L-3 SAM equips Rolldock newbuild duo
DECEMBER 19, 2014 — L-3 SAM reports that it has successfully completed the supply and installation of an extensive range of electrical and electronic equipment aboard two new sister vessels, RollDock Star
Chinese shipyard uses giant crane to launch PSV
DECEMBER 19, 2014 — China’s Honghua Offshore Oil & Gas Equipment Company has used the giant gantry crane at its Jiangsu Shipyard to launch the yard’s first vessel, an 83.2 m LOA
Tortuga CO and XO relieved of duties
DECEMBER 19, 2014 — The U.S. Navy reports that USS Tortuga’s (LSD 46) Commanding Officer, Cmdr. Thomas Goudreau and Executive Officer, Cmdr. John Fleming, were relieved of their duties December 16, “due
Scania USA adds another marine distributor
DECEMBER 18, 2014 — Scania USA continues to expand its service network in North America and has appointed Woburn, MA, headquartered Kraft Power as its newest marine distributor. Kraft Power is now
Wärtsilä fresh water generators picked for cruise ships
DECEMBER 18, 2014 – The Meyer Werft Germany, Meyer Turku, STX France, and Fincantieri shipyards have placed orders with Wärtsilä for the supply of fresh water generators to a total of seven
Nordic Yards has plans for new shipyard in Brazil
DECEMBER 18, 2014 – Russian newspaper Vedomosti reports that German shipbuilder Nordic Yards, together with an unnamed local partner, has set up a Brazilian company, Nordic Yards do Brasil. Nordic Yards —
Video of Shell’s Prelude FLNG: Project on a global scale
DECEMBER 18, 2014 – Longer than four soccer fields and displacing six times as much water as the largest aircraft carrier, Shell’s Prelude FLNG (floating liquefied natural gas) platform will be the
Titan raises bulker bow then scuttles it
DECEMBER 18, 2014 – Crowley Maritime Corp.’s Titan Salvage has successfully refloated the bow, the largest and most challenging section of the wrecked bulk carrier Smart, and then scuttled it in designated
Kirby lowers earnings guidance
DECEMBER 17, 2014 — Tank barge specialist Kirby Corporation (NYSE: KEX) says it expects 2014 fourth quarter net earnings to be in the $1.10 to $1.20 per share range, below its previously
Chief Engineer found guilty in magic pipe case
DECEMBER 17, 2014 — A chief engineer from the M/V Trident Navigator was convicted by a federal jury in New Orleans late yesterday after a week-long trial, of knowingly falsifying the vessel’s