Public Services and Procurement Canada said today that the Government of Canada is entering into contract negotiations with shipbuilder Chantier Davie of Lévis, Quebec, for the construction of two new ferries for
A keel laying ceremony held at the Meyer Turku shipyard in Finland yesterday marked the start of the hull assembly of what will the first LNG fueled cruise ship to serve the
Australian shipbuilder Incat Tasmania recently launched a new 111-meter catamaran ferry from its shipyard at Hobart’s Prince of Wales Bay. Sea trials are scheduled to commence in the first week of July.
In a ceremony held June 14, Flag Day, VT Halter Marine Inc., Pascagoula, Miss., laid the keel to signify the start of construction of the first of two Auxiliary Personnel Lighter –
A new bulk carrier design from Japan’s Oshima Shipbuilding is designed to have a 50% better EEDI (Energy Efficiency Design Index) than comparable vessels. The design, the Oshima Ultramax 2300, is the
Inmarsat has signed a business cooperation agreement with shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries digital solutions subsidiary Hyundai Global Service (HGS) that paves the way for HGS to use Inmarsat Fleet Xpress dedicated bandwidth
ABB is introducing a new midsize range of Azipod propulsors covering the 7.5 – 14.5 MW power range. The range is aimed at the ferry and RoPax sector, but will also be
Lockheed Martin will not compete in the bidding to design and build the Navy’s next-generation guided-missile frigate competition, reports the U.S. Naval Institute. USNI news cites Joe DePietro, Lockheed Martin vice president
Vaasa, Finland, headquartered WE Tech Solutions Oy (WE Tech) is to deliver an advanced hybrid electric propulsion solution for the Wasaline RoPax ferry on order at shipbuilder Rauma Marine Construction Oy (see
Morgan City, La., headquartered shipbuilder and repairer Conrad Industries, Inc. (OTC Pink: CNRD) has reported first quarter 2019 results that included a net loss of $307,000 and loss per diluted share of
