LNG fueled cruise ferry has Navis DP
JANUARY 16, 2013 – The LNG-fueled cruise ferry Viking Grace delivered earlier this month has a dynamic positioning system by Vantaa, Finland, based Navis Engineering Oy. The 214-m long Viking Grace, delivered
Seaspan orders five 14,000 TEU containerships from HHI
JANUARY 16, 2013 – Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), the world’s largesT shipbuilder, today reported that it has won a $600 million order from Seaspan Corporation for five 14,000 TEU containerships. The contract
Navies still needed to keep piracy levels down
JANUARY 16, 2013 – Piracy on the world’s seas last year reached a five-year low, with 297 ships attacked in 2012, compared with 439 in 2011, according to the latest International Chamber
Crowley ATB crew make dramatic rescue
JANUARY 15, 2013 — The crew aboard Crowley Maritime Corporation’s articulated tug-barge (ATB) Achievement/650-8 recently performed a heroic rescue of an injured man who was struggling to stay afloat near the base
New leadership for TOTE Services
JANUARY 15, 2013 — Maritime industry veteran Captain Jorge Aguirre has announced his retirement from TOTE Services after 33 years with the company. TOTE Services offers crewing and technical services to meet
Electric Boat gets $55.6 million more for SSN 782 PSA
JANUARY 15, 2013 — General Dynamics Electric Boat Corp., Groton, Conn., is being awarded a $51,687,173 cost-plus-fixed-fee modification to previously awarded fixed-price-incentive contract (N00024-03-C-2101) for the planning and execution of the USS
Enterprise Marine wins SeaRiver contract
JANUARY 15, 2013 — Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (NYSE: EPD) today announced that its wholly owned affiliate, Enterprise Marine Services LLC, has entered into a multi-year contract to provide ExxonMobil subsidiary SeaRiver,
Jurong Shipyard rights tilted rig
JANUARY 15, 2013 — Sembcorp Marine reports that Jurong Shipyard has successfully restored and floated Noble Regina, the jack-up rig that tilted on December 3, 2012, to its original upright position following
MSC extends charter of Austal catamaran
JANUARY 15, 2013 — The United States Navy’s Military Sealift Command (MSC) has extended the charter of the Austal high speed vessel WestPac Express for six months with the award of a
MTNW offers bollard pull measuring equipment rentals
JANUARY 15, 2013 — Seattle-based Measurement Technology NW (MTNW) is now renting out tension measuring equipment for bollard pull testing. The equipment includes tension measuring links, shackles, running line tensiometers, and data-logging