Van Oord orders third dredge at Keppel FELS

Rotterdam headquartered Van Oord has exercised an option to build a third trailing suction hopper dredge at Singapore’s Keppel FELS shipyard. Like two dredges ordered from Keppel Offshore & Marine by Van

Austal says ferry orders boost earnings outlook

Australian shipbuilder Austal Limited (ASX:ASB) is raising its earnings outlook, based on its healthy backlog of commercial ferry orders. Following preparation of its preliminary FY2019 results and its outlook for FY2020. Austal

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Philly Shipyard wins first ship repair contract

In its latest quarterly report released today, Philly Shipyard reports that currently, there is no shipbuilding or repair activity at the shipyard and all production facilities are idle and both graving docks

Gulf Coast assesses aftermath of Barry

Flood warning remained in effect in some areas this morning as the remnants of what is now Tropical Depression Barry left the Gulf Coast area, but left trailing rain bands that drenched

BHP tenders for LNG fueled ore carriers

In a massive vote of confidence in LNG as a marine fuel, mining giant BHP has released the world’s first bulk carrier tender for LNG-fueled transport for up to 27 million tonnes

Damen picks Wärtsilä for second large dredge

Damen Shipyards Group has again selected Wärtsilä to provide the main propulsion solutions for a large Marine Aggregate Dredge (MAD). The dredge is being built for the U.K. company Hanson Aggregates, a

B.C. shipyard wins contract for four steel barges

Following an open and competitive process, Public Services and Procurement Canada, on behalf of the Canadian Armed Forces, has awarded a contract of C$1,996,439 (about US$15.3 million) to Canadian Maritime Engineering Ltd.,

Cybersecurity and the ferry operator

Ferry operators are adopting new technology that leverages advances in digitalization, but that could increase the vessel’s cybersecurity vulnerabilities. At the same time, shoreside booking operations that result in online interactions with

These dark paints defeat the heat

Although white paint doesn’t look clean for long, marine coatings of a darker shade absorb more heat pushing up the ship’s heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) requirements and fuel costs. Now

MAN in three-way agreement on engine digitalization

MAN Energy Solutions has signed a strategic agreement with South Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) and HSD Engine (the former Doosan Engine). Continuing a long relationship, the three companies now

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