Wärtsilä opens new workshop in Brazil
FEBRUARY 27, 2013 — Wärtsilä is opening a new services workshop in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, today. It says that the new facilities will strengthen its presence in Brazil and enable
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Fiskerstrand to build two LNG-fueled fish feed vessels
FEBRUARY 27, 2013 — Two Norwegian fish feed transporters are to be LNG-fueled. Ordered by shipowner Egil Ulvan Rederi AS from shipbuilder Fiskerstrand BLRT AS in Ålesund, the vessels are being built
Moose Boats delivers two more M2-37 catamarans
FEBRUARY 26, 2013 — San Francisco Bay Area boat designer and builder Moose Boats has recently delivered two more of its M2-37 catamarans: a fire rescue boat for West Pierce Fire and
GPA releases more details of Jackson Offshore PSVs
FEBRUARY 25, 2013 — Naval architecture and marine engineering firm Guido Perla & Associates, Inc. (GPA) has released some more details of the two platform supply vessels that BAE Systems is building
EC unveils new strategy for shipbuilding
FEBRUARY 20, 2013 — Remember LeaderSHIP 2015? Unveiled in 2003, it was the EU shipbuilding industry’s grand plan for survival in a tough world where new orders were drying up and newbuilding
Private equity firm acquires Kobelt
FEBRUARY 14, 2013—Private equity investment firm Bow River Capital Partners, Denver, CO, has acquired propulsion control specialist Kobelt Manufacturing, Surrey, BC, Canada. For more than 50 years, Kobelt Manufacturing has built high-quality
Carnival ups compensation for Triumph passengers
FEBRUARY 13, 2012 — With TV newcasts reporting on deteriorating passenger conditions aboard the Carnival Triumph, Carnival Cruise Lines announced further compensation for the passengers aboard the ship, which is currently limping
Teekay’s LNG burning two strokes promise big benefits
FEBRUARY 13, 2013 – More details are emerging on the two 173,400 cu.m. LNG carriers with LNG-fueled two stroke engines ordered by Teekay LNG Partners from Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering in
Hyundai Heavy to build X-bow MOCV for Toisa
FEBRUARY 12, 2013 — Toisa Ltd. has signed a contract with Hyundai Heavy Industries for the construction of an Ulstein designed multipurpose offshore construction vessel (MOCV). The 150.5 m vessel is a
Carnival Triumph gets some shipboard power back
FEBRUARY 11, 2013 — In an update issued at 11.25 a.m. today, Carnival Cruises said that the cruise ship Carnival Triumph remained without propulsion, awaiting the arrival of two tugboats which will