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LNG Ships: Two DSME Orders for GTT

Apr 06, 2018

GTT announces it has received at the end of March, an order from the South Korean shipyard Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) for the design of the LNG tanks of two LNG carriers (LNGC). Each offering a capacity of 173,400m3…

Richard Mueller Named Fellow by SNAME

Apr 04, 2018

NETSCo president and CEO Richard A. Mueller has been nominated by his peers and approved by the Fellows Committee to be elevated to Fellow membership in the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME).  Mueller has been a SNAME…

Keel Laid for National Geographic Polar Ship

Mar 20, 2018

Lindblad Expeditions Holdings, Inc., a global provider of expedition cruises and adventure travel experiences, and Ulstein Group, Norwegian shipbuilder and ship designer, celebrated the keel laying of Lindblad’s first polar new build.The keel laying at the CRIST shipyard in Gdynia…

Wärtsilä acquires Transas

Mar 19, 2018

Wärtsilä announced today that it has acquired Transas, an innovative, digital solutions provider headquartered in the UK. This acquisition is a recognition of Transas’ strong position in the maritime technologies market and its technological leadership…

Deltamarin Bags Ro-pax Design Contract

Mar 02, 2018

Deltamarin Ltd has signed a contract with Chinese Guangzhou Shipyard International Co, Ltd (GSI) for consultancy and engineering services for the DFDS ro-pax ferries. Deltamarin earlier carried out contract design of the ship concept for GSI in cooperation with the owner…

Shipbuilding: Damen's New Journey

Mar 01, 2018

Damen embarks on a new voyage with cruise newbuildingThe cruise market is experiencing a period of success. The segment has been growing by around 6.7 percent annually for some time now and with strong growth for seen in some markets – notably…

First Carrousel Rave Tug Delivered to Novatug

Mar 01, 2018

Multratug 32, the first new CARROUSEL RAVE TUG (CRT) was delivered to its owner, Novatug B.V. of the Netherlands in February 2018. Multraship B.V. of the Netherlands will be the operator of the new CRT. Multraship and Novatug both belong to the Muller Maritime Group…

Hoppe Singapore is Operational

Feb 15, 2018

As per January 1, 2018, Hoppe Singapore Pte. Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Hoppe Group headquartered in Hamburg, Germany, has opened.“The decision to set up Hoppe Singapore, enhancing the already existing Hoppe network in China and South Korea…

Liverpool’s Battle of the Atlantic Memorial Campaign Plans American Tour

Feb 13, 2018

The campaign to build a £2.5m ($3.5m) memorial to the Battle of the Atlantic on Liverpool’s iconic waterfront is planning an awareness raising tour of America after receiving the backing of the British Ambassador to the USA Sir Kim Darroch.…

Coleman Joins Elliott Bay Design Group

Feb 05, 2018

Eric Coleman has joined Elliott Bay Design Group's team of naval architects and engineers, bringing with him six years of marine experience.  Coleman’s experience is broad, with an emphasis on preliminary and detail design work of aluminum and steel vessels…

Houlder Recruits Walker for Marine Assurance Business

Feb 02, 2018

Marine consultancy and engineering provider, Houlder has announced the recruitment of Neil Walker to develop a Marine Assurance Services business.Walker was previously Europe Regional Manager for Global Maritime Consultancy Ltd. His experience…

Naval Architect Ortloff Joins OSK

Jan 17, 2018

With a series of RoRo and RoPax projects lined up in the not so distant future, Danish naval architects OSK-ShipTech A/S are ramping up the naval architect and project management department with the addition of a naval architect with more than 18 years of design experience…

Starting Development of Next-generation Coal Carrier

Dec 06, 2017

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines announced that MOL, Tohoku Electric Power Co and Namura Shipbuilding have jointly earned an Approval in Principle (AIP) from Lloyd's Register for the design of an liquefied natural gas (LNG) powered coal carrier.The three…

Webb Receives SS Beaver Medal for Maritime Excellence

Nov 13, 2017

Rollie Webb, Senior Vice President at Robert Allan Ltd., was presented with the SS Beaver Medal for Maritime Excellence by the Lt. Governor of B.C. Judith Guichon on behalf of the Maritime Museum of British Columbia in a ceremony held on November 9 in Victoria…

Crowley Vessel Enters US Mainland-Puerto Rico Trade

Nov 02, 2017

Crowley Maritime Corp. said it has retrofitted two of its heavy lift, flat-deck barges, 455-3 and Marty J, to provide additional capacity to customers shipping cargo between the U.S. mainland and Puerto Rico.With the 455-3 sailing early Tuesday morning from the Port of Jacksonville…

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