Wanted to go to West Seattle, stole ferry
DECEMBER 2, 2013 — Here’s an incident that gives a whole new meaning to the phrase “taking the ferry.” It was a morning of adventure on the high seas yesterday for Seattle
Damen to build 80 m RO-RO ferry for Canada
DECEMBER 2, 2013 — Canada’s Newfoundland and Labrador Provincial Government has awarded Damen Shipyards Group an order for a state-of-the-art, 80 m Ice Class ferry, which will operate on the Fogo Island-Change
Castrol to launch next generation cylinder oil
DECEMBER 2, 2013 — Castrol Marine says that it will launch Castrol Cyltech CL 100 ACC in May 2014. It says the next generation cylinder oil is its “considered technical response to
Knud E. Hansen gets Ro-Pax contract
December 2, 2013 — CS Marine of Shanghai has contracted Denmark’s Knud E. Hansen A/S to develop the design of a 120 m Ro-Pax that will operate out of Hainan Iisland in
First order for LNG Hybrid Barge
DECEMBER 2, 2013 — Hamburg, Germany, based Hybrid Port Energy GmbH, a subsidiary of Becker Marine Systems GmbH & Co. KG, has awarded Shipbuilding and Machinery of Komárno, Slovakia, a contract to
Terntank ships first with Wärtsilä dual fuel two stroke
DECEMBER 2, 2013 — Wärtsilä says that the engines selected for Terntank Rederi’s two just-announced newbuilds at China’s AVIC Dingheng Shipbuilding Co will be the first to be powered by its new
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,
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
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,
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