Rolls-Royce has won contracts to supply Syncrolift ship lifts to two shipyards in the Middle East. The latest orders are for Syncrolift systems that can handle vessels weighing up to 5,000 tonnes.
Colonna’s Shipyard, Inc., Norfolk, Va., is being awarded a $7,744,698 fixed-price contract for a dry-docking restricted availability on USS Squall (PC 7). This contract is for the accomplishment of miscellaneous structural, electrical,
Jones Act carrier Trailer Bridge, Inc. (NASDAQ Global Market: TRBR) today announced unaudited financial results for its second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2011 that included net losses of $3.6
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) reports that the energy-saving Propeller Boss Cap Fins (PBCF) device has now been ordered for 2,000 vessels worldwide. The PBCF breaks up the hub vortex generated behind
Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA has taken delivery of the second in a series of Cuban-built harbor tugs. The first, Kariña, was delivered in April last year. Like that vessel, the latest
Seattle- based Jensen Maritime Consultants, Inc., a Crowley company, recently completed custom design work for the Bob Franco, a new Azimuth Stern Drive (ASD) tugboat for Harley Marine Services. The vessel –
Singapore’s Keppel FELS Limited shipyard is on track to deliver Scarabeo 9, a sixth generation ultra-deepwater semisubmersible drilling rig, to Saipem S.p.A (Saipem) on time and with no lost time incidents. A
The maritime industry has often been accused of being slow to catch up when it comes to modern technology. But over the course of the last few years, companies within the industry
What’s reported to be “aggressive” corrosion has been found in USS Independence (LCS-2), the first Austal-built littoral combat ship. According to a Bloomberg News report, the corrosion is in the propulsion areas
Cunard has confirmed significant savings on its flagship cruise liner Queen Mary 2 since converting from a silyl-based TBT-free self-polishing copolymer antifouling in November 2008 to International Paint’s fluoropolymer foul release coating
