Video: First massive gate installed for Panama Canal
DECEMBER 21, 2014—The Panama Can Authority reports that the first steel rolling gate has been installed on the new locks on the Atlantic side of the Panama Canal Expansion Program, marking another
Dutch shipyard to upgrade FPSO for Brazil
DECEMBER 21, 2014—Dutch shipyard Damen Shiprepair Rotterdam, part of Damen Shiprepair & Conversion, was recently awarded an EPC contract by Petrojarl I LLC to upgrade the FPSO Petrojarl I for redeployment to
Havyard books order for wind farm service vessel
DECEMBER 19, 2014 — Norway’s Havyard Ship Technology AS has signed a contract with the Danish shipping company ESVAGT for the design and building of a further Havyard 832 SOV wind farm
VT Halter Marine cited by OSHA following crane incident
DECEMBER 19, 2014 — Following two employees being critically injured, when two cranes collapsed at the VT Halter Marine shipyard in Pascagoula on June 25, 2014, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational
Carnival orders two new cruise ships at Fincantieri
DECEMBER 19, 2014 — Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK) today reported placing orders for two new cruise ships with Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri. Two Carnival brands — Carnival Cruise Line
L-3 SAM equips Rolldock newbuild duo
DECEMBER 19, 2014 — L-3 SAM reports that it has successfully completed the supply and installation of an extensive range of electrical and electronic equipment aboard two new sister vessels, RollDock Star
Chinese shipyard uses giant crane to launch PSV
DECEMBER 19, 2014 — China’s Honghua Offshore Oil & Gas Equipment Company has used the giant gantry crane at its Jiangsu Shipyard to launch the yard’s first vessel, an 83.2 m LOA
Tortuga CO and XO relieved of duties
DECEMBER 19, 2014 — The U.S. Navy reports that USS Tortuga’s (LSD 46) Commanding Officer, Cmdr. Thomas Goudreau and Executive Officer, Cmdr. John Fleming, were relieved of their duties December 16, “due
Scania USA adds another marine distributor
DECEMBER 18, 2014 — Scania USA continues to expand its service network in North America and has appointed Woburn, MA, headquartered Kraft Power as its newest marine distributor. Kraft Power is now
Wärtsilä fresh water generators picked for cruise ships
DECEMBER 18, 2014 – The Meyer Werft Germany, Meyer Turku, STX France, and Fincantieri shipyards have placed orders with Wärtsilä for the supply of fresh water generators to a total of seven