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
Used fake mariner license, gets seven years prison
MAY 7, 2014 — A Coast Guard investigation has led to the sentencing of a man to seven years in prison for offenses that included piloting commercial ships on the Great Lakes
Mare Island Dry Docks wins $5.1 million Polar Star contract
MAY 7, 2014 — U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5) today announced a $5.1 million U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) contract for Mare Island Dry Docks, LLC. The contract is for the dry docking
Ingalls Shipbuilding launches NSC 5
MAY 6, 2014 — Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (NYSE:HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division, Pascagoula, MS, launched the U.S. Coast Guard National Security Cutter James (WMSL 754) on Saturday. Ingalls’ launch process moves the ship
Boskalis plans heavy lift ship even bigger than Vanguard
MAY 6, 2014 — Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. has started a study into a new ultra large V-class Heavy Marine Transport Vessel (HTV) even larger than the giant Dockwise Vanguard. Dockwise Vanguard,
Hyde selects partners for BWT engineering and installation
MAY 6, 2014 — Hyde Marine, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Calgon Carbon Corporation (NYSE: CCC) reports that it has established two partnership agreements for engineering and installation of its Hyde
Secunda Canada orders AHTS at Remontowa
MAY 6, 2014 — Secunda Canada LP, which is 50% owned by Siem Offshore, has entered into an agreement with Hibernia Management and Development Company Ltd and ExxonMobil Canada Properties for the