FSG books order for LNG fueled RoRo ferry

JUNE 10, 2014 — A 181 m x 26.6 m LNG-fueled RoRo ferry ordered at German shipbuilder Flensburger Schiffbau Gesellschaft (FSG) will be fueled by taking mobile LNG tanks on board during

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Vard confirms largest vessel order yet

JUNE 10, 2014 — Solstad Offshore ASA has turned an LOI with Vard into a firm contract for the design and construction of a large offshore subsea construction vessel (OSCV), that will

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Aker Philly, AMSC and Apollo launch Philly Tankers

JUNE 10, 2014 — Aker Philadelphia Shipyard and financial sponsors, including American Shipping Company and funds affiliated with Apollo Global Management, are creating a what’s described as a “pure play Jones Act

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Wärtsilä engines to power LNG fueled icebreaker

JUNE 10, 2014 — Wärtsilä reports that the new icebreaker being built by Arctech Helsinki Shipyard for the Finnish Transport Agency will be powered one 8-cylinder Wärtsilä 20DF, two 9-cylinder Wärtsilä 34DF,

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NASSCO gets $64 million more for MLP 4

JUNE 9, 2014 — General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Co., San Diego, California, is being awarded a not-to-exceed $64,056,766 modification under a previously awarded contract (N00024-09-C-2229) to procure advance material for

Horizon delivers another towboat to FMT

JUNE 9, 2014 — Horizon Shipbuilding, Inc., Bayou La Batre, AL, has delivered a seventh 140 ft towboat for Florida Marine Transporters (FMT), Mandeville, LA. Named for long-time FMT Captain, Phillip Box,

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Sweden places submarine orders with Saab

JUNE 9, 2014 — The Swedish Defense Material Administration (FMV) has reached an agreement with Saab AB on construction and production plans for Sweden’s next generation submarines and to conduct a mid-life

CIMC Raffles delivers jack-up

JUNE 9, 2014 —  China’s CIMC Raffles shipyard has delivered the jack-up drilling rig New Sheng Li 1# to Sinopec Sheng Li Petroleum Engineering Co., Ltd. at CIMC Raffles on 6th June