SEPTEMBER 13, 2014—Activity at U.S. shipyards is booming and it’s nowhere more apparent than at the San Diego shipyard of General Dynamics NASSCO. Yesterday the shipyard held a steel cutting ceremony for
SEPTEMBER 12, 2014 — JonRie InterTech, Manahawkin, NJ, has supplied two shipsets of equipment to two new Navy Ship Docking Tugs delivered from Israel Shipyards Ltd.’s Haifa Shipyard this summer. The compact
SEPTEMBER 12, 2014 — Rolls-Royce has won a £19 million contract from shipbuilding group Vard to deliver deck machinery, propulsion and engines for the offshore construction and anchor handling vessel (OCV/AH) ordered
SEPTEMBER 12, 2014 — A 5,875 dwt cement carrier being built at the Scheepswerf Ferus Smit shipyard in the Netherlands to a new FS 5850 Ecobulker DF design will have a 6-cylinder
SEPTEMBER 12, 2014 — Developments announced by ZF Marine Propulsion at this year’s SMM event in Hamburg, Germany included introduction of a new ZF W 10000 workboat transmission family and the launch
September 12, 2014—After 46 years in the industry, Bollinger Shipyards Vice President, Repair, Eastern Division, Dave Marmillion will retire. His retirement was announced by Ben Bordelon, Bollinger’s Chief Operating Officer. “Dave has
SEPTEMBER 11, 2014—It’s been hard to imagine it’s been 13 years since the September 11 terrorist attacks. For many of us, the wounds are still fresh. It’s a day that touches us
SEPTEMBER 11, 2014—Naval architectural and marine engineering specialist Vard Marine, formerly STX Marine, has been awarded a U.S. Patent for its design and engineering of a Dual Fuel Vessel. Due for delivery
SEPTEMBER 11, 2014—Caterpillar Marine will supply MaK 8 M 25 C propulsion engines for eight 70-ton bollard pull tugs on order for South Africa’s Transnet National Ports Authority. The tugs will be
SEPTEMBER 11, 2014 — The world’s largest shipbuilder, Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. has developed an automatic spray head for painting the bottom parts of ships. It has already deployed eleven of
