Wärtsilä package picked for second LNG-fueled Siem PSV
SEPTEMBER 2, 2013 — Wärtsilä is to supply the design and an integrated solution for a new large platform supply vessel (PSV) that will be operated by Siem Offshore under charter to
Meyer orders Metso automation for Quantum class trio
SEPTEMBER 2, 2013 — Meyer Werft has selected Metso DNA for the Integrated Alarm, Monitoring & Control System (IAMCS) for the three 167,800 grt, 1,141 ft (348 m) 4,180 passenger Quantum class
Vard books PSV order for its Vietnam shipyard
SEPTEMBER 2, 2013 – Shipbuilder Vard Holdings Limited reports that it has secured a contract for the design and construction of a platform supply vessel for Carlotta Offshore Ltd., a newly established
Maersk Line continues to fight box ship blaze
SEPTEMBER 2, 2013 — Maersk Line reports that the 6,800 TEU containership Maersk Kampala, situated south of the Suez Canal, continues to fight a fire in its two foremost cargo bays of
Silversea Cruises appoints its first female captain
AUGUST 30, 2013 — For the first time in the cruise line’s nearly 20-year history, a woman captain is in command of a Silversea Cruises ship. The ultra-luxury line, which operates a
Austal reports improved margins, record revenues
AUGUST 30, 2013 — Austal (ASX: ASB) CEO Andrew Bellamy said today that the company had taken major steps to deliver on its key objectives for the year as the shipbuilder reported
Loss prevention video focuses on groundings
AUGUST 30, 2013 — The Steamship Mutual P&I Club has announced the launch of its latest loss prevention DVD: “Groundings – Shallow Waters, Deep Trouble.” The club says that the consequences of
ClassNK: MOL Comfort team needs more time
AUGUST 30, 2013 — ClassNK Executive Vice President Toshitomo Matsui announced today that the ClassNK Casualty Investigation Team’s analysis and investigation of the MOL Comfort casualty will take longer than initially expected,
Hyundai Heavy wins $1.4 billion containership order
AUGUST 29, 2013 — Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), the world’s largest shipbuilder, today announced that it has won a $1.4 billion order to build five 18,000 TEU class and five 14,000 TEU
CVN 71 completes four-year RCOH at Newport News
AUGUST 29, 2013 — Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS), a division of Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII), redelivered the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) to the U.S. Navy today. The redelivery