Australia’s first AWD completes sea trials

APRIL 14, 2017 – GE reports that several milestones have been reached on Australia’s Air Warfare Destroyer (AWD) shipbuilding program. The first of the three ships being built for the Royal Australian

EBH Namibia meets tight deadlines on five tug contract

APRIL 13, 2016 — Ship repairer EBH Namibia (EBHN) last year won a contract to maintain and repair five tugs being operated by Maersk Group subsidiary Svitzer from the port of Soyo,

Brazilian yard wins order for two Damen ASD tugs

APRIL 13, 2016 — Brazil’s Wilson Sons Limited reports that its shipbuilding subsidiary Wilson Sons Estaleiros Ltda, has signed a contract to construct two azimuth tugboats for Saam Smit Towage do Brasil

Natural gas operating fleet concept gets LR AiP

APRIL 13, 2016 — Wärtsilä and COSCO shipping Heavy Industry Co (CHI) have jointly developed a natural gas operating fleet concept that has now obtained a Lloyd’s Register’s (LR) Approval in Principle

WinGD X-DF engines to power Sovcomflot LNG fueled Aframaxes

APRIL 13, 2017 — The four LNG-fueled Aframax tankers ordered by Russia’s SCF Group (Sovcomflot) (see earlier story) will be powered Winterthur Gas & Diesel (WinGD) low-speed dual-fuel engines with X-DF low-pressure

Marcon brokers sale of 1981-built U.S.-flag tug

APRIL 13, 2017 — Kirby Offshore Marine Pacific LLC of Houston has sold the 1981-built, 3,800 HP U.S. flag, twin screw tug Altair (ex- Osprey) to U.S. West Coast interests. Marcon International,

VIDEO: Metal Shark’s first two for NYC Ferry head for Big Apple

APRIL 13, 2017 — Louisiana-based shipbuilder Metal Shark has completed its first two vessels for New York’s new NYC Ferry and they are now making their way to New York. Late last

BAE San Diego wins DDG contract worth potential $51 million

APRIL 12, 2017 — BAE Systems San Diego Ship Repair Inc., San Diego, California, is being awarded a $19,426,118 cost-plus-award-fee contract for the accomplishment of post shakedown availabilities (PSA) for DDG 51

Finnlines and Alfa Laval sign PureSOX performance agreement

APRIL 12, 2017 — Finnish shipping operator Finnlines, which is part of the Grimaldi Group, has placed a service order with Alfa Laval to optimize the performance of its existing Alfa Laval

DryShips finds work for newly acquired Newcastlemax

APRIL 12, 2017 — DryShips Inc. (NASDAQ: DRYS) has entered into a one year time charter with a major grain house for one of its four recently acquired 206,000 dwt Newcastlemax dry

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