NOVEMBER 1, 2012—Korea shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries and Samsung Engineering recently announced an agreement with U.K.-based AMEC to establish a joint venture specializing in offshore engineering in Houston (US). The joint venture
NOVEMBER 1, 2012—This past August, Wärtsilä achieved a milestone with its 1000th order for its two-stroke, low-speed diesel, electronically controlled, common-rail RT-flex engines. The milestone order was for a seven-cylinder Wärtsilä RT-flex82T
NOVEMBER 1, 2012—Rear Adm. John “Dugan” Shipway, U.S. Navy (Ret.) has been elected Chairman of the Board of Austal USA, Mobile, AL, the U.S. subsidiary of Austal Ltd. The role extends a
OCTOBER 31, 2012—The first of four Crowley Maritime Corporation ocean class tugboats, Ocean Wave, completed its inaugural project earlier this month by removing a grounded containership from the northern coast of Cuba. The
OCTOBER 31, 2012—In the wake of the devastating impact of Hurricane Sandy, Staten Island Ferry service remains suspended until further notice, according to a tweet by New York City Department of Transportation.
OCTOBER 31, 2012 — MAN Diesel & Turbo has unveiled the first IMO Tier III-compliant diesel engine utilizing EGR (Exhaust Gas Recirculation). The presentation took place at a ceremony at the Ulsan,
OCTOBER 28, 2012 — Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) today christened the 10th Virginia-class submarine, Minnesota (SSN 783), in a ceremony at the company’s Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division. The ship’s sponsor, Ellen
OCTOBER 28, 2012 — Maritime attorney John K. Fulweiler assumed the chairmanship of the American Salvage Association’s membership committee at the association’s fall meeting. Mr. Fulweiler, who is a Proctor-in-Admiralty, says he
OCTOBER 27, 2012—Carnival Corporation & plc recently reached a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri to build two new classes of ships, one for its Holland America Line brand and
OCTOBER 27, 2012—Dr. Kirsi Tikka, President of the ABS Europe Division, was recently awarded the David W. Taylor Award by the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME) for her notable
