OCTOBER 18, 2012 — U.K.-based Turbine Transfers has awarded Austal a new contract worth about GBP 10.5 million (about $17 million) for the design and construction of three offshore wind farm support
OCTOBER 10, 2012 — The Royal Netherlands Sea Rescue Institution (KNRM), has developed an advanced “on-scene coordination search and rescue vessel,” the NH 1816 Class. The NH1816 is a self-righting, fast, seaworthy
OCTOBER 8, 2012 — Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has installed its first installation of its Mitsubishi Air Lubrication System (MALS) on a ship with a slender hull form and has
AUGUST 2, 2012—The 4,500 dwt Starnav Perseus, the first of four GPA 688SC PSVs (Petrobras PSV 4500), was recently launched at Brazilian shipyard Detroit Brasil Ltda., a subsidiary of Detroit Chile.
MAY 20, 2012—Rolls-Royce has secured a £6 million contract to provide an integrated design, power & propulsion and equipment systems package for a 76.6 m offshore supply vessel (OSV) to be built
GE Marine is offering military and commercial marine customers hybrid electric systems based on its LM aeroderivative gas turbines, motors and drives, to help reduce noise and improve fuel economy. Hybrid electric
Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI) has introduced its new QSK95 engine with over 4,000-hp (2,983 kW) output, describing it as “the world’s most powerful high-speed diesel.” The 95-liter 16-cylinder QSK95 is the first
The Damen Changde shipyard in China has delivered the ASD tugs Karloo and Kalarka to Half Tide Marine Pty Ltd of Australia. The tugs were built to the highly successful ASD Tug
IRSHAD, a joint venture between ADNOC and Lamnalco, took delivery of its latest high-performance terminal support/escort tug from Spain’s Astilleros Balenciaga SA. The Alaryam is the latest delivery of the RAstar Class
Austal has handed over the largest catamaran it has thus far built, the 113 m “Leonora Christina,” to Danish company Faergen (formerly Nordic Ferry Services) and is due to depart Austal’s Henderson,
