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Donche-Gay to head BV Marine & Offshore Division

Nov 08, 2012

Bureau Veritas has restructured its marine and offshore activities and made a number of new key appointments. The moves follow the retirement of Bernard Anne from his position as Executive Vice-President and Managing Director of the Marine Division…

NNS VP Boykin wins ASEM 2012 Award

Nov 02, 2012

HII's Newport News Shipbuilding Division VP honored by American Society for Engineering Management's (ASEM) 'I work with some of the greatest engineering managers in the world, so I am very humbled by this award,' said Boykin, who joined NNS in 1987 and is responsible for all ship design…

Jensen Hires Jianjun Qi

Nov 01, 2012

Jensen Maritime Consultants hired its third naval architect, Jianjun Qi, in the company’s new office in the New Orleans business district, reporting to Jensen General Manager Sergio Fifi.Qi brings to Jensen a decade of naval architecture…

Rolls-Royce Team to Focus on Naval Ship Design

Oct 25, 2012

Rolls-Royce broadened its capability in ship design with the establishment of a new team dedicated to the development of naval ship designs.Rolls-Royce broadened its capability in ship design with the establishment of a new team dedicated to the development of naval ship designs…

Contruction Starts on World's Biggest Offshore Floating Facility

Oct 18, 2012

At 1601 ft. long  x 242.7 ft. wide, the Prelude FLNG facility will be the largest offshore floating facility ever built.  A new milestone was reached in the world’s use of LNG as fue, as Shell celebrated the cutting of first steel for the…

Society of Maritime Industries Donald Maxwell Award 2012

Oct 05, 2012

At the Society’s AGM Luncheon this year’s Donald Maxwell undergraduate award was presented to James Temple, who has recently completed a MEng in Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering at the University of Strathclyde. James received a check  for £1…

Bollinger Delivers First Ocean Class Tug to Crowley

Sep 12, 2012

Bollinger Marine Fabricators, L.L.C., Amelia, La., a Bollinger Shipyards, Inc. company, has delivered the OCEAN WAVE, the first of four “Ocean” class tugs, to Crowley Maritime Corporation. “We are extremely proud of our Ocean Class team and the delivery of the first in class tug…

SS United States Conservancy, National Theatre to Present

Sep 11, 2012

SS United States Conservancy and National Theatre to Present: Author Steven Ujifusa on his Latest Book 'A Man and His Ship: America's Greatest Naval Architect and His Quest to Build the SS United States'  The National Theatre, in collaboration with the SS United States Conservancy…

Nichols Taps Higgins as COO

Sep 10, 2012

Gavin Higgins has joined Nichols Brothers Boat Builders as Chief Operating Officer (COO).Gavin Higgins has been appointed the Chief Operating Officer at Nichols Brothers Boat Builders. Gavin’s duties will include oversight of Engineering…

SNAME: Training & Continuing Education Opportunities

Aug 23, 2012

The Society of Naval Architects and Engineers (SNAME) has announced the schedule of pre-meeting training courses and continuing education opportunities in conjunction with the SNAME 2012 Annual Meeting and Expo, October 22-26 at the Rhode Island Convention Center in Providence…

Jensen Maritime Open New Orleans Office

Aug 15, 2012

New Location Strategically Positions Jensen along U.S. Gulf, West and East Coasts.Seattle-based Jensen Maritime Consultants, a Crowley Maritime Corporation company, announced today that it has expanded its presence to the U.S. Gulf with the establishment of a third office in New Orleans…

World’s First Hybrid Car Carrier Completed

Jun 29, 2012

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL; President: Koichi Muto) announced the completion of the hybrid car carrier Emerald Ace, designed to generate zero emissions while berthed, at the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI; President: Hideaki Omiya)…

Jensen Design Longliner Reaches Construction Milestone

Jun 13, 2012

Jensen-Designed Commercial Longliner Fishing Vessel, Northern Leader, Achieves Construction Milestone; Environmentally Friendly Vessel is Ahead of Schedule Due to Jensen’s Advanced Production Engineering Services. One of the world’s largest commercial longliner fishing vessels…

USMMA MMarE Program Accredited and Highly Ranked

Jun 12, 2012

USMMA Master of Marine Engineering Program Completes its 6th Year. The United States Merchant Marine Academy’s Master of Science in Marine Engineering (MMarE) program is moving ahead and is currently completing its 6th year of operation…

Elliott Bay Design Group (EBDG) Welcome Mike Wood, PE and Matthew Roddy

Jun 06, 2012

Mike will serve as Senior Naval Architect in EBDG's New Orleans office and brings over 13 years of naval architecture and marine engineering expertise to the firm.   He is a licensed Professional Engineer in the state of Louisiana with a…

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PD Ports Outlines Plans to Develop UK Offshore Wind Hub

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DP World Begins $165 Million Expansion of Maputo Container Terminal Capacity

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Port Canaveral Invests $500 Million in Five-Year Port-Wide Improvement Plan

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