Month: December 2012

Port Strategy editor, Carly Fields, has won the 2012 Seahorse Journalist Award for International Editor of the Year, and one of its regular contributors, Felicity Landon, also received the Award for Supply…

Troubled German shipbuilder JJ Sietas Group has said that the planned takeover by the Dutch VeKa group may not be able to go ahead, because customer VanOord has not confirmed the order…

Lürssen Werft is reported the favourite in bidding by three German shipyards to buy the Peene-Werft in Wolgast, junior partner in the insolvent P+S Werften Group, writes Tom Todd.

Singapore based Sembawang Shipyard, a subsidiary of marine engineering group Sembcorp Marine, has secured a maintenance and retrofit contract from global cruise company, Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd, USA (RCCL).

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries reports that the increasing profile of the cruise business in Asia is leading MHI to strengthen its cruise ship repair and conversion business, having taken two orders for work…

Norwegian shipbuilder, Simek, has chosen prime movers from US-based Cummins Marine for a diesel-electric multi purpose pupport vessel (MSV) being built for Norway’s Simon Møkster Shipping.

There has been a lot of talk about lubrication of engines running on low sulphur fuel – it’s a controversial topic raised at this years Propulsion and Emissions conference and one there…

BAE Systems has won a contract to build two new platform supply vessels (PSVs) for Florida based marine services company, Jackson Offshore Operators, LLC.