Rudder
JANUARY 26, 2015 — Two years after the introduction of its Schilling Twisted Trailing Edge (Schilling TT) Rudder, Hamburg, Germany, headquartered Becker Marine Systems is introducing an optimized version of the rudder
New Transas CEO plans to “shake up the market”
JANUARY 26, 2016 — Frank Coles, the new CEO of Transas, has set out his vision for the future of global maritime technology for the first time since his appointment in late
Rolls-Royce marks LARS sales milestone
JANUARY 26, 2016 — Rolls-Royce is to supply two Launch and Recovery Systems (LARS) to DOF Subsea for installation aboard its 104.2 m ROV construction support vessel Skandi Neptune. They will be
Famed tall ship allegedly used to smuggle narcotics into NYC
JANUARY 25, 2016 — Two alleged drug traffickers were arrested in Colombia last week pursuant to a U.S. extradition warrant. They are alleged to have conspired to smuggle multi-kilogram quantities of heroin
ABS realigns Americas Division operations
JANUARY 25, 2016 — Classification society ABS has realigned its Americas Division operations to create two new regions – Canada and Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean. It says the realignment strengthens
Keppel FELS delivers its first rig of 2016
JANUARY 25, 2016 — Keppel Offshore & Marine (Keppel O&M) reports that its Keppel FELS shipyard in Singapore has delivered its first rig of the year. The unit, the Halul, a KFELS
SENER develops LNG bunkering vessel design
JANUARY 25, 2016 — Madrid, Spain, headquartered SENER has developed its own design for a Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) bunkering vessel, applying knowledge acquired in more than 40 years of activity in
World’s first marine wireless charging and mooring concept
JANUARY 25, 2016 — Wärtsilä and Lugano, Switzerland, headquartered Cavotec SA have signed an agreement to jointly develop the world’s first combined induction charging and automatic mooring concept. Wärtsilä has developed a
MARAD awards NRDF contracts worth $1.96 billion
JANUARY 25, 2016 — Seven U.S. maritime firms have been awarded contracts worth a total $1.96 billion over eight years to to manage, maintain and operate 48 National Defense Reserve Fleet (NDRF)