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Meyer Werft delivers Celebrity Reflection

OCTOBER 10, 2012 — Germany’s Meyer Werft yesterday delivered the 126,000-gt cruise ship Celebrity Reflection to Celebrity Cruises in the Dutch port of Eemshaven. The Celebrity Reflection is the fifth ship and

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Siemens tests powerful wind turbine

OCTOBER 10, 2012—Siemens began field testing of its new, huge 154-meter rotor for the six-megawatt (MW) offshore wind turbine in Østerild, Denmark. The direct-drive wind turbine is equipped with the world’s longest

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Siem Offshore declares options for OSCVs at STX OSV

OCTOBER 10, 2012 — STX OSV Holdings Limited reports that Siem Offshore Inc. has declared options for the design and construction of two additional 120m Offshore Subsea Construction Vessels (OSCVs). With an

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Keppel O&M makes leadership appointments

OCTOBER 10, 2012 — Mr. Michael Chia, Mr. Wong Kok Seng,and Mr. Chor How Jat, (L to R in picture) all have new managing director assignments in leadership appointments announced by Singapore

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Vulcan Materials christens new tugboat

OCTOBER 9, 2012 — Vulcan Materials Company (NYSE: VMC) last week christened the M/V Hazel Demery, a new tug boat that will be used at the company’s Grand Rivers facility. The Grand

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Ingalls delivers DDG 1000’s composite deckhouse

OCTOBER 9, 2012 — Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) announced that the company’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division has delivered the composite deckhouse for the destroyer Zumwalt (DDG 1000) to the U.S. Navy. The 900-ton

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New CEO for TransAtlantic’s Industrial Shipping Division

OCTOBER 9, 2012 — Heléne Mellquist has been promoted to CEO of Rederi AB TransAtlantic’s (STO:RABTB)(OMX: RABT) Industrial Shipping Division effective immediately. Ms. Mellquist joined TransAtlantic in January 2012 as CFO. Prior

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Waller LNG ATB gets ABS approval in principle

OCTOBER 9, 2012 — Classification society ABS has granted approval in principle (AIP) to a new liquefied natural gas (LNG) and regasification articulated tug barge concept introduced by Waller Marine Inc., Houston.

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American Club issues stowaway warning

OCTOBER 9, 2012 — The problem of stowaways hiding in a ship’s rudder stock recess, especially at African ports, still persists, the American P&I Club has warned its members. Shipowners are urged