Kings Point graduates 219 members of Class of 2012
JUNE 18, 2012 — The U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA), Kings Point, N.Y., has graduated 219 members of its Class of 2012 at a commencement ceremony where Captain Mark Kelly, Class of
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Drydocks World Nanindah launches Hallin Marine compact semi-submersible
JUNE 7, 2012 — The Drydocks World Nanindah shipyard in Batam, Indonesia, launched Singapore-based Hallin Marine’s Compact Semi-Submersible, CSS Derwent. on June 5. Expected delivery is at the end of 2012. The
Navy accepts delivery of LCS 3
JUNE 6, 2012 — The U.S. Navy has officially accepted delivery of the future USS Fort Worth (LCS 3) during a ceremony in Marinette, Wis. Fort Worth is the third littoral combat
Enterprise software upgrades help Sydney Ferries boost vessel availability and reliability
Australia’s Sydney Ferries has completed what enterprise software provider Ventyx describes as a “significant” upgrade of Ventyx Ellipse for Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), on time and on
AIDA newbuilds will use air bubbles and Azipods to cut fuel consumption
Carnival Corporation’s AIDA Cruises subsidiary has released more details about the two 3,250 passenger cruise ships that it has on order at the Nagasaki Shipyard of Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) for
PSV to have world’s first shipboard DC power grid
ABB has won an order from Norwegian shipowner Myklebusthaug Management to supply the first ever direct current (DC) power grid on board a ship. The equipment will allow a new offshore platform
Jamaica’s Director of Shipping Policy completes Ph.D
Eric Deans, Director of Shipping Policy at the Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ), has completed a Ph.D in Marine Policy at the University of Delaware. Dr. Deans, a well known shipping industry
Helsinki shipyard lays keel of ultramodern icebreaking supply vessel
A keel laying ceremony at the Arctech Shipyard,Helsinki, Finland on January 19 marked the start of construction of an ultramodern multi-functional icebreaking supply vessel. The ship is specially designed to service the
Drydocks World Dubai to build offshore wind power platform
Drydocks World has entered into a contract with Aibel, a Norwegian provider of services to the energy industry, that will see the Dubai shipyard build a Wind Power Offshore Platform to receive
Bourbon installs semi-submersible wind turbine
Paris-headquartered offshore services giant Bourbon has just installed an innovative offshore wind structure in the Atlantic, off the coast of Portugal at Aguçadoura. The installation involved a semi-submersible wind turbine with a