Carnival orders two new AIDA Cruises ships
Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK), the world’s largest cruise company, reports that it has finalized an order with Fincantieri for two new ships for its German brand, AIDA Cruises,
MAN 175D engines picked for two Portuguese Navy projects
MAN Energy Solutions reports that its MAN 175D engine has recently won two separate orders, one from Damen Shipyards and the other from Portuguese shipbuilder, West Sea – Estaleiros Navais, to power
Wärtsilä ANCS installs first NACOS Connect remote mimics application on Sun Princess
Wärtsilä ANCS (Automation, Navigation & Control Systems) has completed the first pilot installation of its NACOS Connect remote mimics application, on Princess Cruises flagship vessel Sun Princess. According to Wärtsilä, this deployment
Stevens Towing announces leadership promotions
Yonges Island, S.C.-headquartered fourth-generation family-owned Stevens Towing Company has announced several key leadership promotions, Bos Smith has been promoted to vice president. With more than 36 years of dedicated service to Stevens
ESG cuts steel for new USACE medium class hopper dredge
Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. (ESG), Panama City, Fla., has officially begun construction on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE) new medium class hopper dredge with a ceremonial steel-cutting event. The milestone
Bollinger delivers first three MCM USVs to Navy
Bollinger Shipyards has completed the successful delivery to the U.S. Navy of the first three mine countermeasures unmanned surface vehicles (MCM USVs). These vessels are the Navy’s first program of record, non-prototype,
MacGregor delivers next gen heavy lift cranes
MacGregor reports the successful delivery of its new type of SWL 250 tonne electric heavy lift cranes to Nordic Hamburg from Huanghai Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. The cranes mark a significant milestone in
Julia Bonestroo Banegas joins Jones Walker maritime regulatory team
Julia Bonestroo Banegas has joined Jones Walker LLP as special counsel in the maritime practice group and a member of the maritime regulatory team in the firm’s Washington, D.C, office. “We are
Canada’s Seaspan Shipyards cuts steel for heavy polar icebreaker
Canada’s Seaspan Shipyards in North Vancouver, B.C., yesterday cut steel on the new heavy polar icebreaker it is building for the Canadian Coast Guard, marking the start of construction on one of
ME-GI engine on track for 1,000 order milestone
MAN Energy Solutions says that its MAN B&W dual-fuel ME-GI engine has had a strong start to the year, confirming its status as the default, dual-fuel methane-fuelled engine. Since its market debut