Metal Shark to build Damen designs
DECEMBER 5, 2014 — Boat manufacturer Metal Shark has reached an agreement with Damen Shipyards to market Damen designs, which the company will construct at its Franklin, LA, shipyard. “We are proud
Court tells France to pay damages to Somali pirates
DECEMBER 5, 2014 — The European Court of Human Rights yesterday ruled that nine Somali pirates apprehended by French forces should get thousands of euros because they were not immediately brought before
Paris MOU bans two
DECEMBER 5, 2014 — The Paris MOU Secretariat said yesterday that two ships had been banned from the Paris MOU region. In both cases the ships had been detained by port state
STX France gets LOI for two Celebrity Cruises newbuilds
DECEMBER 4, 2014 — Royal Caribbean Cruises brand Celebrity Cruises has signed of a letter of intent (LOI) with French shipbuilder STX France for two ships in a new class of vessels.
NNS awarded $8 million CVN 75 contract
DECEMBER 4, 2014 — Huntington Ingalls Industries Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, VA, is being awarded a $7,997,357 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for nuclear propulsion and complex modernization work on USS Harry S. Truman
GD Electric Boat gets $44.5 million mod to NEMMI contract
DECEMBER 4, 2014 — General Dynamics, Electric Boat Corp., Groton, CT, is being awarded a $44,547,142 modification to a previously awarded contract (N00024-13-C-4308) for non-nuclear submarine repair work on Groton-based submarines under
Kvichak names Craig Miller Director of Engineering
DECEMBER 4, 2014 — Seattle, WA, based aluminum vessel specialist Kvichak Marine Industries has appointed Craig Miller as Director of Engineering. A twelve-year veteran of Kvichak, Mr. Miller formerly led the
Regent Seven Seas reveals first images of its new ship
DECEMBER 4, 2014 — Today, Regent Seven Seas Cruises, revealed the first rendering of its new ship, Seven Seas Explorer, ordered last year from Fincantieri at a contract price of some $450
Tenneco introduces large engine SCR system
DECEMBER 4, 2014 — Tenneco (NYSE: TEN) has introduced a complete urea dosing control, fluid handling and catalyst solution for selective catalytic reduction (SCR) aftertreatment, enabling large engines to meet EPA Tier
GE delivers first EPA Tier 4 marine diesels
DECEMBER 4, 2014 — GE Transportation reports the first delivery of its latest marine diesel engines to GE Marine distributor Cummins Mid-South. The new engines meet EPA Tier 4 and IMO Tier