Maritime Industry Top News
Eniram Selected GCCA as 2012 Later Stage Award Top 30 Finalist
Leading Finnish provider of fuel saving technology to the shipping industry recognized for its development and growth by prestigious international Green Technology Award.
Ship Blaze Under Control off Mumbai
A major fire aboard the Colombo-bound merchant vessel 'Amsterdam Bridge' off Mumbai coast reportedly contained & cooling operations underway. Indian Coast Guard officials said…
Transocean to Focus on Floaters, Jackups, Sells 38 Shallow Water Rigs
Transocean Ltd. to sell 38 shallow water drilling rigs to Shelf Drilling International Holdings, Ltd. for approximately US$1.05-billion. Shelf Drilling is a newly…
Siwertell Ship Unloader Orders for Cargotec
Cargotec has secured orders for three new mobile Siwertell ship unloaders for ports in Turkey, Denmark and Sweden. The Siwertell road-mobile unloader enables clean…
Warship Saves Disabled Motor Boat Mid-Gulf of Aden
EU Naval Force warship 'ESPS Relampago' rescues 68 people in a drifting open boat. ESPS Relámpago, currently operating as part of the EU Naval Force – Operation ATALANTA, fighting piracy off the Somali Coast, rescued 68 people after finding them adrift in a small boat in the middle of the Gulf of Aden. The stricken vessel was first sighted from the air by a Japanese maritime patrol aircraft, and after hearing the report…
Warship Delivered to Moroccan Navy by Dutch Shipyard
SIGMA Class Frigate, 'Allal Ben Abdellah', built by Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding (DSNS) in Vlissingen, transferred to the Royal Moroccan Navy. DSNS took the…
LNG Container Ship Design Gets GL Approval
Germanischer Lloyd presents an Approval in Principle (AiP) certificate to TECHNOLOG for the IPP designed STREAM range of 3,000 TEU to 5000TEU ships. The design of the STREAM 4200 LNG’s 32.25-metre beam allows passage through the existing Panama Canal locks. A draft of 10.50m to 12.00m means the vessel can operate worldwide, including the Kiel Canal (future dimensions) between the Baltic and North Sea. The entire vessel design concept is focused around saving energy.
Cruise Ship Steering Control System Contract for Anschütz
Raytheon Anschütz wins contract to supply NautoSteer advanced steering gear control systems for two Fincantieri cruise ship new-buildings. Raytheon Anschütz is to supply a Standard 22 gyro compass system, the brand-new NautoSteer AS Steering Gear Control, and the autopilot NautoPilot 5300 which comes with a color touch display and fuel saving capabilities such as weather adaptivity and a heading and rudder plotter.
US Logistics Giant Takes Over Polish Company
C.H. Robinson Worldwide has agreed to acquire Apreo Logistics S.A. (“Apreo”), a leading freight forwarder based in Warsaw, Poland. Founded in June of 2007, Apreo…
Car Carrier Sea Trials Show Work Remains
China's Nantong Mingde Heavy Industry Co. reports car-carrier completes latest phase sea trials, but more work to be done. Car carrying vessel (MD087) built for the Gram Car Carrier company returns to the shipyard's COSCO steel structure dock having completed a 55-hour sea trial. The builders say that the ship's quality satisfied the ship owners and the classification society but that there remained one eighth of 150 requirements to be made good…
Ultra-deepwater Drillship Contract for HHI
Rowan Companies exercises option to build a fourth GustoMSC P10,000 design ultra-deepwater drillship with Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. The cost for this rig…
Don't Scrap This Ship in India Environmentalists Plead
Toxics Watch Alliance warns imminent arrival of end-of-life German ship 'Northern Vitality' breaches Indian Supreme Court Order. "This is to inform you that in violation…
China Shipyard Short of Cash
Dongfang Shipbuilding Group Co., Ltd. (Zongyang) the largest private shipyard in Anhui is preparing to sell off part of its assets, or intends to recapitalize. In early May 2007…
Large MAN Hi-speed Diesel Launched
MAN Diesel & Turbo launch the D7 engine to close the gap between its smallest medium-speed and largest high-speed engines. The D7 high-speed engine delivers a 1.5 – 5 MW output at 1,000 – 2,000 rpm is designed to serve a broad range of applications and sets new standards in fuel efficiency, power/weight ratio and TBO-intervals. The D7 is characterised by its robustness, efficiency, compactness and strength.
Coast Guard Michigan Takes Delivery of High-speed Cutter
US Coast Guard Station Michigan City, Ind. takes delivery of new 45-foot Response Boat-Medium, built by Marinette Marine, of Manitowoc, Wis. The RB-M can respond faster than previous boats of similar size with a top speed in excess of 40 knots and has advanced search capability with an installed forward-looking infrared search technology. Additionally, with twin jet propulsion, the vessel is able to respond in shallower water.
Fold-up Sailing & Surfboat Wins Design Prize
A' Award & Competitions awards Surfsail42 by Hakan Gürsu its Bronze A' Design Award at Yacht & Marine Vessels Design Competition. Hakan Gürsu, the lead designer of the awarded design Surfsail42 explains “SurfSail42 is the first foldable space-saving sailing vessel that allows both sailing and surfing. It is designed for both single and dual usage for training, entertainment and professional purposes.
Latest USN DDG 51 Warship Sails from BIW Shipyard
The future 'USS Michael Murphy' (DDG 112) leaves General Dynamics Bath Iron Works (BIW) shipyard for New York City for fleet commissioning. This milestone marks the completion of the initial 62-ship procurement for the DDG 51 Arleigh Burke-class destroyer program, and the 34th DDG 51 class ship built at BIW, until the class-restart ships begin delivering in fiscal year 2016. "This sailaway is a poignant milestone for both this ship and the program," said Capt.
Princess Cruises' Ship Hit by Norovirus Outbreak
The number of passengers reporting ill during 'Dawn Princess' present voyage is 114 out of 1,778 (6.41 percent). According to the U.S. • Is consulting with CDC on plans for their super sanitation procedures in Seward, AK. Two CDC Vessel Sanitation Program environmental health officers boarded the ship on arrival in Juneau, AK to conduct an environmental health assessment and evaluate the outbreak and response activities.
Tow Completed 'MSC Flaminia' Anchored
'MSC Flaminia' & accompanying vessels safely reach Jade Weser Port in Germany. MSC FLAMINIA and its accompanying vessels have arrived safely at Jade Weser Port in Wilhelmshaven.
Fair Competition Authorites Quiz WWH
Wilh. Wilhelmsen Holding shipping segment under investigation by competition authorities. Wilh. "In addition, Wilh. Wilhelmsen ASA's (owned 72.7% by WWH) partly…
