Austal launches its largest vessel yet
Austal’s largest vessel yet – the 112.6 m catamaran ferry Leonora Christina – is on track for sea trials in March and delivery to Denmark’s Bornholmer Færgen in May. The vessel was
PaxOcean to build UT 755 CD platform supply vessels
Rolls-Royce has won an order from Singapore-based PaxOcean, to provide the ship design, propulsion systems and deck machinery for two UT 755 CD platform supply vessels. The PSV’s will be built at
Kvichak sea trials foil-assisted catamaran
Kvichak Marine Industries, Inc., Seattle, has completed sea trials for M/V Defender V, a new design all-aluminum foil assisted catamaran of the shpbuilder’s own design that it recently launched. The vessel can
Royal Caribbean may be ready to build new cruise ship
In a conference call with investors today, Royal Caribbean Chariman and CEO Richard Fain said that the company may be ready to look to building a new cruise ship. “We feel time
MAN PrimeServ gets 10 year EMC contract for Nakilat LNG fleet
Shell Trading and Shipping Company (STASCO) has signed an EMC (engine management concept) contract with MAN PrimeServ covering Nakilat’s wholly-owned fleet of LNG ships. STASCO manages the ships for Qatari-owned Nakilat, which
Hercules Offshore to operate Discovery newbuild jack-ups
Hercules Offshore, Inc. (Nasdaq: HERO) has invested $10 million in Discovery Offshore S.A., a newly formed Luxembourg-based company, focused on ownership of ultra high-specification jack-up offshore rigs. Singapore’s Keppel FELS Limited today
Van Oord signs LOI for massive Netherlands wind farm project
An advanced wind farm construction vessel ordered at German shipbuilder J.J. Sietas has a two-year project lined up following its September 2012 delivery. The ship is on order for Rotterdam headquartered marine
Navy doesn’t buy Rand conclusions on green fuels
Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus has lost none of his enthusiasm for alternative fuels, despite publication of a Rand Corporation study that sees no military benefits in switching to new fuels.
MaK power for Scandlines car ferries
Two Scandlines car ferry newbuilds from P+S Werften’s Volkswerft Stralsund shipyard in Germany will each be equipped with five MaK 9 M 32 C engines with Cat Common Rail. Each M 32
Van der Velden delivers biggest Barke rudders thus far
Two flap-type rudders installed on the 30,000 cu.m trailing suction hopper dredge Congo River are the largest in-house designed BARKE rudders thus far delivered by Van der Velden Marine Systems. Built for