MAN Diesel and Turbo package for Rieber seismic ship
JUNE 28, 2013 — MAN Diesel & Turbo is to supply of 8L32/44CR B.2 engines as part of a complete propulsion package to power the Ice Class 1A* seismic vessel recently ordered
Singapore owner picks Wärtsilä for 24 newbuilds
JUNE 28, 2013 — Wärtsilä is supplying propulsion packages for 24 new vessels being built for the Singapore based China Navigation Co. Pte. Ltd (CNCo) at the Chengxi and Zhejiang Ouhua shipyards
ABB wins $20 million FPSO order from Cosco Nantong
JUNE 28, 2013 – ABB has won a $20 million contract to provide power and automation technologies to a floating production, storage and offloading vessel (FPSO) built by Chinese shipbuilder COSCO Nantong
Senate confirms Foxx as Transportation Secretary
JUNE 27, 2013 — The Senate has voted unanimously to confirm Anthony R. Foxx, the Mayor of Charlotte, N.C., to succeed Ray LaHood as Secretary of Transportation. Mayor Foxx (born on April
Bourbon orders MacGregor AHC crane for MPSV
JUNE 27, 2013 — Paris headquartered offshore services giant Bourbon has ordered a further 150-tonne active heave-compensated (AHC) subsea crane from Cargotec’s MacGregor unit. Delivery is scheduled for August 2014. As with nine
Paint samples show NOCC Oceanic did hit fishing vessel
JUNE 27, 2013 — Paint samples taken by the Japan Coast Guard confirm that the car carrier NOCC Oceanic did collide with the fishing vessel Yujin Maru no. 7 on Sunday, June
Disney tops cruise customer satisfaction list
JUNE 27, 2013 — Disney Cruise Line ranks highest in customer satisfaction in a J.D. Power 2013 Cruise Line Satisfaction Report released today. The report indicates that while overall customer satisfaction with
Aft section of MOL Comfort sinks
JUNE 27, 2013 — Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. reports the aft part of the containership MOL Comfort sank in the open sea near 14’26″N 66’26″E (water depth about 4,000 m) at 16:48
Ferry’s new owner to convert it to oceangoing barge
JUNE 26, 2013 — A mothballed Delaware River & Bay Authority ferry has finally been sold after being on the market since 2007. Its new owner plans to turn it into an
DNV responds to offshore wind farm trends
JUNE 26, 2013 — Classification society DNV is responding to developments that see offshore wind farms move further offshore and into deeper waters. It has DNV launched a significant revision to its