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Huntington Ingalls makes VP appointments

DECEMBER 22, 2014 — Shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) reports that its Board of Directors has elected Kellye Walker to serve as corporate vice president and general counsel and Charles R. “Chuck”

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Astilleros Gondan launches sail training vessel

DECEMBER 22, 2014 — Spanish shipbuilder Astilleros Gondan last week launched the sail training ship that its Figueras Shipyard (Castropol) is building for the British Marine Society & Sea Cadets. The launch

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Sekimizu welcomes change of ICS stance on ballast water

DECEMBER 22, 2014 — IMO Secretary-General Koji Sekimizu has welcomed a decision by the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS)  to “no longer actively discourage” Governments  from ratifying theInternational Convention for the Control

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Wärtsilä solutions picked for new LNG fueled RoPax

DECEMBER 22, 2014—The LNG fueled ferry ordered at China’s Guangzhou Shipyard International last month by Sweden’s Rederi AB Gotland (see earlier story) will have a Wärtsilä integrated solution includes a complete LNG

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OSG makes management changes

DECEMBER 21, 2014 — Tanker operator Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. (NYSE MKT:OSGB) announced several key management changes Friday as it continues to execute its strategy following emergence from bankruptcy in August 2014.

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Dutch shipyard to upgrade FPSO for Brazil

DECEMBER 21, 2014—Dutch shipyard Damen Shiprepair Rotterdam, part of Damen Shiprepair & Conversion, was recently awarded an EPC contract by Petrojarl I LLC to upgrade the FPSO Petrojarl I for redeployment to

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Carnival orders two new cruise ships at Fincantieri

DECEMBER 19, 2014 —  Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK) today reported placing orders for two new cruise ships with Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri. Two Carnival brands — Carnival Cruise Line