Latest HII acquisition could bring work to Avondale
MAY 16, 2015 — In a move that could help its efforts to find a new role for its Avondale subsidiary, Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) announced today that it has entered into
Wärtsilä gas generators chosen for giant spar platform
MAY 16, 2015 — A new spar platform being built for Statoil’s Aasta Hansteen field off the coast of Norway will feature Wärtsilä’s Inert Gas and Nitrogen Generator systems. The contract was
New Finnish icebreaker to have ABB power and Azipods
MAY 16, 2015 — ABB, a global leader in power and automation technology, has secured a new order to supply electric power plant and Azipod propulsion units for the icebreaker ordered earlier
With private equity help, Odfjell exercises newbuild options
MAY 16, 2015 — Here’s another example of private equity investing in newbuilding opportunities. Norway’s Odfjell SE reports that it has entered into an agreement with affiliates of Breakwater Capital and Oak
U.S. moves ahead on LNG as marine fuel
MAY 16, 2014 — Though, as yet, there’s not one LNG fueled vessel actually operational in the U.S., the adoption of LNG as fuel by U.S. operators is proceeding at a pace
Signet acquires Harvey Gulf’s offshore towing vessels
May 16, 2014–Signet Maritime Corporation, Houston, TX, will expand its presence in the ship assist and escort and offshore towing markets, following the acquisition of eight offshore towing vessels from Harvey Gulf
Powerful fireboat christened at Foss Maritime
MAY 15, 2014—The first of two highly advanced and powerful 108-foot-long fireboats under construction for the Port of Long Beach, CA, was recently dedicated at Foss Maritime’s Seattle Shipyard. Named Fireboat 20,
Conrad reports increased earnings and backlog
MAY 15, 2014 — Morgan City, LA, headquartered shipbuilder Conrad Industries, Inc. (OTC Pink Sheets: CNRD.PK) today reported its first quarter 2014 results. For the quarter ended March 31, 2014 , Conrad
Sewol captain and three others could face death sentences
MAY 15, 2014 — Prosecutors have now brought murder charges against the captain and three other crew members of the Sewol, the South Korean ferry that capsized last month, leaving 304 people
Six Finnlines ships to fit Wärtsilä scrubbers
MAY 15, 2014 — With stringent new sulfur oxide (SOx) emission regulations due to be enforced from January 2015, Finnlines has ordered Wärtsilä Exhaust Gas Cleaning Systems for six of its Baltic