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ShipConstructor Americas User Conference

Jun 16, 2014

Marine engineers, naval architects, draftsmen and design and engineering managers will join SSI and other industry leaders in the shipbuilding and offshore industries for a conference October 7-9, 2014 in Mobile, Alabama.The conference will address the ways ShipConstructor…

’Europa 2’ Visits Kiel for the First Time

Jun 12, 2014

‘Europa 2’ made her first appearance in the port of Kiel early on the morning of June 11, 2014. The new Hapag-Lloyd Cruises flagship, arriving from Copenhagen, was greeted in the Kiel Fiord by a water fountain display from a port tug and escorted…

Milan Stock Exchange Gives Green Light to Fincantieri Listing

Jun 12, 2014

The Milan stock exchange has given the green light to the listing of shares in Italian state-owned ship maker Fincantieri, it said in a statement on Thursday.The initial public offering of a minority stake in the company is part of a privatisation…

SMM 2014: Offshore, Recruiting Featured Topics

Jun 11, 2014

Offshore energy, whether oil, gas or wind, faces a tightening regime of restrictions. In Germany, for example, the German Federal Bureau of Maritime Traffic and Hydrography (BSH) recently updated its standards for offshore wind energy units…

New ISSA President Elected

Jun 11, 2014

ISSA – the International Shipsuppliers & Services Association – has elected a new President.Abdul Hameed Hajah from Singapore will succeed Jens Olsen from Denmark when the latter retires at the end of the year.At the Association’s Annual…

Fukushima Experimental Offshore Floating Wind Farm Project Progresses

Jun 11, 2014

A consortium made up of Marubeni (project integrator), the University of Tokyo (technical advisor), Mitsubishi, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Japan Marine United, Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding, Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation, Hitachi…

Oceanco Delivers Superyacht Equanimity

Jun 10, 2014

The industry’s first luxury superyacht designed and built to be PYC compliantThe etymology of the word equanimity derives from the Latin aequus meaning balanced and animus meaning spirit or internal state. The concept of equanimity—internal balance— is both profound and refined…

Course Analyzes Ship Structure Fatigue and Fracture

Jun 09, 2014

A three-day course hosted by ABS in partnership with BMT Fleet Technology will help participants learn how design, maintenance and operational issues affect fatigue and fracture of steel and aluminum ship structures. Geared to the needs of naval architects…

HII’s Petters Encourages Students to Live the American Dream

Jun 06, 2014

HII President and CEO Mike Petters Encourages An Achievable Dream's 2014 Graduates to Live the American DreamHuntington Ingalls Industries (HII) President and CEO Mike Petters served as the commencement speaker Thursday at the graduation…

The Landing School to Graduate 78 Students

Jun 05, 2014

Founder and President of Michael Peters Yacht Design to Give Keynote Address.On June 21 The Landing School will celebrate its 35th annual commencement, graduating 78 diploma students, a record high. Graduates in the Marine Systems, Yacht Design…

BIMCO: Greece is the Leader in Newbuild Investment

Jun 03, 2014

Greek shipowners are not only the most active nation when it comes to sales and purchases, they are also investing the most in newbuilding contracts, BIMCO reported. Since 2010, contracts made by owners in Greece total $51 billion (USD), consistently dwarfing the likes of Norway and China as buyers…

Bollinger Hires Remont as Program Management Director

Jun 02, 2014

Bollinger Shipyards announced that Chris Remont has joined the company as Director of Program Management.  Remont will oversee all aspects of Program Management for Bollinger Shipyard’s Lockport new construction facility, with an emphasis on the present U…

ShipConstructor Update Responds to New Needs

May 29, 2014

ShipConstructor 2014 R2.1, released from SSI, has been specifically designed to rapidly respond to emerging trends in ship design and engineering as identified by SSI's new Client Council program, the company said.Client Council Program'Both…

American Welding Society Opens Asian Offices

May 29, 2014

The American Welding Society (AWS), a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing the science of welding, has announced  the opening of AWS Asia. Based in Hong Kong, China, with a second office in Beijing, AWS Asia will help serve AWS’s growing Asian market…

Keppel's Senior Executive Director to Retire

May 28, 2014

Keppel Corporation Limited announced that Teo Soon Hoe, Senior Executive Director, Keppel Corporation will retire June 1, 2014.Teo will step down as Chairman of Keppel Telecommunications & Transportation Ltd (Keppel T&T) and non-independent…

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