Rolls-Royce pure gas engines mark operating hours milestone
JUNE 3, 2015 — Rolls-Royce engines powered solely by liquefied natural gas (LNG) have completed 25 million hours of operation on land and at sea, since their introduction in 1991. More than
Oman Drydock to convert two more OBOs to VLCCs
JUNE 3, 2015 — Two OBO carriers originally built for Nobu Su’s TMT are to be converted to 319, 869 dwt VLCCs for the Onassis Foundation’s Springfield Shipping. The chosen shipyard for
Wärtsilä takes wraps off of new four-stroke engine
JUNE 2, 2015—Today, Wärtsilä literally pulled the wraps off of a brand new four-stroke engine at an open air unveiling ceremony held in Aker Brygge in Oslo, Norway in conjunction with the
Maersk orders eleven 19,630 TEU containerships at DSME
JUNE 2, 2015 — Maersk Line today signed a newbuilding contract with Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME). The order is for eleven giant, second generation Triple-E container vessels with a capacity
Many deaths feared in Chinese cruise vessel capsize
JUNE 2, 2015 — Fifteen people have been rescued and five were confirmed dead after a passenger vessel carrying over 450 people capsized in China’s Yangtze River, reports China’s Xinhua news agency.
Cat Propulsion tug package features new azimuth thrusters
JUNE 2, 2015 — A newly integrated propulsion package from Caterpillar Propulsion targeting the tug market will feature a new range of azimuth thrusters developed to match the highest performance with the
Chevron to move Big Foot TLP following tendon damage
JUNE 2, 2015 — Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX) said yesterday that the Big Foot tension-leg platform (TLP) will be moved to sheltered waters from its location in the deepwater U.S. Gulf of
Ulstein unveils the X-Stern Extender
JUNE 2, 2015 — Ulstein today collected a Nor-Shipping Next Generation Ship Award for its X-Stern solution — and unveiled an X-Stern Extender concept. Introduced last year (see earlier story), the X-Stern
Teekay to order newbuild shuttle trio for East Coast Canada
JUNE 2, 2015 — Teekay Offshore Partners L.P. (NYSE:TOO) that it has entered into new long-term contracts with a group of companies that includes Chevron Canada, Husky Energy, Mosbacher Operating Ltd., Murphy
Vard takes wraps off innovation project
JUNE 2, 2015 — Under the banner “A Step Forward,” Vard Holdings Limited has launched an innovation project that, it says, follows its strategy and long shipbuilding traditions of developing high technology