Month: May 2014

ABB reports that it has secured a contract to supply electric power equipment, including Azipod propulsion units, for an ice breaker vessel being built for the Finnish Transport Agency (FTA) at Arctech…

A new steering control system is being introduced by Hatlapa, which is owned by Cargotec company MacGregor.

STX France has announced a contract with Royal Caribbean Cruises to build a fourth cruise ship in the ‘Oasis’ series.

UAE-based Seven Seas has launched a US$800,000 HVAC facility and living quarters for Arab Shipbuilding and Repair Yard (ASRY) in the Arabian Gulf.

Oman Drydock Company (ODC) and Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) have announced that they will be forming a new partnership to target the LNG carrier repair market.

The Finnish government is understood to be in talks with Meyer Werft of Germany with a view to a takeover of the STX-owned Turku shipyard.