Nose job brings fuel savings
JANUARY 31, 20014 — Copenhagen, Denmark, headquartered Clipper Group says it is seeing fuel savings of 8.5% as a result of bulbous bow and rudder bulb modifications made on a 2011-built G-type
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Detyens wins $9.65 million Navy contract
JANUARY 30, 2014 — Detyens Shipyards, Inc., North Charleston, S.C. is being awarded a $9,654,055 firm-fixed-price contract for a 55-calendar day regular overhaul and drydocking of fleet replenishment oiler USNS Leroy Grumman
BAE Hawaii gets $37.4 million Navy contract
JANUARY 24, 2014 — BAE Systems Hawaii Shipyards, Honolulu, Hawaii, is being awarded a $37,439,506 not-to-exceed, firm-fixed-price contract for fiscal 2014 USS Chung Hoon (DDG 93) drydocking selected restricted availability. The availability
NASSCO gets $171.9 million mod to LSD 50 award
DECEMBER 27, 2013 — General Dynamics, NASSCO, Norfolk, Va., (formerly Metro Machine Corp.) is being awarded an $171,961,941 undefinitized contract action as a modification to a previously awarded Navy contract (N00024-09-C-4416) for
BAE San Francisco to drydock T-AKE 6
OCTOBER 18, 2013 — BAE Systems San Francisco Ship Repair is being awarded a $12,494,114 firm-fixed-price contract for a 59-calendar day regular overhaul and drydocking availability of dry cargo/ammunition ship USNS Amelia
U.S. Brig Niagara hauled out at Great Lakes Shipyard
OCTOBER 11, 2013 — The U.S. Brig Niagara, Pennsylvania’s flagship, has arrived at Great Lakes Shipyard, Cleveland, OH, for routine drydocking and repairs. The vessel was hauled out using the yard’s Marine
Hurtigruten to install Promas Lite on cruise ship
OCTOBER 4, 2013 — Rolls-Royce has won a contract to supply its Promas Lite propulsion system to Norwegian shipowner Hurtigruten to improve propeller efficiency on its cruise ship Richard With. Promas Lite
Turbocharger retrofit yields slow steaming fuel savings
OCTOBER 2, 2013 — To reduce fuel consumption during slow steaming, a 318,000 dwt Maersk Tankers VLCC has been retrofitted with Variable Turbine Inlet system (VTI) turbochargers. Cross-section view of VTI turbocharger
Damen offers fuel saving drydocking package
SEPTEMBER 25, 2013 — Damen Shiprepair Brest in France has docked the first ship to take advantage of a new “Quick Docking/Fuel Saving” now offered by Damen Shiprepair & Conversion. The package
BAE San Diego gets $20.6 million mod to LPD 20 contract
SEPTEMBER 24, 2013 — BAE San Diego Ship Repair, San Diego, Calif., was awarded a $20,691,196 modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-10-C-4407) on Sept. 17, 2013 to exercise an option for the