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

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

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