Freire wins diver support vessel contract
Vigo, Spain-based Freire Shipyard will be well known to Marine Log readers as a builder of a range of specialized vessels. Now it has won its first Spanish Navy contract. Awarded in
Author: Nick Blenkey
VIDEO: Vessev e-foiler set to start sailings for Fullers360
New Zealand’s largest ferry operator, Auckland-based Fullers 360, has added an electric foiling ferry to its fleet. It is now taking bookings for sailings on the first Vessev VS—9 e-foiler to enter
Incat Crowther to design new all-electric cargo transfer vessel
Singapore’s marinEV, a business of Yinson GreenTech, has commissioned Incat Crowther to design an ultra-efficient, all-electric light cargo transfer vessel. The vessel, Hydromover 2.0, will transport light cargo such as stores, food
New CryoVac LH2 containment solution wins DNV AiP
Vikersund, Norway-headquartered CryoVac has developed a new vacuum insulation system for liquid hydrogen (LH2) hydrogen tanks that promises to solve many of the challenges associated with the shipping of LH2 by sea.
Pittsburgh Engineer District awards contract for new lock chamber at Montgomery Locks and Dam
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District reports that it has awarded a nearly $770 million contract to construct a new 110-foot by 600-foot lock chamber at Montgomery Locks and Dam
Davie signs contracts for major upgrades to Lévis shipyard
Chantier Davie Canada Inc. (Davie) has ambitions to transform its Lévis, Quebec, shipyard into “North America’s largest and most versatile shipbuilding center.” Today it reported signing two contracts that will help it
Vard completes complex PSV to cable layer conversion
Norwegian Fincantieri Group member Vard reports that it has successfully delivered the cable laying vessel IT Infinity to IT International Telecom Marine SRL (IT) after its conversion from a 2008-built platform supply
Econowind names Chiel de Leeuw its new CCO
With wind assisted propulsion systems (WAPS) being installed on an ever increasing number and range of ships, Zeewolde, Netherlands-headquartered VentoFoil suction sail pioneer Econowind has named Chiel de Leeuw as chief commercial
Damen Naval signs key Colombian frigate program contract
A project that will see Colombian shipbuilder COTECMAR construct the first frigate to be built in Colombia is moving right along. As we reported earlier, the Colombian frigate (formally described as the
VIDEO: HII christens Virginia-class submarine Arkansas (SSN 800)
HII (NYSE: HII) christened the Virginia-class submarine Arkansas (SSN 800) at its Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division, Dec, 7. The ship’s sponsors are the six women of the historic group known as