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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
MARCH 2, 2015 — Specialist shipbuilder Strategic Marine has appointed two senior executives to boost its presence in key international maritime markets. Jim Fraser and Rob Boersma have both been appointed as