Fincantieri’s Canadian=headquartered Vard Marine Inc. naval architecture and marine engineering subsidiary unveiled its design for the Vigilance-class Offshore Patrol Vessel at this week’s CANSEC event in Ottawa. Vard Marine is part of
Three 7,600-cubic-meter LNG bunkering vessels on order for Canadian owner Seaspan ULC wlll feature integrated automation systems (IAS) from Tønsberg, Norway, headquartered Høglund Marine Solutions. The IAS will seamlessly connect the cargo
Lloyd’s Register (LR) has awarded its Approval in Principle (AiP) to Fincantieri’s Vard Marine Inc. subsidiary for its Vard 7 125 next-generation offshore patrol vessel (OPV). The design of the 125-meter vessel
The U.S. Coast Guard has awarded Eastern Shipbuilding Group (ESG) a $325.06 million contract modification to begin construction of the fourth Heritage Class offshore patrol cutter (OPC), the future USCGC Rush (WMSM
Vard Marine, Inc. has gained approval in principle from ABS for its 115 meter next generation offshore patrol vessel (NGOPV) design. The Vard 7 115 NGOPV caters to a range of mission
North Vancouver, B.C, based SeaspanLNG reports that Bureau Veritas has given an an Approval in Principle (AIP) for the design of a 7,600 cu.m LNG bunker vessel. The vessel has been designed
L3Harris Technologies (NYSE:LHX) reports that it been selected to design an autonomous surface ship concept for the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) in phase one of the two phase No
The first ever Jones Act compliant offshore wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV), currently under construction at the Keppel AmFELS shipyard in Brownsville, Texas, will be built to ABS Class. As we reported
A large-scale energy storage system (ESS) designed by Corvus Energy for large ships is to have its inaugural field trials on a cargo ferry operated by Delta, B.C., based Seaspan Ferries. Corvus
Pierre Poulain has been named managing director of Vancouver, B.C., based Vard Electro Canada. He joins the company with 20 years of senior management and business experience, in the marine, engineering, and
