Power systems for seven new oil and gas ultra deepwater drilling vessels to be built and operated in Brazil goes to ABB for $160mABB won orders worth $160m from Jurong Shipyard Pte Ltd. for the design, supply, supervision of installation…
The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division (NSWCCD) has released a new Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) (N00167-13-BAA-01) seeking innovative concepts from industry (maritime and non-maritime) and academia that support Navy shipboard energy conservation needs…
Siemens plans to build a new, state-of-the-art wind turbine service training facility in Orlando, Florida.The demand for skilled wind service technicians is increasing as more wind projects come online in the Americas, thereby requiring long-term service and maintenance…
Palle Laursen, Head of Ship Management for Maersk Line, shares the latest update on the 'Emma Maersk' Suez incident.Initial inspections by divers show that the water ingress was caused by damage to one of the stern thrusters. Thrusters are…
Globalstar, Inc. announce that 6 second-generation Globalstar satellites were successfully launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.Launch services provider Arianespace confirmed that the upper stage accurately injected the six…
Northern Lights to feature its Diesel Exhaust Cleaning System (DECS) at the 2013 Progressive® Insurance Miami International Boat Show.Based on DCL International’s MARINE-X™ system, DECS removes soot and particulate matter as it is emitted from the diesel engine…
Hydrex flexible Mobdocks (mobile mini-drydock) enables underwater repairs that keep vessels out of drydock.Hydrex has carried out repairs and replacements on all types of seals on site, and in most cases underwater, for a number of years now…
Call for Entries: Safe Affordable Ferry Competition, Open to Students WorldwideRegistrations are now being accepted for the Worldwide Ferry Safety Association (WFSA)’s annual student competition for the design of safe affordable ferries to serve developing nations…
NAPA asserts that traditional noon reports don’t give the quantity or quality of data needed by owners in modern shipping.NAPA, a maritime software house for ship design and operations point out that bunker fuel readings for most international…
Fendercare Marine launch a new range of piggyback saddles to assist pipeline installation in the offshore industry.Piggyback saddles - alongside clamps and spacers - can act as a shaped interface between a pipeline and a cylindrical buoyancy tank…
SISCO's A-PASS® 6 Wireless Mobile Life Safety & Security Access Control System to be installed on 'Royal Princess'.The Royal Princess is the first of two 1082 ft, 141,000-ton prototypes joining the next generation of the Princess fleet in June 2013…
Experienced Marine Industry Executive to Lead Worldwide Management of Sales, Marketing, Strategic Business Development and Channel Partnerships. Applied Weather Technology, Inc. (AWT), is pleased to announce the appointment of Haydn Jones as the company's Director of International Operations…
Soil Machine Dynamics & Seebyte announce successful integration of SeeTrack CoPilot to SMD's work-class ROV system.The integration and trials, which took place in Fort William, Scotland, in mid-January, saw SeeByte’s SeeTrack CoPilot Software…
BP signs agreement with Maersk Drilling to develop designs for a new breed of advanced technology offshore drilling rigs.The agreement is part of BP’s Project 20KTM, a multi-year initiative to develop next-generation systems and tools for…
Transas Middle East instals & commissions standalone AIS solution at the Port of Aqaba, Jordan. Transas standalone AIS solution incorporates the latest VTS technology and meets all international standards. At the core of the system is Transas AIS Base station T214…
