Mols-Linien ferry to have Rolls-Royce propulsion systems

DECEMBER 19, 2016 — Rolls-Royce will provide the main propellers and propulsion control system for the 158 m car and passenger ferry ordered at Finnish shipbuilder Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC) by Danish

Shipbuilders Council endorses Navy’s 355 ship FSA

DECEMBER 19, 2016 — The Shipbuilders Council of America has given the just released 355 ship Navy Force Structure Assessment (see earlier story) its strong endorsement. “The Shipbuilders Council of America (SCA)

Busy year for Caribbean’s largest shipyard

DECEMBER 18, 2016 — The largest shipyard in the Caribbean, Grand Bahama Shipyard Limited, (GBSL) carried out work on 20 cruise ships during 2016 and looks set for an even busier 2017

Ingalls Shipbuilding delivers sixth National Security Cutter

DECEMBER 18, 2016 — The Coast Guard accepted delivery of the sixth National Security Cutter, Munro (WMSL 755), Friday in a ceremony at Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (NYSE:HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division, Pacagoula, MS.

New Force Structure Assessment calls for 355 ship Navy

DECEMBER 17, 2016 — During his election campaign, President-elect Donald J. Trump said his vision was to “rebuild the U.S. Navy toward a goal of 350 ships, as the bipartisan National Defense

VIDEO: ONR demos unmanned autonomous swarm boats

DECEMBER 16, 2016 — Autonomous unmanned swarming boats were put through their paces in a recent demonstration in the lower Chesapeake Bay-with results that the Navy says show dramatic new possibilities for

Austal Philippines to build 56 m cat for German owner

DECEMBER 16, 2016 — Germany’s Förde Reederei Seetouristik (FRS Group) has awarded Austal Limited (ASX:ASB) a €15.47 million (about US$16.1million) contract for a high-speed passenger ferry. It is Austal’s sixth new commercial

ICS slams Euro Parliament emissions move

DECEMBER 16, 2016 — The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), says that a unilateral decision by the European Union to incorporate international shipping into its regional Emissions Trading System (ETS) (see earlier

Diaviz-Oceanteam defers delivery of advanced CSV

DECEMBER 16, 2016 — Oslo-listed Oceanteam ASA says that its subsidiary Diavaz-Oceanteam Shipping (DOT) has come to an agreement with seller Pacific Radiance to postpone the delivery of the CSV Tampamachoco 1

Eight trends spell more growth for cruising

DECEMBER 16, 2016 — For cruise shipping operators, the future seems so bright that they are going to need sunglasses. In the release of its 2017 State of the Cruise Industry Outlook,

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