Trafigura backs $1.35 billion tanker newbuilding spree

JUNE 2, 2017 – Singapore based Trafigura Group Pte Ltd., a leading independent commodity trading company, yesterday reported that it is supporting an order for 32 newbuild crude oil and product tankers

VIDEO: Newport News delivers Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78)

JUNE 2, 2017 — Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) reports that its Newport News Shipbuilding division delivered the first-of-class nuclear aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) to the U.S. Navy on Wednesday.

LNG-fueled PSV awarded four-year contract

JUNE 2, 2017 — Solstad Offshore ASA (SOFF) has been awarded a long-term contract for the PSV Normand Leader by ConocoPhillips Skandinavia AS. The contract has a duration of four years, with

MARAD: $9.8 million available for Small Shipyard Grants

JUNE 2, 2017 — The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) last week announced the availability of $9.8 million in Federal funding to support capital improvements and employee training at small

Modular battery system could be a game changer

JUNE 2, 2017 — German lithium ion battery specialist AKASOL has partnered with ZEM, a Norwegian specialist in maritime energy storage, to develop a modular battery system called AKAZEM. The self-contained 24 kWh

Gulf Island gets four-tug order from Bay-Houston Towing

JUNE 2, 2017 — Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc. (NASDAQ: GIFI) reports that, through its subsidiary Gulf Island Shipyards, LLC, it has executed a contract with Bay Houston Towing Company for the construction

Rolls-Royce to supply engines for five LNG electric hybrid ferries

JUNE 1, 2017 — Rolls-Royce has signed a deal to supply 15 Bergen gas engines to Norwegian Ferry Company, Torghatten Nord AS. They will power five 134 m passenger and car ferries

STX France: New orders and a surprise for Fincantieri

JUNE 1, 2017 — French President Emmanuel Macron visited the STX France shipyard in St. Nazaire yesterday as MSC Cruises took delivery of its new flagship, the 171,598 GRT, 5,714 passenger Meraviglia.

Eniram updates Skylight performance monitoring system

JUNE 1, 2017 — Eniram, a Wärtsilä company, has introduced a major update to its performance monitoring system targeted at commercial shipping operators. The Eniram SkyLight 2.0 adds nautical maps, weather layers,

Korea’s HHI reports newbuilding order surge

JUNE 1, 2017 — South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) Group, the world’s largest shipbuilding group, said today that it won orders for 62 ships worth $3.8 billion in the January-May period

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