Second Marinette Marine built LCS completes acceptance trials

The future USS Fort Worth (LCS 3) successfully completed acceptance trials May 4, testing the ship’s major systems and equipment in port and underway in Lake Michigan. Built at Marinette Marine, the

Drillship will allow Chevron to use new deepwater drilling technology in GoM

Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX) reports that the Pacific Santa Ana, a deepwater drillship built to Chevron’s specifications, has arrived in the Gulf of Mexico to work for Chevron under a five-year contract

GE Marine offers hybrid electric systems based on LM gas turbines

GE Marine is offering military and commercial marine customers hybrid electric systems based on its LM aeroderivative gas turbines, motors and drives, to help reduce noise and improve fuel economy. Hybrid electric

Newport News Shipbuilding breaks ground for new Apprentice School campus

Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) reports that its Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division last week broke ground on the shipyard’s new Apprentice School campus. Apprentice School students, faculty and staff were joined by

Raytheon Anschütz bridge system first to be type approved to new IMO standards

 Bridge Control, the new generation of the Raytheon Anschütz bridge system, has become the world’s first navigation system to be type approved to IMO’s new Performance Standards for Integrated Navigation Systems (INS).

Kawasaki Heavy Industries takes stake in Brazilian shipyard

Japan’s Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. is to take a 30 percent stake in Brazilian shipbuilder Estaleiro Enseada do Paraguacu S.A. (EEP). EEP was established by Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht (with a 50

Petrobras reports on monthly oil & gas output

For the month of March, Brazil’s Petrobras combined oil and natural gas output in March for both in Brazil and abroad reached an average 2,599,969 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boed).

Inace Shipyard delivers Brazilian fast supply vessel

Brazil’s Inace Shipyard recently delivered the Siem Carajas, a 50m fast supply vessel (FSV), to Siem Consub. Designed by Guido Perla & Associates, Seattle, WA, the 50-meter by 10-meter Siem Carajas is

Gulf Craft builds two Incat Crowther crew boats

Two Incat Crowther design 58 m catamaran crew boats, to be named Seacor Lynx and Seacor Leopard, are under construction at Gulf Craft LLC, Paterson, LA, for Seacor Marine, Houma, LA. The

Caddell orders newbuild floating dry dock at Senesco Marine

Senesco Marine, North Kingstown R.I. has signed a contract for the construction of a 120 ft x 420 ft, 7,300 long ton lift capacity floating dry dock for Caddell Dry Dock and Repair

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