MARCH 10, 2014 — Rolls-Royce is to acquire Daimler AG’s 50% shareholding in Rolls-Royce Power Systems (RRPS). The company, whose brands include MTU, previously operated as Tognum AG and is headquartered in
MARCH 10, 2014 — Vigor Shipyards Inc., Seattle, WA, is being awarded a $30,703,417 cost-plus-incentive-fee, cost-plus-award-fee contract to definitize a previously awarded undefinitized contract action (N00024-11-C-4401) for repair and alteration of naval
MARCH 10, 2014 — Dubai headquartered United Arab Shipping Company (UASC) has exercised a final option at South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries, adding an additional 18,000 TEU containership to eleven 14,000 TEU
MARCH 7, 2014 — Sea Star Line’s former VP of Sales, William Stallings, is to collect a $512,719 whistleblower award after Sea Star Line LLC and Horizon Lines LLC agreed a civil
MARCH 7, 2014 — Rolls-Royce has secured a contract to supply water jets for three wind farm support vessels to be built by South Boats IOW, Cowes, Isle of Wight, U.K., for
MARCH 7, 2014 — The Australian Transport Safety Bureau says that shipowners are being warned of a dangerous drainage system modification that contributed to the death of an engineer. The accident occurred
MARCH 7, 2014 — Poole, U.K., headquartered Dryad Maritime Intelligence says that it recently issued a special advisory warning all of its shipping clients on the increased threat of crew kidnap in
MARCH 7, 2014 — Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc., Panama City, FL, recently delivered Bravante VI to Boldini S.A, a member of Brazil’s Bravante Group. The vessel is the second of five STX
MARCH 7, 2014 — Norway’s Bergen Group is selling the shipbuilding contracts for two ST 259 CD design offshore construction vessels to Kleven Verft. The contracts were signed between Bergen Group Fosen
MARCH 7, 2014 — Overseas Tampa, one of the Veteran Class Jones Act products tankers built by Aker Philadelphia Shipyard for operation by OSG, looks to be headed to Poland for conversion
