General News

Carnival Corporation has signed a memorandum of agreement with Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri for the construction of two 3,600-passenger cruise ships for its Princess Cruises brand.

Wärtsilä has been awarded a contract by DSD Shipping AS of Stavanger, Norway, to retrofit the main engines on four DSD Shipping vessels with the Wärtsilä retrofit pulse lubricating system (RPLS).

Last year, the Tuzla shipyards, located at the southern tip of Istanbul, saw production plummet by 90 percent while employment declined 75 percent. The shipyards have received just one order for 2012.

A series of fast response cutters being built for the US Coast Guard (USCG) will be protected against hull corrosion and marine pipework bio-fouling with a system manufactured by Cathelco Ltd.

MAN Diesel has announced a series of significant orders for its two-stroke, electronic ME-engines in Brazil.

STX Europe has entered into a newbuilding contract with Simon Møkster Shipping in Norway for the building of a Platform Supply Vessel (PSV).

Wärtsilä has received the first order for its new Wärtsilä RT-flex35 two-stroke engine.

Bohai Ferry Co in China has ordered four MAN 16V32/40CD propulsion plants to power two passenger vessels to supplement its fleet.

The Queen of The Netherlands named and launched the trailing suction hopper dredger Willem van Oranje on 10 February 2010.

Hamworthy has become the first non-domestic sewage plant supplier to achieve CCS type approval, strengthening its position in the world’s largest shipbuilding nation.

The Spanish shipyard Astilleros Hijos de J Barreras in Vigo has recently delivered the Euro 100 million SF Alhucemas to ferry owner, Balearia.

Rolls-Royce has opened its new Dynamic Positioning (DP) and Automation & Control training centre in Ålesund, Norway.

Maritime security in the Caribbean region has been bolstered with the delivery of six high speed aluminium patrol craft for the Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard (TTCG).

Oslo-based Fred. Olsen Windcarrier AS, which is indirectly owned 50/50 by Bonheur ASA and Ganger Rolf ASA, has entered into agreements with Lamprell Energy Ltd. for the construction of two transport and…

Wärtsilä has signed a five-year maintenance agreement with Finnish Neste Oil.