China torpedoes P3 alliance plans
JUNE 17, 2014 — China’s Ministry of Commerce said today that it would not approve plans for the P3 operational vessel sharing network that containership operators MSC, CMA CGM and Maersk Line
ABB systems picked for Yamal ARC7 LNG carriers
JUNE 17, 2014 — ABB is supply electrical power and propulsion systems for the first of up to 16 LNG carriers being built to transport LNG from the Yamal peninsula in Northwest
Two Wärtsilä two-strokes complete tests
JUNE 17, 2014 — The Wärtsilä X72 and Wärtsilä X62 two-stroke engines have recently successfully passed important tests verifying various performance criteria. The Wärtsilä X72 and Wärtsilä X62 engines cover the mid-bore
Havyard sells another design package to China
JUNE 17, 2014 — Chinese shipyard Fujien Mawei Shipbuilding has returned to Norway’s Havyard Group with an order for design package for a Havyard 832 L SE PSV. The vessel is being
NASSCO books another Jones Act tanker order
JUNE 16, 2014 — General Dynamics NASSCO, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), has entered into a contract with an affiliate of American Petroleum Tankers (APT), a wholly owned
Tanker escort rule finalized for Prince William Sound
JUNE 16, 2014—The U.S. Coast Guard final rule on escort requirements for certain tankers operating on the waters of Prince William Sound, Alaska, was published on June 13, 2014 in the Federal Register.This
Patti Marine delivers Z-drive tug to Signet Maritime
JUNE 16, 2014–Patti Marine Enterprises, Pensacola, FL, recently delivered the 105 ft x 38 ft Z-drive tug Signet Arcturus to Signet Maritime Corp., Houston, TX. Designed by Robert Allan Ltd., Vancouver, BC,
Tests confirm fuel savings with ABB Onboard DC Grid
JUNE 16, 2014 — ABB has released the results of third-party measurements and tests verifying that its Onboard DC Grid helps vessels reduce their fuel consumption, cut noise and trim their environmental
Drydocks World completes massive offshore wind platform
JUNE 15, 2014 — Drydocks World reports the successful completion of the pioneering offshore wind HVDC converter platform DolWin beta. The platform, the world’s largest of its kind in terms of capacity,
BIW awarded $11.7 million for LCS 4 PSA planning
JUNE 15, 2014 — General Dynamics Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, is being awarded $11,715,565 for cost-plus-award-fee modification 0001 to the previously awarded order (N00024-13-G-2316) to provide engineering and management efforts in