CIT Maritime Finance looks to get into leasing
OCTOBER 16, 2013 — New York headquartered CIT Group Inc. (NYSE: CIT) says that CIT Maritime Finance has entered into a cooperation agreement with Norway’s RS Platou Finans AS that will help
Fassmer to build Germany’s first LNG fueled ferry
OCTOBER 16, 2013 — German ferry operator AG Ems has placed an order with shipbuilder Fassmer GmbH & Co. KG for what will be Germany’s first LNG-fueled ferry. Scheduled for delivery from
OceanSaver BWT gets AMS approval
OCTOBER 16, 2013 — Drammen, Norway, based OceanSaver says that its Mark II Ballast Water Treatment (BWT) system has achieved U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Alternate Management System (AMS) approval. According to the
Transocean back at DSME for another drillship
OCTOBER 16, 2013 — Transocean Ltd. (NYSE: RIG) has been awarded a five-year contract for a newbuild dynamically positioned ultra-deepwater drillship by Chevron U.S.A. Inc. Construction of the newbuild drillship is expected
Smit Lamnalco takes over Gladstone towage business
OCTOBER 16, 2013 — Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) has completed the sale of its Australian harbor towage business — Smit Marine Australia Pty Ltd, which holds the exclusive harbor towage license
Bibby Marine unit to build another SWATH survey vessel
OCTOBER 15, 2013—The U.K.’s Osiris Hydrographic & Geophysical Projects, part of Bibby Marine Survey Services, has begun construction of a sister ship to the SWATH survey vessel Bibby Tethra. To be called
Harris Caprock lands 100 ship Carnival satcom contract
OCTOBER 15, 2015 — Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS) subsidiary Harris CapRock Communications has signed a five-year contract with Carnival Corporation to provide communications services onboard more than 100 cruise ships in its 10
Wärtsilä 50DF engines for two Chinese built LNG tankers
OCTOBER 15, 2015 — Two liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier vessels under construction in two Chinese shipyards are to have Wärtsilä 50DF dual-fuel engines. Wärtsilä says the two orders are similar in
Heidmar’s Marc La Monte dies unexpectedly at 50
OCTOBER 15, 2015 — Norwalk, CT, headquartered tanker operator Heidmar,Inc. reports the unexpected passing of Marc La Monte of Wilton, CT. Marc La Monte, 1963-2013 Mr. La Monte passed away while on
Rolls-Royce books first WP order from Asia
OCTOBER 15, 2015 — Rolls-Royce has won an order to provide an integrated design and equipment package for two offshore supply vessels to be built at COSCO (Guangdong) Shipyard Co., Ltd in