DFDS orders two RoPax ferries for Baltic routes

FEBRUARY 12, 2018 — Denmark’s DFDS A/S has ordered two 4,500 lane meter, 600 passenger RoPax vessels for deliveries in the first and third quarters of 2021, Both ships are planned to

Schulte Group gets nod for PRONAV acquisition

FEBRUARY 12, 2018 — The Hamburg-based Schulte Group has received clearance by the German Federal Cartel Office for the acquisition of LNG ship management specialist PRONAV. The strategic move will bring a

AkzoNobel to develop UV-LED based fouling prevention solution

FEBRUARY 12, 2018 — AkzoNobel is to develop a fouling prevention technology that uses ultraviolet light-emitting diodes (UV-LED). The pioneering solution – which uses underlying technology developed by Royal Philips – will

Wight Shipyard wins its first export order

FEBRUARY 12, 2018 — Britain’s Wight Shipyard Co has secured its first export order. It comes from Austria and is for a 250-passenger river catamaran to operate for Central Danube Region Marketing

BAE Hawaii awarded $22.7 million for USS Chafee SRA

FEBRUARY 11, 2018 — BAE Systems Hawaii Shipyards Inc., Honolulu, Hawaii, has been awarded a $22,744,115 modification to a previously awarded contract (N00024-14-C-4412) for scheduled selected repair availability (SRA) on USS Chafee

DNV GL establishes 3D printing center in Singapore

FEBRUARY 11, 2018 — Classification society DNV GL is boosting its investment in 3D printing by establishing a Global Additive Manufacturing Center of Excellence in Singapore The center, which is supported by

Metal Shark launches new line of passenger vessels

FEBRUARY 9, 2018 — Louisiana-based shipbuilder Metal Shark has partnered with design firm Incat Crowther to develop an entirely new line of passenger vessels. Metal Shark’s new Endurance PV-X passenger vessel lineup

IMO set to implement ban on carriage of high sulfur fuel

FEBRUARY 9, 2018 — IMO is to move forward with a prohibition on the carriage by ships of fuel oil that is not compliant with the 0.50% limit on sulfur content (outside

Maersk reports on a “year of transformation”

FEBRUARY 9, 2017 — A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S reports that both its revenue and its underlying profit grew in 2017, which it calls “a year of transformation.” Underlying profit for continuing

BAE Jacksonville awarded CG 58 repair contract

FEBRUARY 9, 2017 — BAE Systems Jacksonville Ship Repair LLC, Jacksonville, Florida, is being awarded a $9,613,062 firm fixed price contract for dry dock selected restricted availability repair work onboard USS Philippine

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