Wärtsilä donates engine to South African university
DECEMBER 29, 2014 — An initiative by Wärtsilä to support and stimulate the maritime economy in South Africa has come to fruition with the delivery of a state-of-the-art Wärtsilä 20 engine. The
Appeals court reinstates U.S. case against Bollinger
DECEMBER 29, 2014 — In a ruling filed December 23, the U.S, Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled that the United States alleged sufficient facts in its complaint against Bollinger
Keppel AmFELS wins $100 million land rig order
DECEMBER 29, 2014 — There’s no rule that says everything that’s built in a shipyard has to float. Proving that point, Keppel AmFELS LLC, the Brownsville, TX, based wholly-owned subsidiary of Keppel
One dead, hundreds stranded in ferry fire
DECEMBER 28, 2014—At least one person is reported dead and another three injured during a fire aboard a RoPax ferry adrift in the Adriatic Sea, according to reports from the Italian Coast
MOL to manage, operate Reliance VLEC newbuilds
DECEMBER 25, 2014 — Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) says it has entered a strategic association with India’s Reliance Industries for the transportation of Liquefied Ethane from United States to India. The
Weeks wins $7.5 million dredging contract
DECEMBER 24, 2014 — Weeks Marine, Inc., has been awarded a $7,537,000 firm-fixed-price contract, with options, to furnish one fully crewed and equipped cutterhead dredge, with a dredge discharge size of 30
Steamship Authority picks EBDG design for new ferry
DECEMBER 24, 2014 — Elliott Bay Design Group (EBDG) has released a few more details about the new freight and passenger ferry it designed for the Woods Hole, Martha’s Vineyard & Nantucket
Royal Caribbean scrubber move gets EPA, USCG nod
DECEMBER 24, 2014 — As we reported earlier this week, Royal Caribbean is to retrofit 19 of its cruise ships with exhaust gas scrubbers. Using scrubbers to meet ECA sulfur limits involves
Moody’s places Petrobras’ ratings on review for downgrade
DECEMBER 23, 2014 — Moody’s Investors Service today placed Petrobras S.A.’s Baa2 global foreign currency and local currency debt ratings on review for possible downgrade. The rating action reflects concern about potential
Repairs to fire damaged cruise ship to take nine weeks
DECEMBER 23, 2014 — Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (Nasdaq:NCLH) today quantified the financial impact of the December 11 fire on board its Oceania Cruises subsidiary’s cruise ship Insignia. Two contractors and