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Gruenhagen Named CFO at MV WERFTEN

Feb 02, 2017

Shipbuilding group MV WERFTEN said it has appointed Richard Gruenhagen as Managing Director of Finance and Administration to reinforce the group's Management Board as new CFO effective February 1. Gruenhagen graduated from Indiana University…

Training Program Seeks to Develop Alaskan Shipbuilders

Jan 30, 2017

A new shipbuilding and repair training program in Alaska aims to develop an advanced manufacturing workforce comprised of state residents. Shipbuilder and repairer Vigor has teamed up with the maritime workforce development network Maritime Works for a public…

SAFE Boats Names Champagne Senior VP, Operations

Jan 30, 2017

SAFE Boats International has appointed Hartwell Champagne as its new Senior Vice President of Operations. Champagne joined SAFE Boats in 2013 and has been a key member of the company’s executive team. Prior to his new assignment, Champagne…

Executive Leadership Changes at Brunswick

Jan 26, 2017

Boston Whaler President Nick Stickler has assumed temporary day-to-day leadership at Brunswick Commercial & Government Products (BCGP) following the departure of BCGP General Manager Jennifer Butera and Director of Sales Jeremy Davis. The…

Eimskip, RAL Order Containerships from China

Jan 25, 2017

Iceland’s Eimskip and Greenland’s Royal Arctic Line (RAL) have signed an agreement to share capacity, and together ordered three new ice-class containerships to be built in China.  Eimskip said it has finalized contracts with China Shipbuilding…

Netherlands’ Mariserve Buys Secondhand Pilot Boat

Jan 25, 2017

Netherlands-based Mariserve has purchased a secondhand pilot boat, Mercury, previously owned by the Dutch Pilot Association. The Mercury will continue under the name Sirocco. This vessel is the ninth vessel previously owned by the Dutch…

Italian Boosts to Flinders Shipbuilding Ambitions

Jan 20, 2017

Building on its partnership with the Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri announced earlier this month, South Australia’s Flinders University has signed a supporting agreement with The University of Genoa to cooperate in research and development and training with focus on maritime…

LNG Floating Storage: A Passing Trend?

Jan 16, 2017

At the end of 2015, global LNG production was approximately 35 bcf/d. By 2019, global supply is set to increase by 40 percent with the U.S. and Australia planning to bring another 15 bcf/d online. However, traditional markets like Europe and…

Innovative Seaspan Ferry Enters Service

Jan 16, 2017

Seaspan Ferries Corporation’s (SFC) Seaspan Swift, a new hybrid LNG fueled and battery powered ferry, entered service between the British Columbia mainland and Vancouver Island. The innovative vessels is classed by Bureau Veritas, and it is…

Samsung Heavy Mulls $6 Bln Orders This Year

Jan 13, 2017

South Korean major shipbuilder  Samsung Heavy Industries Co  is aiming to clinch orders worth more than US$6 billion this year, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported the company's head as saying. Park Dae-young, president and CEO of the shipbuilder…

DHT Fixes VLCC Issue, Defers Newbuilding

Jan 09, 2017

DHT Holdings, Inc. said that during a routine inspection of the DHT Jaguar, a fracture surrounding the inspection window of the rudder was identified.  It is DHT's policy to inspect all newbuildings, including underwater areas, during their respective warranty periods…

Eastern Hires Adm. Papp as President Washington Ops

Jan 07, 2017

Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. has appointed Admiral Robert J. Papp, Jr., U. S. Coast Guard (Retired), as President of Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc., Washington Operations.Admiral Papp served as an Officer in the Coast Guard for nearly 40 years…

Shaw Takes the Helm at ASRY

Jan 05, 2017

Andrew Shaw has taken up his new position as chief executive at ASRY,  ship and rig repair yard in the Arabian Gulf. Effective January 4,  Shaw will lead the firm as it enters its 40th year of operation. He re-joins the company after previously…

France May Step in on Shipyard Sale

Dec 30, 2016

France may intervene in the sale of the Saint-Nazaire shipyard by bankrupt South Korean shipbuilder STX if the French government's conditions are not met, Industry Minister Christophe Sirugue said.'The government is fully mobilised and will not hesitate to use all of the levers at its disposal…

MHI Announces Executive-level Personnel Changes

Dec 27, 2016

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) announced executive-level personnel changes effective January 31 and February 1, 2017. Hiroshi Yokota, Senior Vice President, Head of Nagasaki Shipyard & Machinery Works, President of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Shipbuilding Co…

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