Rolls-Royce and Daimler swoop on MTU-parent Tognum
Daimler and Rolls-Royce say that they plan to launch a public tender offer for 100 per cent of the share capital of Friedrichshaven, Germany, headquartered Tognum AG through a 50:50 joint venture
Brazilian owner set to build five PSV’s at Eastern Shipbuilding
The U.S. Maritime Administration appears to have approved a request from Boldini, S.A. of Brazil for Title XI ship financing guarantees on $227,177,000 over 25 years to cover construction of five platform
ACL gains membership in Louisiana Environmental Leadership Program
Barge transportation giant American Commercial Lines Inc. has been awarded membership in the Louisiana Environmental Leadership Program (ELP). Membership in the voluntary program, led by the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality, is
New owner for U.S.-flag, twin-screw harbor tug
Signet Maritime Corporation of Houston, Texas has sold its U.S. flag, twin screw harbor tug “Signet Reliance” (ex-Dotsie) to Rockingham Carriage Service of Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The tug, with dimensions of 52.8
DFDS chooses MAN Diesel Turbo power for RO/RO newbuilds
Two RO/RO vessels ordered by Denmark’s DFDS at the Volswerft Stralsund shipyard of German shipbuilder P+S Werften are to have complete MAN Diesel & Turbo propulsion packages. Scheduled for delivery in 2012,
Marinette Marine breaks ground for new panel line fabrication building
Fincantieri Maring Group member Marinette Marine Corporation today broke ground for a new panel-line fabrication building at its Marinette, Wis., shipyard to support construction of the U.S. Navy’s LCS. The new building
NTSB docket document implicates cell phone use in Duck Boat disaster
The NTSB has opened the docket on its investigation of the July 7, 2010 incident in which, at about 2:37 pm, the 250- foot-long empty sludge barge The Resource, which was being
Hovertrans Solutions to build heavy lift hovercraft at ST Marine
Singapore’s Hovertrans Solutions Pte. Ltd. is to build a 50 tonne payload hoverbarge for charter. Measuring 34 m x 17 m, the modular hoverbarge will have a hover height of 1.8 m.
Canadian university to convert ship to fuel cell hybrid research vessel
A former Canadian Coast Guard cutter is to be converted into North America’s first ever hybrid, electric research ship. BMT Fleet Technology, of Ottawa, Ontario is collaborating with the University of Victoria,
Keppel AMFELS to build jack-up for Mexican repeat customer
Keppel AmFELS LLC, has won a repeat order worth about $195 million from Mexico’s Perforadora Central SA de CV to build a jack-up rig. The Brownsville, Texas, shipyard is a wholly-owned subsidiary