USS Anchorage LPD 17 Trials Ballast System
The dark waters of the Gulf of Mexico were quickly covered in frothy firefighting foam as they flooded into the well deck of this 25,000-ton ship. Although the vessel’s rolls were gentle in the heat of a summer evening, the water — looking for all the world like a giant bubble bath — sloshed dramatically back and forth, splashing almost to the full three-deck height of the space. Watching intently were members of the Navy’s Board of Inspection and Survey…
Chevron's UK Offshore Rosebank Project Update
Chevron Corporation announce that its U.K. subsidiary has entered front-end engineering and design (FEED) on the Rosebank oil and gas project in the West of Shetland region.
Port of Oakland Gets Government Building Grant
The Port of Oakland is one of 47 projects nationwide to win a TIGER (Transportation Investments Generating Economic Recovery) infrastructure grant. The Port of Oakland…
Rolls-Royce Unveils Lego Jet Engine
The engine, which is one of the most complex Lego structures ever built, is a half size replica of the Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 which powers the Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft. The one of a kind Lego structure shows the complex inner workings of a jet engine and took four people eight weeks to complete. Including 152,455 Lego bricks, the engine weighs 307 kg and is over 2 meters long and 1.5 meters wide.
Admiralty ECDIS Training Sessions
A second draw, to award a further 50 ECDIS training courses, will take place in September 2012. Mariners can enter via the campaign website or the Admiralty Facebook page.
Trelleborg Gets Big Fender Order for Qatar New Port
After five years spent working closely with the construction company, Trelleborg has secured the $24.5 million (19.5million) contract. The deal is approximately…
Danaos Takes Delivery of Fifth New Containership
Danaos Corporation, containership owners, announced that on June 29, 2012, it took delivery of its fifth and final 13,100 containership, the HYUNDAI AMBITION, expanding…
Raytheon Anschütz Opens in Rio de Janeiro
Raytheon Anschütz has established a new subsidiary Raytheon Anschuetz do Brasil Sistemas Marítimos Ltda. With the new company, Raytheon Anschütz intends to expand its sales and service activities in South America. Headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, Raytheon Anschuetz do Brasil will provide Brazilian shipyards and shipowners with local know-how in maritime system integration and after sales services.
Keppel Acquires Stake in KrisEnergy
Global marine offshore & energy group Keppel Corp. Keppel Corporation Limited (Keppel Corporation), through a wholly-owned subsidiary, has subscribed for new shares…
Wärtsilä Signs Service Agreement with Princess Cruise Lines
The broad scope of services covers technical management and logistics support, spare parts for scheduled engine maintenance, workshop services, an on-board technical advisor during major overhauls, annual training of the engine room crew, continuous condition monitoring of equipment and reporting, and bi-monthly technical visits to each vessel. "This agreement optimises the maintenance schedules for these seven vessels, and provides the customer with technical expertise at a fixed budget price.
Survitec to Unveil Marine Evacuation System
Survitec Group to Unveil its latest technical advance in marine evacuation systems in September at SMM. During SMM 2012, visitors to the Survitec Group stand will have the first opportunity to observe the new remote life raft launch feature for the world-leading SurvitecZodiac MIS (Medium Inflatable Slide) Escape Slide System. On display in Hall B1.OG on Stand 600, the innovative feature of the new…
J.F. Lehman & Co. Acquires ACR Electronics
J.F. Lehman & Company acquired ACR Electronics, Inc. from Chelton Avionics, Inc., a subsidiary of Cobham plc. ACR Electronics, Inc. is a leading provider of safety…
ICS Challenge: Can Shipping Meet Environmental Obligations?
Can shipping rise to meet its environmental obligations and introduce sustainable ‘green’ measures while coping with shifting markets, volatile fuel prices and fast-moving change. That’s the challenging question facing delegates attending this year’s International Shipping Conference hosted by the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) at the British Library, London on September 12 and 13, 2012. The event will be chaired by the recently elected ICS Chairman…
Cape Breton Launches Container Terminal Bid
The Cape Breton Regional Municipality (CBRM), located in Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada, today launched a marketing campaign to promote the strategic advantages of…
USS Iowa repainted with PSX ONE coating by PPG
Historic battleship being restored, now interactive naval museum at Port of Los Angeles. The exterior of the historic battleship USS Iowa has been repainted using PSX(R) ONE coating, a one-component acrylic-siloxane coating introduced last year by PPG Industries’ (NYSE:PPG) protective and marine coatings business (PMC). The ship, which was originally commissioned in 1943 and served in the Atlantic and Pacific fleets during World War II…
Troy Container Line Announces New Partnership
Troy Container Line has announced a new agency partnership with the European-based CARGOLINES. The partnership comes just a year after Troy Container Line initiated…
Bay Diesel Promotes John Small
John Small has been promoted to Big Bore Project Manager at Bay Diesel. Mr. Small has been a part of the Bay Diesel family for 4 years. His primary responsibilities are to manage select Big Bore projects, price and manage preventive maintenance customers for the service department and project manages most of our generator jobs. Mr. Small was born and raised in Norfolk, VA and he enjoys hunting, boating and snowboarding. Kris Moore has also joined Bay Diesel.
Stork Technical Services Launches In-House Training Center
Stork Technical Services (Stork) announced the opening of its in-house FM (fabric maintenance) training center at its facility in Aberdeen, UK. Stork invested around £100,000 in the facility to develop the skills of its blasting/spraying operatives working across the UKCS and will. A range of training, including new start trade tests, product familiarisation, passive fire protection and thermally sprayed aluminium…
WSS VP Speaks About Asia restructure
Wilhelmsen Ships Service (WSS) Asia Pacific is strengthening its’ regional management team to meet market demand and emerging business opportunities. Bjorn Tonsberg, Regional Vice President said: “We are reviewing the way we do things and rebuilding the organisation to meet the challenges that the next few years will bring. Constant improvements to better serve our customers are the only way forward.
MHI Completes Full-scale Marine Diesel Testing Facility
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has completed "4UE-X3," a testing facility for full-scale low-speed, 2-stroke marine diesel engines, in the company's Kobe Shipyard and Machinery Works in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture. The facility will be used for testing of various technologies to respond to stringent environmental regulations that are expected to be applied to the shipping industry in the future.
