DECEMBER 8, 2017 — China’s first smart ship, the 38,000 dwt bulker Great Intelligence, has received cyber-enabled ship (CES) descriptive notes from classification society Lloyd’s Register (LR). The vessel is a modified
DECEMBER 7, 2017 — Classification society DNV GL has given LNG containment specialist GTT and its partner TECHNOLOG Services GmbH a General Approval for Ship Application (GASA) statement for the retrofit of
DECEMBER 6, 2017 — Shipbuilder VT Halter Marine has launched Crowley Maritime Corp.’s second Commitment Class ship, Taíno, one of the world’s first combination container/roll on-roll off (ConRo) ships fueled by liquefied
DECEMBER 5, 2017 — Wärtsilä has launched the industry’s first tilted steerable thruster with combined electric retraction and steering, the Wärtsilä WST-24R, A notable feature of the new thruster is the gearbox,
DECEMBER 5, 2017 — The International Organization of Masters, Mates & Pilots (MM&P) says that the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has issued a complaint against Pasha Hawaii, The Pasha Group, and
DECEMBER 3, 2017—Carnival Cruise Line, Miami, FL, says the third cruise ship in its Vista Class will be named Carnival Panorama and will enter service in November 2019. The 133,500-ton Carnival Panorama
NOVEMBER 30, 2017 — General Dynamics NASSCO has started construction on an LNG-ready Kanaloa-class ConRo containership being built for Matson Navigation Company, Inc., as part of a two-ship contract. The Kanaloa Class
NOVEMBER 29, 2017 — MAN Diesel & Turbo’s dual-fuel MAN L23/30DF engine successfully passed its Type Approval Test (TAT) earlier this month at CSSC Marine Power (CMP) in Zhenjiang in the presence
NOVEMBER 29, 2017 — Foss Maritime and Netherlands-based Damen Shipyards have signed a Memorandum of Understanding that will see the Foss Rainier, OR, shipyard build the first four of a series of
NOVEMBER 28, 2017 — Finnish shipbuilding company Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC) is making a number of organizational changes as it enters a new growth stage that includes gearing up for the Finnish
