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
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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.
Austal appoints Terry O’Brien to VP position
DECEMBER 10, 2013 — Austal USA has appointed Terry O’Brien, a retired Navy Captain with over 26 years of service, as Vice President of Business Development and External Affairs. Based in Washington
Fincantieri to build Norwegian polar ship
NOVEMBER 29, 2013 — Oslo’s Fram Museum today provided the backdrop for the signing of a contract that will see Fincantieri build a new icebeaking polar research ship for Norway’s Institute of
AHTS to have multi step hybrid gear
NOVEMBER 11, 2013 — Vard’s Brevik, Norway, shipyard has awarded Norwegian marine drive specialist Kumera AS a contract to deliver its Norgear advanced multi step hybrid gear for a newbuild anchor handling