L & T Select NAPA for Naval Ship Design
Napa Group, a Finnish software company that develops innovative computer systems for ship design and naval architecture, has established a subsidiary company, Napa Software Services India Pvt.
Kongsberg Maritime Continues Training Center Investment
Kongsberg Maritime's ongoing investment and development in its customer training program continues apace with the delivery of advanced new equipment to its training centre in .
Underwater Technology Convention Held in Hamburg
"Joining and Cutting" are key procedures for the maintenance of technical underwater installations. They are indispensable for harbor construction, hydraulic engineering and flood defense…
Strategic Marine Posts More Firsts
Australian shipbuilder Strategic Marine has broken new ground by winning a contract to build a 23.9m new generation compact tug – the first tugboat signing in the company’s history.
This Day in Naval History - April 05
By the Navy News Service 1946 - USS Missouri (BB 63) arrives in to return the body of Turkish ambassador to the and to show support and willingness to defend .
GE to Supply for Conrad
GE Marine announced it will provide Conrad Industries, Inc., , with two 8 cylinder V228 medium-speed diesel engines through NREC Power Systems, a GE authorized dealer. The engines will power a passenger/vehicle ferry designed by Alan C. McClure Associates, Inc. and Schuller & Allan LLC, both of . The ferry is being built by Conrad Industries for the Texas Department of Transportation, Austin. The 264 x 66 x 15-ft.
Transocean Gets Contract
Transocean Inc. announced that the ultra-deepwater drillship Dhirubhai Deepwater KG2 (formerly Deepwater Pacific 2), which is owned by a joint venture in which the company has 50 percent interest…
Fleet Week New York Ships and Dates Announced
Thousands of Sailors, Marines and Coast Guardsmen will participate in the 21st anniversary of Fleet Week New York, which will take place May 21 - 28. Hosted nearly every year since 1984…
Seaspan Announces $235.3m in Debt Financing
Seaspan Corporation has entered into a credit agreement for a term loan facility in the amount of $235.3m to finance the acquisition of two of its previously acquired 13100 TEU vessels.
Congressional Shipbuilding Caucus Reaches Major Milestone
The Congressional Shipbuilding Caucus, chaired by Reps. Gene Taylor (D-MS) and Rob Wittman (R-VA), has reached a major milestone with the addition of its 100th member.
NRC And Citgo Extend Contract
National Response Corporation (NRC) is pleased to announce the extension of its long-term relationship with CITGO Petroleum Corporation. Under a new two-year contract…
CNO Delivers Keynote Speech at NPS Winter Graduation
Graduating students from the Naval Postgraduate School received a personal congratulations from the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Gary Roughead as they walked…
Imtech Acquires Van Berge Henegouwen Installations
Imtech announces the acquisition of Van Berge Henegouwen Installaties B.V. (VBH). The total purchase price (including earn-out) is based on about five times the EBIT and will be paid in cash.
New Dry Dock Code
The UK Ministry of Defense (MoD) Defense Equipment and Services has commissioned Gifford, BMT Marine Projects Ltd, and Fleet Support Limited to produce a new Dry Dock Code of Practice.
Noble Joins ISU as Development Adviser
John Noble has been appointed Development Adviser to the International Salvage Union. He took up his appointment on April 2.Noble is a Master Mariner, served 13…
Incentives Crucial to Cure Drain on European Manning Supply
Pay incentives and better onboard facilities are key requirements for solving shipping’s worsening manpower crisis, according to the chairman of ’s leading manning forum.
NASSCO to Launch Navy Ship Amelia Earhart
General Dynamics NASSCO shipyard in will christen and launch the U.S. Navy’s newest resupply ship, the Amelia Earhart (T-AKE 6) on Sunday, April 6, 2008. Rep. Susan…
Hooked onto Asia’s Largest Floating Cranes
MAN Diesel’s organization has landed another engine contract in the specialized segment for large floating cranes and construction barges. A newly designed (DLV4400)…
Biofuels and Effects on Shipping Industry
Biofuels are increasingly in the news – a biofuelled airline has been flown; fuel suppliers are to ensure that a percentage of their sales must include biofuels…
WSDOT to Re-Bid Contract for Ferries
The Ferries Division of the Washington State Department of Transportation announced today that it is rejecting a $26 million bid from Todd Pacific Shipyards to build a 50-car ferry.
