Kristian Rokke to step down as Aker Philly CEO
MARCH 19, 2014 — Aker Philadelphia Shipyard ASA (Oslo: AKPS) announces that Kristian Rokke, AKPS’s President and CEO, has been nominated to be Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of AKPS.
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UECC orders LNG fueled PCTC duo for Baltic
MARCH 11, 2014 — Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd reports that it has signed shipbuilding contracts with United European Car Carriers (UECC) covering the construction of two 3,800 car capacity pure car and
Mermaid Marine firms up PSV contract with Inpex
MARCH 10, 2014 — Mermaid Marine Australia Limited has firmed up a letter of intent it received earlier and has been awarded a contract for two platform supply vessels for long-term production
Scana propulsion picked for Bourbon arctic AHTS
MARCH 5, 2014 — Scana Industrier ASA reports that its subsidiary Scana Propulsion has signed a contract with Vard’s Brattvåg shipyard for delivery of a propulsion system for the Arctic AHTS ordered
Cummins names Jim Schacht GM Commercial Marine
FEBRUARY 20, 2014 — Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI) has named Jim Schacht as General Manager for its Commercial Marine Business. Working in close cooperation with the Cummins distributor network, Mr. Schacht will
Petrobras approves more OSV contracts
FEBRUARY 10, 2014 — Brazilian national oil company Petrobras reports that its Executive Board has approved the contracting of eight support vessels for its offshore activities. They are part of the third
Farstad OCVs to be Rolls-Royce DP3 equipped
JANUARY 29, 2014 — Rolls-Royce has signed a contract with shipbuilding group Vard that will see its latest DP3 dynamic positioning system installed on two new offshore construction vessels on order for
Island Offshore orders “game changer” at Kawasaki Heavy
JANUARY 27, 2014 — Island Offshore, in which the Chouest and Ulstein families are partners, announced today that it has signed a contract with Japanese shipbuilder Kawasaki Heavy Industries for the construction
Top Ten Maritime Stories of 2013
JANUARY 20, 2014—What were the top maritime stories of 2013? As ranked by the activity of Marine Log viewers, the Top Ten stories of last year were tales of Triumph, tragedy and
Cuccias to succeed Edenzon at Ingalls
DECEMBER 14, 2013 — Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) says that Brian Cuccias is to succeed Irwin F. Edenzon as corporate vice president and president of Ingalls Shipbuilding, effective April 1, 2014. Mr.