International Shipholding Corporation purchases a 1999-built Pure Car Truck Carrier (PCTC) to fly the US flag.International Shipholding Corporation announce the purchase of a 1999-built Pure Car Truck Carrier (PCTC). The vessel acquisition was funded by a $3…
Transnet awards AECOM a US$3.4-million contract to initiate the design of the Durban Dig Out Port in South Africa.The project is a brownfield redevelopment for a new seaport complex to be built by excavating nearshore vacated land that will…
GE showcases futuristic technologies that could set new standards in electrical naval propulsion at Paris Euronaval Expo.“I’ve seen the future of naval propulsion, and it’s electrifying,” observed GE Power Conversion’s (NYSE: GE) Captain Mark Dannatt Royal Navy (retd…
Mackay Communications joins Pole Star’s wide marine market network of approved distributors.Mackay will offer Pole Star’s portfolio of products and services including Fleet Management, Alert Advanced Ship Security Alert System (SSAS), Marine Asset Tracker (MAT)…
California Maritime Academy (CMA) Cadet David Hoyt granted Crowley Maritime Corporation’s Thomas B. Crowley Sr. Memorial Scholarship.The award was presented to Hoyt by Crowley’s Victoria Ellis, administrator, marine personnel, during the…
FMC Technologies and Edison Chouest Offshore team up in subsea services joint venture with new base in Houston, Texas.Utilizing the subsea technologies, tooling and expertise of FMC Technologies, and the vessel, port logistics and ROV operations of Edison Chouest Offshore…
DSIT Solutions Ltd gets order for its PointShield™ Portable Diver Detection Sonar (PDDS) system. The PointShield™ PDDS is specifically designed to provide underwater protection for navy ships, private yachts and commercial vessels. (The…
Series 8000 marine diesel engines from Tognum subsidiary MTU Friedrichshafen GmbH now available with an output of 10MW.Previously, the 20-cylinder engine had a maximum output of 9,100kW. The IMO Tier II-compliant unit demonstrated its increased…
Six offshore wind energy trainees from North Wales have successfully completed a year-long training program with the UK’s only dedicated academy for the offshore wind industry and are ready to take up positions in this rapidly expanding industry…
CH2M HILL (www.ch2mhill.com), a global full-service consulting, design, construction, and operations firm, announces two key leadership appointments in the Northeast. With the 2011 acquisitions of Halcrow and Booz Allen Hamilton’s (BAH) State and Local Transit Consulting business…
Shane Elliott of Knoxville, TN and Joe Larochelle of Quebec, QC have joined the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum (CBMM) in St. Michaels, MD as shipwright apprentices.Elliott recently completed a nine-month diploma program at the Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding in Port Hadlock…
Global Seas, LLC is proud to announce William Franks has been appointed to the position as the Director of Marketing and Business Development. Mr. Franks broad background in the marine and hospitality industries will continue the success…
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) announced today that it has appointed retired U.S. Navy Capt. Robert W. 'Brick' Nelson director and corporate lead executive for company business in San Diego. Nelson reports to Timothy C. Jones, vice president…
Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM) is pleased to announce that it has been awarded the ship management contracts for three TFDE 160,000 cu m capacity LNGCs belonging to Thenamaris LNG Inc.The vessels are due for delivery from Samsung Heavy Industries Co Ltd…
Wärtsilä launch a new, highly efficient Aframax tanker design that offers solutions for current and forthcoming emissions legislation.Wärtsilä Ship Design has developed a double hull, single screw crude oil tanker featuring a CFD (Computational…