Vard cancels two newbuilding contracts
MARCH 15, 2014 — In a filing Saturday, the Board of Directors of shipbuilder Vard Holdings Limited said that on March 12 “the company was notified that two affiliates of E.R. Offshore,
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NPCC picks Wärtsilä solutions for jack-up barges
MARCH 13, 2015 — Two new jack-up barges ordered by the National Petroleum Construction Company (NPCC), United Arab Emirates, will have fully integrated Wärtsilä power generation and electrical and automation (E&A) solutions.
Tallink LNG fueled ferry to have Wärtsilä DF engines
MARCH 12, 2015 — The new fast ropax ferry ordered by Estonia’s Tallink Grupp at the Meyer Turku shipyard in Finland (see earlier story), will feature Wärtsilä dual-fuel engines running primarily on
Norwegian Bliss to have hull air lubrication
MARCH 10, 2015 — London headquartered Silverstream Technologies reports that the first commercial installation of its Silverstream hull air lubrication system will be on the Norwegian Cruise Line newbuild Norwegian Bliss, scheduled
Delivery of first two Zumwalt class destroyers delayed
MARCH 10, 2015 — Delivery of the first two destroyers in the Zumwalt class has been pushed back by the Navy and shipbuilder General Dynamics Bath Iron Works. Delivery of the lead
Fincantieri floats out largest Holland America Line ship yet
MARCH 6, 2015 — Carnival Corporation’s Holland America Line has marked another milestone in the construction of ms Koningsdam, its largest ship thus far, with the float-out and transfer of the cruise
Navigate picks Interline 9001 for newbuilds
MARCH 5, 2015 — Interline 9001, an advanced cargo tank coating from AkzoNobel’s International marine coating range, is being applied to 18 chemical tankers currently currently under construction by South Korean shipbuilder
NNS’s Suzanne Beckstoffer wins Engineer of the Year award
MARCH 3, 2015 — Suzanne Beckstoffer, engineering director of process and tools at Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Newport News Shipbuilding division, has been named the Virginia Peninsula Engineer of the Year by the
Wärtsilä gets first contract for EX-proof BWMS
MARCH 3, 2015 — Eight new 33,000 DWT chemical tankers under construction by an Asian shipbuilder will be fitted with Wärtsilä Aquarius UV Ballast Water Management Systems (BWMS) that have each been
Genting buys Crystal Cruises, will add newbuild to fleet
MARCH 3, 2015 — Genting Hong Kong (GHK), the owner of Star Cruises and a major shareholder in Norwegian Cruise Lines, is buying two ship luxury cruise line Crystal Cruises, Inc. and