Royal Caribbean orders fourth Oasis Class cruise ship
MAY 9, 2014—At the keel laying ceremony for its third Oasis Class cruise ship, Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., Miami, FL, announced it had agreed to build a fourth 5,400-passenger vessel in the
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Rolls-Royce reports orders worth over $100 million
MAY 8, 2014 — Rolls-Royce has reported recent contracts worth over £60.5 million (around $102 million) for the supply of equipment and services for a total of eight vessels. Under contracts with
Arctic AHTS to have Rolls-Royce engines and deck machinery
APRIL 8, 2014 — Rolls-Royce is to deliver deck machinery and engines for the arctic Anchor Handling Tug Supply vessel (AHTS) recently ordered from Vard by Bourbon Offshore Norway (see earlier story).
Jeanne Usher named Sperry Marine MD
APRIL 3, 2014 — Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has named Jeanne Usher managing director of its New Malden, U.K., headquartered Sperry Marine business unit, She succeeds Alan Dix, who recently retired following
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.
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