DECEMBER 10, 2012 — The LNG-burning low speed engine that will power TOTE’s innovative newbuild containerships at NASSCO (see earlier story) was formally announced as commercially available just last month. At a
DECEMBER 4, 2012 — Viking Ocean Cruises, sister company of Viking River Cruises, has signed a Memorandum of Agreement with Fincantieri for the construction of two more ocean cruise ships with an
NOVEMBER 26, 2012 — Rolls-Royce has signed a teaming agreement with Italy’s Lauro Shipping to design innovative new gas powered ferries based on the Environship concept. Lauro Shipping is one of the
NOVEMBER 14, 2012 — BP Shipping has finalized a contract with Boeing subsidiary Jeppesen that will see the installation of Jeppesen’s Vessel and Voyage Optimization Solution (VVOS) on 52 BP vessels carrying
NOVEMBER 12, 2012 — Wärtsilä reports that it has now sold more than 2,000 of its gas-fueled engines. They have accumulated more than 7 million operational running hours in both land-based and
NOVEMBER 5, 2012 — Sembcorp Marine’s order backlog is at a record high of Singapore $12.1 billion. However, in the first nine months of this year, the Group’s net profit was S$371
OCTOBER 25, 2012—More and more consumers are considering buying hybrid cars because of the rising price of gas, environmental responsibility and increasing availability and lower cost of the technology at car dealerships.
OCTOBER 17, 2012 — “Despite the continuing uncertainty in the global economy and the tough market conditions, both our order intake and net sales developed well,” says Wärtsilä Corporation President and CEO
OCTOBER 15, 2012 — The introduction of sulfur limits in the North American ECA and the ratification of the Maritime Labor Convention 2006 (MLC 2006) were high on the agenda when Germanischer
OCTOBER 5, 2012 — Austal has entered into agreements to substantially expand its capability in Darwin, Australia through the acquisition of Hydraulink NT and its associated business KM Engineering (“HKME”). In picture:
