World’s largest civilian hospital ship to have Azipods

MARCH 18, 2015 — ABB is to deliver electrical propulsion and power systems to a new flagship hospital vessel for the international charity Mercy Ships. The vessel, Atlantic Mercy (working title), will

Dazzling performance by Mersey shipyard

MARCH 18, 2015—As part of the events to mark the centenary of World War I, Birkenhead, U.K., shipyard and marine engineering services company Cammell Laird has completed painting the Mersey ferry Snowdrop

ABB solutions picked for Tallink LNG-fueled fast ferry

MARCH 16, 2015 —  ABB has won an order to deliver complete electric power plant, electrical propulsion systems and an energy management solution for the LNG-fueled fast ropax ferry ordered by  Estonia’s

Damen Yichang to extend its product portfolio

MARCH 16, 2015 — The Damen Yichang Shipyard in China, a joint venture between Damen Shipyards Group and Sinotrans CSC, is to offer a broader portfolio of vessels, adding other hi-tech vessels

Aker Philly delivers second SeaRiver Aframax

MARCH 16, 2015 — Aker Philadelphia Shipyard, Inc. (APSI) has delivered its second Aframax tanker to SeaRiver Maritime, Inc. (SeaRiver), Exxon Mobil Corporation’s U.S. marine affiliate. The 820 foot long, 115,000 dwt

Tier III compliant high pressure SCR successfully tested

MARCH 16, 2015 — The first Wärtsilä two-stroke engine with a high pressure SCR (Selective Catalytic Reduction) system manufactured in China has been introduced. The system is fitted to a 5-cylinder Wärtsilä

Vard cancels two newbuilding contracts

MARCH 15, 2014 — In a filing Saturday, the Board of Directors of shipbuilder Vard Holdings Limited said that on March 12 “the company was notified that two affiliates of E.R. Offshore,

Robert E. Derecktor Inc. now a Damen licensee

MARCH 13, 2015 — Robert E. Derecktor Inc. (Derecktor Shipyard) and Damen Shipyard Group (Damen) have entered into a license agreement authorizing Derecktor to act as an official builder of Damen designs.

NPCC picks Wärtsilä solutions for jack-up barges

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.

LNG fueled Harvey Energy now fully in service

MARCH 13, 2015 — Gulf Coast Shipyard Group (GCSG) reports that Harvey Energy, the first LNG fueled vessel operating in the United States is now fully in service—for Shell Upstream America’s deep

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