Schottel Shifts Focus Offshore at SMM 2014
Schottel presented new solutions focusing on offshore applications and hybrid concepts. The new underwater mountable azimuth thruster SRP 9000 LSU (4,800 – 5,500 kW) takes into account the tough conditions offshore and helps reduce docking times. The SRP 9000 LSU is an utmost robust and reliable drive allowing easy and cost-efficient mounting and dismantling offshore. Cost efficiency is also an asset of the SRP 3000 and 4000 PTI.
Hamburg Süd Christens San Class Containership
Hamburg Süd yesterday christened another containership in its San class, as the official naming ceremony of the newbuild San Clemente was held at the Marina Bay Cruise Center in Singapore, with customers and business partners. The San Clemente is one of Hamburg Süd’s series of three San class newbuilds constructed at the Korean shipyard Hyundai Heavy Industries in Ulsan. Like her sister ships, she has a container slot capacity of 9,034 TEU and 1,370 reefer slots.
Hatz Presents New Engine Concept Study
Hatz Diesel presented the concept study of the new 4H50TIC as a marine version at SMM. The engine has been manufactured in series production since the beginning of 2014 and is designed primarily for use in construction machinery, as well as for stationary and mobile applications. The engine has been converted for use as a marine propulsion engine, with keel cooling adopted for the required engine cooling and to reduce heat radiation and insulation was installed for the exhaust silencer.
USCG Transport Orphaned Baby Sea Lion
The Coast Guard worked with the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration to transport a baby orphaned Stellar Sea Lion from Seattle to Sacramento, Calif., Thursday…
Technip to Modernize Flexi France
Technip announces an investment over four years to modernize its flexible pipe manufacturing plant, Flexi France, in Le Trait, France. Further strengthening Technip’s…
USS Ingraham Decommissioned
Sailors and guests bade farewell to Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate USS Ingraham (FFG 61) as the ship concluded 25 years of naval service during a decommissioning…
American Sensor Technologies Achieves ATEX Certification
American Sensor Technologies, Inc. (AST) has achieved ATEX certification of its Explosion Proof Pressure Transmitters for Class I Zone 0 Exd hazardous locations.
TEN CEO Tsakos Tapped to Lead INTERTANKO
INTERTANKO announced that when its Council of Members met this week in Dubai it elected Nikolas Tsakos – President and Chief Executive of Tsakos Energy Navigation – as Chairman, succeeding Graham Westgarth who steps down after five years in post. “The last five years of leading the independent tanker owners have been both rewarding and challenging,” said Westgarth. Tsakos intends to continue the work…
Foster Wheeler To Delist From NASDAQ
Foster Wheeler AG announced today that it intends to voluntarily delist the registered shares of the Company, par value CHF 3 per share, from the NASDAQ Global Select Market (“NASDAQ”) and…
ROC Chairman Retires
Mike Harding has resigned from the ROC Board of the Company with immediate effect from today. An Independent Non-executive Director since June 2012, Mr Harding was…
Rolls-Royce Releases Interim Management Statement
As announced on 5 November, Rolls-Royce has accelerated its cost reduction efforts and outlined additional restructuring charges that will reduce the expected underlying…
More UK Orders for Kalmar Gloria Reachstackers
Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has received an order for three Kalmar Gloria reachstackers and one Kalmar empty container handler to PD Ports' Teesport facility in the United Kingdom.
ClassNK Expands Veracruz Office
Leading classification society ClassNK has announced the expansion of its Veracruz Office in order to better support the growing offshore oil industry in the Gulf of Mexico.
Otto Marine 3Q2014 Earnings at $2 mi
Otto Marine Limited, specializing in building complex offshore support vessels, ship chartering and offers specialized offshore services, reported its financial…
Courts Upholds BP 'gross negligence' Gulf Spill Ruling
A U.S. The decision by U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier in New Orleans means BP could still face close to $18 billion of penalties for violating the federal Clean Water Act.
GE Opens Global R&D Center in Brazil
General Electric today announced the opening of the $500 million Brazil Technology Center that will focus on developing advanced subsea oil and gas technology. The center…
Ships to Divert to Hong Kong for Bunkers
Hong Kong bunker suppliers are expecting up to 20 percent more inquiries from shipowners who have had fuel contracts cancelled after the world's largest supplier announced its bankruptcy last week…
CaroTrans Assures Seamless Transport on US West Coast
CaroTrans, a leading global NVOCC (non-vessel operating common carrier) and ocean freight consolidator, today announces their U.S. West Coast port readiness program…
Asia-Europe Box Rates Drop Almost 21 pct
Shipping freight rates for transporting containers from ports in Asia to Northern Europe fell 20.5 percent to $934 per 20-foot container (TEU) in the week ended on Friday…
Conrad 3Q 2014 Net Slips
Conrad Industries, Inc.announced today its third quarter and nine months 2014 results and backlog. For the quarter ended September 30, 2014, Conrad had net income…
