Cruise ship to retrofit permanent magnet tunnel thruster

JANUARY 15, 2015 — Rolls-Royce says that Norwegian Cruise Line has selected a Rolls-Royce permanent magnet tunnel thruster to upgrade the propulsion package onboard the 4,100 passenger cruise ship Norwegian Epic, delivered

Skangass commissions LNG bunker/feeder vessel newbuild

JANUARY 15, 2015 — Development of an LNG bunkering infrastructure in Northern Europe continues to move ahead. Sirius Veder Gas AB has ordered a state of the art 5,800 cu.m LNG bunker

Just delivered Dorian VLGC has Clean Marine scrubber

JANUARY 15, 2015 — Dorian LPG Ltd. (NYSE: LPG), Stamford, CT, has taken delivery of the ECO VLGC (Very Large Gas Carrier) Corvette from shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries. Corvette is Dorian’s third

Fred van Beers to be next Blohm + Voss CEO

JANUARY 14, 2015 — Fred van Beers (52) is to become Chief Executive Officer Management Board (CEO) at German shipbuilder Blohm+Voss on March 1, 2015, succeeding Dr. Herbert Aly. His focus will

Finnish owner orders two biofuel powered coasters

JANUARY 14, 2015 — Finland’s Meriaura Group has ordered two 4,700 dwt VG EcoCoaster general cargo ships from Dutch shipbuilder Royal Bodewes. Delivery of the first vessel from the shipyard is due

Jensen to support fireboat build at Vigor Fab

JANUARY 14, 2015 — The San Francisco Fire Department has selected Crowley Maritime subsidiary Jensen Maritime to provide detail production engineering and construction management on an 88 ft x 25 ft Super

Alaska Class ferries to have Rolls-Royce propulsion system

JANUARY 13, 2015 — The Alaska Marine Highway System and shipbuilder Vigor Industrial have selected Rolls-Royce to provide a highly efficient propulsion system for the two Alaska Class ferries to be built

SeaRiver christens second Aker Philadelphia newbuild

JANUARY 13, 2015 — Exxon Mobil Corporation’s marine affiliate, SeaRiver Maritime, Inc., yesterday named the Eagle Bay, the second of its two new U.S.-flag crude oil tankers, at a ceremony at Aker

World’s largest ship arrives in Rotterdam

JANUARY 9, 2014 — The world’s largest ship, the 328 m x 124 m Pieter Schelte, arrived in Rotterdam yesterday. It will spend the next four months in in the inner lake

Damen delivers innovative cable layer to Van Oord

JANUARY 9, 2015 — Despite encountering some challenges during the build process, Damen Shipyards delivered an innovative new DOC 8500 cable laying vessel to offshore contractor Van Oord on December 22,  several

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