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Canada arrests “shipbuilding spy”

DECEMBER 2, 2013 — Canadian authorities have charged Qing Quentin Huang of Toronto with attempting to sell classified information on Canadian shipbuilding programs. Mr. Huang, a 53 year old naturalized Canadian citizen,

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Navy suspends Inchcape Shipping Services contracts

NOVEMBER 29, 2013 — One of the world’s largest suppliers of husbanding services —Inchcape Shipping Services Holding Ltd. (ISS) — has been suspended from doing business with the Navy. ISS is owned

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Carnival seeks efficiencies through HVAC upgrades

NOVEMBER 29, 2013 — Denmark’s Knud E. Hansen A/S and Novenco Marine & Offshore A/S, have been contracted by Carnival Cruise Line to install state-of-the-art HVAC upgrades on the cruise giant’s Victory,

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Wärtsilä has new Propulsion Test Center

NOVEMBER 29, 2013 — Wärtsilä yesterday inaugurated a new test facility for future propulsion products and technology. Located in Tuusula, southern Finland, the Wärtsilä Propulsion Test Center has been established and funded

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Fincantieri to build Norwegian polar ship

NOVEMBER 29, 2013 — Oslo’s Fram Museum today provided the backdrop for the signing of a contract that will see Fincantieri build a new icebeaking polar research ship for Norway’s Institute of

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Island Offshore back at Vard

NOVEMBER 29, 2013 — Island Offshore, in which the Chouest and Ulstein families are partners, has placed an order with Vard Holdings Limited for the construction of an advanced offshore support vessel

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Terntank orders enviro friendly tankers

NOVEMBER 29, 2013 — Skagen, Denmark, headquartered Terntank Rederi A/S has ordered two new LNG-fueled 15,000 dwt tankers from China’s AVIC Dingheng Shipbuilding Co.,Ltd. that it says will be “the world’s most

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Carnival picks MAN for next gen newbuild

NOVEMBER 27, 2013 — MAN Diesel & Turbo has won an order from Miami-based Carnival Cruise Lines to supply five 48/60CR engines for its next generation of cruise liner. The newbuilding will

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Strategic Marine’s Vietnam yard books fab projects

NOVEMBER 27, 2013 — Henderson, Western Australia, headquartered shipbuilder Strategic Marine is constructing two marine infrastructure fabrication projects in its Vietnam shipyard. Both are for Australian clients. The first consists of three