STX Finland Oy and TUI Cruises have signed a contract for the design and construction of a 97,000 GT cruise vessel. The sophisticated and highly innovative cruise vessel is scheduled to be
First VLCC Order with the New G-Type Engine Greek ship management company Almi Tankers S.A. is set to establish itself as a market front runner with the new ultra long stroke G-type
The U.S. Navy has awarded contracts for the construction of two more Arleigh Burke class destroyers – DDG 114 at Ingalls Shipbuilding and DDG 115 at Bath Iron Works. Huntington Ingalls, Inc.,
Hyde Marine, Inc. reports that its Hyde Guardian ballast water treatment system (BWTS) has received Type Approval from the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS). Hyde Guardian was the first BWTS to receive
Shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. (NYSE:HII) reports that Chad N. Boudreaux has joined the company as corporate vice president for litigation, investigations and compliance. He will report to Bruce N. Hawthorne, corporate
NATO reports that pirate activity has increased in the Southern Red Sea. Over the September 24-25 2011 period, there was one attack/boarding by pirates and three suspicious approaches. The attack occurred on
The IHC Merwede shipyard in Krimpen aan den IJssel, The Netherlands, has launched a self-elevating heavy-lift jack-up vessel for GeoSea NV, the offshore marine construction specialist company within the DEME Group, based
The IHC Merwede shipyard in Krimpen aan den IJssel, The Netherlands, has launched a self-elevating heavy-lift jack-up vessel for GeoSea NV, the offshore marine construction specialist company within the DEME Group, based
Hamburg headquartered classification society Germanischer Lloyd (GL) has marked a milestone with the hand-over of the Safety Management Certificate and International Ship Security Certificate to the MV KOTA BERKAT. The Kota Berkat,
Meyer Werft, Papenburg, Germany has cut the first steel for the construction of Norwegian Breakaway, the first of two new Freestyle Cruising(R) ships for Norwegian Cruise Line, set for delivery from the
