JANUARY 28, 2013 — General Dynamics NASSCO reports that it has finalized a contract with Totem Ocean Trailer Express (TOTE) to design the conversion of the company’s two existing Orca Class, diesel-electric
JANUARY 28, 2013 — Tracy Murrell, a former chief safety officer for Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., who also holds a U.S. Coast Guard master’s license, is the new director of the National
JANUARY 28, 2013 — UM Bulk AS, Grimstad, Norway, has signed an agreement with Tsuneishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd, Japan to buy two bulk carriers of the shipbuilder’s 58,000 dwt TESS-58 type. UM
JANUARY 28, 2013 — Launched this month at Damen Shipyards Galati, Romania, the World Diamond is the first of a series of six fully equipped Platform Supply Vessels for Norwegian offshore company
JANUARY 28, 2013 — Marco Wirén (47), M.Sc. (Econ.), has been appointed Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President and member of the Board of Management of Wärtsilä Corporation, effective August 1, 2013.
JANUARY 28, 2013 — ABB has won a long-term service contract from Star Cruises for preventive maintenance of all ABB equipment onboard SuperStar Virgo for the next five years. The approximately US$1
JANUARY 28, 2013 — Cyprus based Dynamic Offshore Drilling will deploy its first rig next month in the Western offshore part of India under a five year contract for Oil and Natural
JANUARY 27, 2013 — Rick Hepburn, PE, CAPT, USN (Ret) has been appointed the second President of The American Shipbuilding Suppliers Association “Rick will work to achieve the ASSA vision to strengthen
JANUARY 25, 2013 — Rolls-Royce this week successfully completed the installation of the first MT30 gas turbine into the Royal Navy’s new aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth, at Babcock’s Rosyth shipyard in
JANUARY 25, 2013 — ABS has released the ABS Guide for Dynamic Positioning Systems as a significant update to present classification requirements to reflect industry advances in the use of dynamic positioning
