Second K-Line executive gets prison sentence
FEBRUARY 9, 2015 — Takashi Yamaguchi, a former executive of Japan-based Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd. (K-Line) pleaded guilty Friday and was sentenced to 14 months in a U.S. prison for his involvement
Sembawang and Keppel reject Petrobras case reports
FEBRUARY 9, 2015 — Responding to stories in the Brazilian media, Singapore’s Keppel Corporation and Sembcorp Marine have each rejected suggestions of involvement in the Operation Car Wash bribery scandal involving state
Harvey Gulf makes LNG fueling history
FEBRUARY 6, 2015 — Harvey Gulf International Marine, LLC reports that it made North American maritime history today, becoming the first owner/operator of a dual fuel offshore support vessel to bunker LNG
Banker succeeds Graças Foster at Petrobras
FEBRUARY 6, 2015 — Petrobras today announced the new leadership that will replace former Petrobras CEO Maria das Graças Foster and the five other directors who resigned this week as the Brazilian
ONR unveils prototype robot firefighter
February 6, 2015 — In tests aboard a decommissioned Navy ship last fall, a humanoid robot located a live shipboard fire and sprayed it with water from a hose. Called SAFFiR (Shipboard
Damen introduces FRP hulled fast crew supplier
FEBRUARY 6, 2015 — Damen Shipyards Group is launching a composites hulled Fast Crew Supplier 1605 to the market this month. The Fast Crew Supplier 1605 FRP (Fiber Reinforced Polymer) is an
Hull form optimization means fuel savings
FEBRUARY 6, 2015 — The two biofuel-capable 4,700 dwt VG EcoCoaster general cargo ships ordered last month from Dutch shipbuilder Royal Bodewes by Finnish operator Meriaura Group are expected to have fuel
MAN Diesel & Turbo renews agreement with CSSC
FEBRUARY 6, 2015 — At a ceremony in Beijing this week, MAN Diesel & Turbo renewed its contract with Chinese two-stroke licensee, China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC). The agreement runs for the
QM2 to be fitted with advanced wastewater treatment system
FEBRUARY 6, 2015 — The Cunard cruise liner Queen Mary 2, is being fitted with a Wärtsilä advanced wastewater treatment system. The 2,620 passenger ship entered service in 2004 and was designed
BAE Hawaii gets $52 million Navy contract
FEBRUARY 6, 2015 — BAE Systems Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, has been awarded a not-to-exceed $52,103,717 undefinitized contract action to previously awarded contract (N00024-14-C-4412) for repair and alteration of USS O’Kane (DDG 77).