FEBRUARY 6, 2013 — The Navy’s fifth Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), Milwaukee, will be the first to have new high-power density waterjets aimed at staving off rudder and propeller damage experienced on
FEBRUARY 6, 2013 — Rolls-Royce says that an offshore vessel under construction for Simon Møkster Shipping will be the first in the world to feature its innovative Unified Bridge solution — which
FEBRUARY 6, 2013 — The world’s first MAN B&W 7G80ME-C9.2 ultra long stroke engine passed its official shop test last month at Korea’s HHI-EMD, the engine and machinery division of Hyundai Heavy
FEBRUARY 5, 2013 — The “save our shipyard” campaign may yet succeed in seeing employment continuing at what Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) now refers to simply as its Avondale subsidiary (with the
FEBRUARY 5, 2013 — Singapore-listed Yangzijiang Shipbuilding has completed two acquisitions. It has acquired the remaining 40 percent of the capital of Shanghai Henggao Ships Design Co., Ltd. and an additional 20
FEBRUARY 4, 2013 — Norway’s Rem Offshore ASA has entered into a newbuilding contract for an OSCV vessel at Kleven Verft AS. The vessel will have a length of 117 meters and
FEBRUARY 1, 2013 — MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has secured a contract to deliver electrically-driven RO/RO equipment for two new car carriers under construction at Shin-Kurushima’s, Onishi Shipyard, in Japan. Each ship
FEBRUARY 1, 2013 — Jensen Maritime, Crowley Maritime Corporation’s Seattle-headquartered naval architecture and marine engineering firm, recently hired Ray Isemann to serve as senior sales account executive in its Seattle office. In
FEBRUARY 1, 2013 — The Singapore Ministry of Defense (MINDEF) has signed a contract with Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd. for the design and construction of eight new naval vessels to replace the
JANUARY 31, 2013 — Classification society ABS has named Howard Fireman, Vice President, Operational and Environmental Performance to lead a new Operational and Environmental Performance department. Mr. Fireman joins ABS from the