AUGUST 16, 2017 — Akasaka Diesels Limited, a licensee of Japan Engine Corporation (J-ENG) has successfully finished shop testing of the first 7UEC35LSE-Eco-B2 low speed, two stroke engine in its factory. Japan
AUGUST 1, 2017 — In addition to all the cruise ship work for which it is well known, Grand Bahama Shipyard (GBS), the largest shipyard in the Caribbean, also carries out a
JULY 26, 2017 — Two new 56,000 DWT handymax bulk carriers under construction at Oshima Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. in Japan are to be equipped with Wärtsilä exhaust gas cleaning systems. The ships
JUNE 26, 2017 — Many key drivers for dry cargo demand have reported a significant uptick in 2017, resulting in improving conditions for all vessels in the multipurpose shipping sector, according to
JUNE 8, 2017 — A port state control inspection campaign on compliance with the Maritime Labor Convention (MLC) 2006 has produced a satisfactory overall result, according to Richard Schiferli, Secretary General of
APRIL 26, 2017 — Hunter Maritime Acquisition Corp. (Nasdaq: HUNT), a blank check company formed last year by Belgium’s Saverys family , has entered into definitive agreements pursuant to purchase, for an
APRIL 12, 2017 — Navios Group member Navios ShipManagement Inc. has issued Parsippany, NJ, based DuPont subsidiary Belco Technologies Corporation (BELCO) a letter of intent (LOI) endorsing BELCO as the preferred supplier
APRIL 3, 2017 — Athens based Minerva Marine Inc. has signed an agreement with Wärtsilä covering the retrofit of several globally operating tankers with Aquarius ballast water management systems (BWMS). The agreement
MARCH 21, 2017—Bahri, the National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia and a global leader in transportation and logistics, has opened its second North American office in Houston, Texas, further strengthening the position
MARCH 14, 2017 — A 109,647 dwt Maersk Tankers LR2 product tanker is to be retrofitted with two 30 m tall by 5 m diameter Norsepower Rotor Sails in a trial majority-funded
