NNS gets carrier contract mod
JANUARY 10, 2014 — Huntington Ingalls Inc., Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, VA., is being awarded an unpriced contract action not to exceed an estimated value of $8,163,923 to previously awarded contract
MAN Diesel & Turbo books G type orders
JANUARY 9, 2014 — MAN Diesel & Turbo says that two Greek ship operators have recently selected one of its newest, two-stroke, main engines – the G95ME-C – as prime mover for
Triyards wins two cruise vessel contracts
JANUARY 9, 2014 — Singapore listed shipbuilder Triyards Holdings Limited has won two orders for cruise ship work worth a total $7.5 million, demonstrating its ability to win business from outside the
BAE Norfolk gets $13.9 million more for Wasp work
JANUARY 9, 2014 — BAE Systems Norfolk Ship Repair, Norfolk, VA., is being awarded a $13,895,899 modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-11-C-4407) for the USS Wasp (LHD 1) fiscal 2013 drydocking planned
Study eyes LNG bunkering in Roscoff and Santander
JANUARY 9, 2014 — The European Union’s TEN-T program is kicking in half the cost (just over EUROS 1 million) for series of studies to implementing LNG bunkering facilities in the Port
Rolls-Royce pulls plug on “Tognum” name
JANUARY 9, 2014 — Here’s one for the “what took them so long?” file. Effective immediately, the Friedrichshafen, Germany, headquartered former Tognum AG will now operate under the name of Rolls-Royce Power
ClassNK ship design software supports revised CSR
JANUARY 9, 2014 — Classification society ClassNK has released a new version of its PrimeShip- HULL (HCSR) ship design support software that is fully compliant with the new IACS Common Structural Rules
Wärtsilä spurns Rolls-Royce overtures
JANUARY 9 2014 — Wärtsilä Corporation has apparently rebuffed a takeover attempt by Rolls-Royce, at least for now. In a statement today the company said: “Wärtsilä Corporation notes the recent speculation about a
Maersk dusts off the SeaLand name
JANUARY 8, 2014 — A.P. Moller-Maersk Group’s Maersk Line is dusting off the SeaLand name. It is giving it to a regional, containerized shipping company dedicated to the intra-Americas market that will
Qatar shipyard lays keels for two tugs
JANUARY 8, 2014 — Qatar shipbuilder Nakilat Damen Shipyards Qatar (NDSQ) has laid the keels for two 16 m-long Stan Tugs that are among seven vessels on order at the yard for