During North American Occupational Health and Safety (NAOSH) week Seaspan welcomed Walter Gretzky on a tour of its Vancouver Shipyards.For those not in the know, Walter Gretzky, is a Canadian who is best known as the father of NHL legend Wayne Gretzky…
Blue North has contracted Dakota Creek Industries in Anacortes, Washington, to build an eco-friendly, technologically advanced fishing vessel.The innovative “green” boat – which will be completed in the fourth quarter of 2014 – was specifically developed for the Alaska cod hook-and-line fishery…
Rolls-Royce's milestone 100th contract is to deliver drillship propulsion systems to a Transocean rig.In recent months Rolls-Royce has won orders to supply propulsion systems for seven new drillships totaling close to £100 million, including options…
The American Maritime Officers Association (AMO) supports Senator Rockefeller's approach to the Cruise Lines International Association.The American Maritime Officers Association, the nation's largest professional merchant marine organization…
Huntington Ingalls Industries' Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division hoisted the last piece of primary structure onto the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier 'Gerald R. Ford'.The lift was the last of 162 superlifts and brings more than three years of structural erection work to a close…
Somalia wins extra cash, military aid, at the recent London donor summit.Britain will help boost radio communications on the Somali coast to combat piracy that the World Bank has estimated costs the world economy $18 billion despite the dramatic drop in incidents so far this year…
Crowley Maritime Corporation's petroleum services group is entering the Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) market by acquiring Carib Energy LLC. Florida-based Carib Energy, founded in 2011, was the first company to receive a small scale, 25-year, LNG export license from the U…
Lloyd’s Register’s Global Technology Center in Singapore held its inaugural Offshore Technical Committee last week with representatives from national and international oil companies, EPC contractors, owners, operators, fabricators, shipbuilders…
On May 8-9, 2013 the National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) will release updated economic impact data for the recreational boating industry during the American Boating Congress. The update reflects 2012 data across the United States…
On Thursday, May 2, 2013, Reederei Hamburger Lloyd took command of the third of four 4,600 TEU Containership Newbuildings (hull No. H1025A) from CSSC Shanghai, Jiangnan Changxing Heavy Industry Co., Ltd. Another vessel of the same type (No. H1026A) is expected to follow in August this year…
UTEC appointed Ian Pownall as the General Manager of UTEC Survey JLT, based in Dubai, UAE.The responsibilities of this role include development and delivery of the UTEC brand and business model in the Middle East region. Ian, who was formerly with Corrintec in the U…
Focusing on the theme “Future trends and new challenges in maritime simulation,” Transas Simulation User Conference couldn’t miss the topic of Energy Sector Simulation Applications. This session will cover most of subjects vital for offshore…
Employees from across all sectors of the U.S. recreational boating industry are gathering on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC today and tomorrow for the annual American Boating Congress (ABC) to advocate on behalf of the industry’s 350,000 workers and 82 million boaters…
AVEVA announced that the AVEVA World Summit 2013 is being held from October 30 to November 1 in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. Customers from across the world’s process plant, power and marine industries are invited to the Summit, which is once again being held as a single global event…
Wilh. Wilhelmsen Holding ASA (WWH) operating profit and total income declined quarter on quarter and year over year.The company attributes the decline in profits mainly as a consequence of continued drop in shipping volumes and a less favourable cargo mix…