MSC Cruises newbuild duo to have GE electrical propulsion
MARCH 12, 2015 — GE has now been selected to lead the Italian consortium that will power MSC Cruises’ two 5,300 passenger Seaside platform cruise ships, ordered at Fincantieri last May, with
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Davie gets a C$13.6 million Canadian Coast Guard contract
MARCH 11, 2015 — The Government of Canada has awarded a Canadian $13.6 million contract to Chantier Davie Canada Inc., Lévis, Quebec, for Vessel Life Extension and refit work for the Canadian
Hempel launches Hempadur Quattro XO
MARCH 11, 2015 — Coatings manufacturer Hempel today launched Hempadur Quattro XO – a high performance range of pure epoxy PSPC (IMO Performance Standard for Protective Coatings) compliant coatings for marine newbuildings.
Advanced trawlers to have MAN Diesel & Turbo SCR systems
MARCH 10, 2015 — Three 55 m trawlers ordered by Iceland’s HB Grandi will be fitted with MAN Diesel & Turbo’s SCR (Selective Catalytic Reduction) system. Designed by Nautic ehf and being
NASSCO lays keel for first of five Jones Act ECO tankers
MARCH 9, 2015 —General Dynamics NASSCO shipyard, San Diego, CA hosted a keel laying ceremony Friday for the first Jones Act ECO tanker in a series of five for Kinder Morgan’s American
Australia to build 21 patrol boats for its neighbors
MARCH 6, 2015 — Australia’s Minister of Defence, Kevin Andrews, today, issued a statement announcing the Request for Tender (RFT) for up to 21 replacement – Australian-made – Pacific Patrol Boats under
Harvey Energy starts working for Shell
MARCH 5, 2015 — Harvey Gulf’s PSV Harvey Energy, the first LNG fueled vessel to enter service in North America, today began working on charter for Shell’s deep water operations in the
Rolls-Royce to equip Chouest Arctic AHTS newbuild
MARCH 4, 2015 — Rolls-Royce has been awarded a ship equipment contract worth about $30 million by Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO). The contract covers the supply of azimuth main propulsion, propulsion control
Merger sees Kvichak become wholly-owned Vigor subsidiary
MARCH 3, 2015 — Kvichak Marine Industries, Seattle, WA, will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Vigor Industrial, Portland, OR, under a merger deal that would unite the companies’ strengths in the
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