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General Dynamics Bags $ 50 mi Submarine Contracts

Oct 01, 2014

General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics was awarded two contract modifications totaling $50 million to continue supporting the AN/BYG-1 combat control system aboard U.S. Navy and Royal Australian Navy submarines…

Swissco Doubles Rig Fleet

Oct 01, 2014

SGX Mainboard-listed Swissco Holdings Limited an integrated, international marine services provider, today announced having completed the acquisition of four additional mobile offshore drilling units, bringing the fleet of rigs to eight. As announced on 15 August 2014 on the Singapore Exchange…

General Dynamics takes Rudy deLeon on Board

Oct 01, 2014

The board of directors of General Dynamics has elected Rudy deLeon to be a director of the corporation, effective September 30, 2014. DeLeon is a senior fellow with the Center for American Progress, a position he has held since November 2007…

Scanjet Bags Multiple Tank Management Orders

Oct 01, 2014

SCANJET Group has followed up its breakthrough Tank Management order from Stolt-Nielsen with a series of contracts for its ITAMA Intelligent Tank Management concept including Tankcleaning, Tank monitoring, P/V valves and the Scanjet VRC(valve related control) system…

Samsung Heavy Venturing Overseas

Sep 30, 2014

SHI is ready to invest around $950 million in the overseas shipbuilding facility by 2017, according to SHI’s Chief Financial Officer Chun Tae Heung.Tankers, bulk ships and smaller container vessels might in the future be built in Malaysia…

Steel Cut for Yamal LNG Project’s Lead Tanker

Sep 30, 2014

A steel-cutting ceremony was held on September 29 for the lead gas tanker ordered by SCF Group for transportation of liquefied natural gas (LNG) under the Yamal LNG project. The prototype vessel will be operated under a long-term time charter between OAO Sovcomflot and JSC Yamal LNG…

CSL Makes Key Appointment

Sep 29, 2014

A leading North-east project services, engineering and consultancy firm has expanded its team with the addition of a key appointment as part of its long term growth strategy.Aberdeen based, CSL, located at Geo House on Commerce Street has…

2 Cruise Season Records at Lerwick Harbor

Sep 28, 2014

The arrival of the cruise ship Norwegian Star at Lerwick Harbour today (Thursday 25 September) marks the end of the Shetland port's best season yet, with two records achieved.Passenger numbers reached a new high at 43,056, topping the previous record of 37…

Seakeeper Launches 5 New Models

Sep 28, 2014

Seakeeper proudly introduces five new models, offering stability and roll reduction for vessels 30’ and larger! The product range now includes the Seakeeper 5, 9, 16, 26 and 35 models, with gyros that are smaller and more powerful than ever…

Gas Natural Extends Charter Period for LNG Libra

Sep 27, 2014

In the stock exchange notice dated 13 November 2013 Höegh LNG Holdings Ltd. informed that LNG Libra, a 126,000 cubic meter LNG carrier, was chartered to Gas Natural until year-end 2014. Gas Natural has today exercised its option to extend…

Port of Everett Seaport Adds Lift Capacity

Sep 27, 2014

The Port of Everett Seaport is adding additional lift capacity to its operations in March 2015, with the purchase of a new, 150-ton GHMK 7608 mobile harbor crane.The nearly $5.1 million investment, which was authorized by the Port Commission…

MOL Issues Environmental and Social Report 2014

Sep 27, 2014

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL; President: Koichi Muto) today announced the publication of the English version of its Environmental and Social Report 2014, which introduces the MOL Group's perspectives and latest initiatives regarding corporate social responsibility (CSR) and the environment…

Global Marine Lubricants Market to Value $9.36b by 2018

Sep 26, 2014

A global market report published by Transparency Market Research, entitled Marine Lubricants Market - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast, 2012 - 2018, provides inputs about the global state of the current market…

Successful MTG Light Off for USS Zumwalt

Sep 26, 2014

The future USS Zumwalt, the first ship of the DDG 1000 multimission destroyer class, performed a successful Generator Light-Off of its first Main Turbine Generator Set (MTG) this week, Rolls-Royce announced. The ship is now power self-sufficient enabling follow-on systems testing and trials…

New HTML5 Version of Insight Genesis

Sep 26, 2014

Insight Genesis™,the custom map-generation tool for Lowrance, Simrad NS and B&G Zeus series chartplotters,announced today the latest update to its premium map-making service— Apple Mac and mobile device compatibility. Significantly expanding access to Insight Genesis…

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