SNAME Announces Two International Collegia
SNAME announces two international collegia designed to bring technical expertise to an international membership. Planned for October 8, 2007 in Rio de Janeiro and in Oslo…
LR Opens Shanghai Training Center
Lloyd’s Register Asia opened a comprehensive foreign-funded maritime training center in Shanghai. The new Lloyd’s Register Maritime Institute (Shanghai) was created…
JDPS Releases New Propulsion Engine
PowerTech 6.8L marine propulsion engine. The 6068SFM75 offers up to 298 kW (400 hp) and is the newest marine engine offered by John Deere. This new engine model…
Stolt-Nielsen Names Feringa as President of Stolt Tankers and Terminals
Stolt-Nielsen S.A. said that Hans Feringa has been appointed President of Stolt Tankers & Terminals as pf December 1, 2007. Hans Feringa will succeed Otto Fritzner…
Ottawa to Mulls Banning U.S.-bound Tankers from N.B. Waterway
The Canadian Press reported that federal politicians say Canada is considering regulations to ban liquefied natural gas supertankers from a sensitive waterway in the Bay of Fundy…
Container Ship Launched at HDW-Gaarden
Tomas Marutz and Dr. Walter Klausmann (both CEOs of HDW-Gaarden), the godmother Georgina H. Rodriguez and her husband Gustavo Rodriguez (CEO and president of the Maruba Group)…
China Delivers Large Containership
According to Shanghai Daily, the delivery of China's first self-made 8530-TEU containership over the weekend officially makes China the fourth nation capable of building super large container ships.
Tenth & Final S-Series Ship Delivered
Ever Salute, the last of ten 7024TEU S-series vessels being built for Evergreen in Japan, was launched on September 8 at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ Kobe shipyard.
Opera on PortSide Tanker in Container Port
As part of PortSide NewYork’s efforts to raise awareness of, and appreciation for, the waterfront and working waterfront in the Port of New York, Puccini’s opera…
Coast Guard to Participate in Multi-Agency Response Exercise
The Coast Guard will lead a multi-agency response exercise Monday to implement the preparedness plans of federal, state and local agencies in the national capital region.
GE Gas Turbines to Power Spanish Navy Frigate
GE Marine will supply Navantia, A Coruña, Spain, with two LM2500 gas turbines that will power the Spanish Navy’s next-generation F105 frigate, to be named Roger de Lauria.
Alion Awarded $47m Contract
The Army Battle Command Directorate has awarded Alion Science and Technology a contract valued at up to $47m to support the command with analytic, engineering, programmatic…
Grand Alliance Contract Extended
The Grand Alliance, founded in 1998, is the leading integrated consortium in container liner shipping. Its members are Hapag-Lloyd, MISC Berhad, Malaysia, Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK)…
SBX Completes Vessel Conversion
SeaBird Exploration Limited said that the conversion of Munin Explorer to a 2D/Source vessel is complete and she has successfully completed her sea-trials in Egersund.
Aker Kvaerner Acquires Drilling Technology Company
Aker Kvaerner has signed an agreement for acquisition of 50 percent of the shares in the German company Wirth Maschinen- und Bohrgeräte-Fabrik GmbH (Wirth) with…
Wilh. Wilhelmsen Reports Growth
The Wilh. Wilhelmsen ASA (WW) maritime industrial group achieved a growth of $15m in its net operating income, from $53m in the first quarter to $68m in the second quarter of 2007.
Wärtsilä Acquires Electrical Power Engineering
Wärtsilä has acquired a Scottish company Electrical Power Engineering (Scotland) Ltd. The company specializes in electrical power engineering solutions for marine…
Samsung Wins $446m Order
Reuters reported that Samsung Heavy Industries Co. won a $446.1mm order from Europe to build one floating production storage offloading ship. The ships would be delivered by Nov.
BAE Systems Wins N.S. Savannah Contract
The Maritime Administration (MarAd) announced that a $4.1m contract has been awarded to the Norfolk Ship Repair Unit of BAE Systems for dry-docking and maintenance…
APM Terminals Opens in VA
APM Terminals Virginia officially opened its new $450m, 291-acre container terminal (on 576 acres of land) to serve customers in the Hampton Roads region. This maritime center…
