DNV GL acquires Marine Cybernetics
MAY 8, 2014 — Classification society DNV GL has acquired Marine Cybernetics, a leading provider of third-party testing of computer control systems. The acquisition expands DNV GL’s scope of services in the
Finland partners with Meyer in bid to acquire Turku shipyard
MAY 8, 2014 —The Finnish Government is considering the acquisition of the STX Finland shipyard in Turku in partnership with German shipyard Meyer Werft, Finland’s Minister of Economic Affairs, Jan Vapaavuori, said
Réunion owner opts for Skipsteknisk longliner design
MAY 8, 2014 — A longliner ordered by a fishing company based in the French overseas territory of Réunion in the Indian Ocean will be built to the same basic ST-155L design
Rolls-Royce reports orders worth over $100 million
MAY 8, 2014 — Rolls-Royce has reported recent contracts worth over £60.5 million (around $102 million) for the supply of equipment and services for a total of eight vessels. Under contracts with
OW Bunker makes first LA/Long Beach physical delivery
MAY 8, 2014 — Nørresundby, Denmark, headquartered OW Bunker, one of the world’s major physical distributors and resellers of marine fuel, reports that its newly established physical distribution operation in Los Angeles
Michael S. Torrech takes NMEC Chair
MAY 8, 2014 — Michael S. Torrech, CEO of American Maritime Holdings, has been named the new Chairman of the National Maritime Education Council (NMEC). He succeeds John Lotshaw of Huntington-Ingalls. Mr.
Aidaluna drydocking includes scrubber retrofit
MAY 7, 2014 — AIDAluna has left the Blohm + Voss shipyard in Hamburg after extensive maintenance work April 26 to May 5 and installation of the first stage of a comprehensive
Costa Concordia refloat prep hits a snag
MAY 7, 2014 — Efforts to prepare the wreck of the Costa Concordia for refloating have run into another problem. As we reported previously, the Titan Micoperi salvage consortium has begun installing
NES to supply hybrid battery DE system for Arctic PSV
MAY 7, 2014 — Norwegian Electric Systems (NES), Bergen, Norway, is to supply the hybrid battery diesel electric propulsion system for the Arctic PSV recently ordered at Havyard by Iceland’s Fafnir Offshore
CTruk bonds with Crestomer
MAY 7, 2014 — CTruk Boats Ltd., Brightlingsea, Essex, U.K., is using Scott Bader’s Crystic Crestomer 1152PA urethane acrylate structural adhesive, for all FRP bonding in the multi-purpose composite marine craft that