![Signet Sirius and Signet Capella, built by Signet Maritime's Pascagoula, Miss., shipyard are each powered by three MTU series 400 engines. [Photo: Rolls-Royce Power Systems]](https://www.marinelog.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Signet-Maritime_tug_mtu-engines-1-300x225.jpg)
MTU engines from Rolls-Royce power tugs worldwide
Rolls-Royce’s MTU engines have now been powering tugs around the world for 20 years, establishing themselves as a trusted brand in the demanding sector with more than 500 MTU engines in service
Shipbuilding
Caturus approves Commonwealth LNG export facility in Louisiana
Houston-based Caturus LLC announced on May 15 that it has made a positive Final Investment Decision (FID) for its Commonwealth LNG project, which includes successful closing of $9.75 billion in project financing
Conrad reports profitable first quarter
Morgan City, La.-based shipbuilder Conrad Industries, Inc. (OTCID: CNRD) has reported its first quarter 2026 results. For the quarter ended March 31, 2026, Conrad had net income of $3.2 million and income
![Matthew Paxton, president of the Shipbuilders Council of America: “Safety is the foundation of everything we do in the shipbuilding and repair industry." [Photo: SCA]](https://www.marinelog.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/paxtonscaaweards-300x225.jpg)
SCA announces 2025 shipyard safety award winners
The Shipbuilders Council of America (SCA), the national association representing the U.S. shipbuilding, maintenance, and repair industry, has announced its annual member safety awards for the 2025 calendar year. The awards went
![John Lewis class oiler seen during sea trials departing San Diego. [Photo: GD NASSCO]](https://www.marinelog.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/General_Dynamics_T_AO_209-300x225.jpg)
Navy awards GD NASSCO $856M for T-AO 217 construction
General Dynamics NASSCO reports that it has received funding of $856 million for the construction of T-AO 217. The ship is part of the San Diego shipbuilder’s current block buy contract from
Ship Repair USA: Why some shipyards win repeat business according to vessel owners
That question will take center stage during the session “Inside the Owner’s Mind: What Makes a Shipyard ‘Bankable’?” at Marine Log’s Ship Repair USA, taking place June 23–24, 2026, at the Hyatt
Op-Ed: How to capture the opportunity of shipbuilding’s golden age
Shipyards need the confidence to act at speed and “fail fast” to capture a generational opportunity, writes Denis Morais, CEO, SSI Shipbuilding in Canada is poised to enter a golden age but
![USNS PFC Dewayne T. Williams (T-AK-3009). [U.S. Navy photo]](https://www.marinelog.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/88105121-300x225.jpg)
USNS PFC Dewayne T. Williams set for drydocking at Boston Ship Repair
The IAM Union (International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers) reports that, in a return to the region where it was originally constructed more than four decades ago, the USNS PFC Dewayne
Chouest orders HD Hyundai Robotics welding systems for four yards
HD Hyundai Robotics reports that it has secured an order for its ArcLift GO robotic welding solution that will see it supply robotic welding systems for three Chouest Group shipyards in North
Crescent Towing takes delivery of 6,000-hp Z-drive tug
Crescent Towing, Mobile, Ala., has taken delivery of the M/V Kentucky, a new 6,000-hp Tier 4 Z-drive tugboat built at Blakeley BoatWorks, also in Mobile. The vessel entered service earlier this year