Branson rebrands cruise venture as Virgin Voyages
OCTOBER 18, 2016 — At an event in Miami today, Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Cruises announced that it will be rebranded as Virgin Voyages. A letter of intent signed last year with
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Second delay for Havyard subsea newbuild
OCTOBER 18, 2016 — Back in July 2015 Norwegian shipbuilder Havyard announced it had signed a NOK 700 million contract with an undisclosed “international shipping company” for a subsea vessel to be
Cammell Laird lays research ship keel
OCTOBER 17, 2016 — U.K. shipbuilder Cammell Laird today held one of the biggest ceremonies in its history when naturalist and broadcaster Sir David Attenborough joined more than 1,000 people at its
Ferus Smit to build LNG fueled coastal tankers for Thun
OCTOBER 16, 2016 — Dutch shipbuilder Scheepswerf Ferus Smit B.V. reports that it is to build four LNG-fueled coastal oil/chemical tankers for Sweden’s Erik Thun A.B.’s Thun Tankers. The shipyard has built
Euronav makes two newbuild VLCCs a year younger
OCTOBER 14, 2016 — Euronav NV (NYSE: EURN & Euronext: EURN) reports that it reached an agreement with shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries South Korea to defer the delivery of two VLCC ex-yard
New DFDS RO/ROs to set new eco design standards
OCTOBER 12, 2016 — Ship designer Knud E. Hansen says that the two 235 m RO/RO cargo ships ordered by Denmark’s DFDS this month (see story) will raise the bar for what
RCCL in MOU for two from Turku with LNG and fuel cells
OCTOBER 11, 2016 — Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. has signed a memorandum of understanding with Finnish shipbuilder Meyer Turku for two next-generation cruise ships, of around 200,000 gt. To be called “Icon
Davie is Canada’s first yard with ISO 9001:2015
OCTOBER 10, 2016 — Chantier Davie Canada Inc., Lévis, Quebec, has become the first Canadian shipbuilder to obtain the new ISO 9001:2015 quality management system certification. Davie, which is Canada;s largest shipyard
Italian Navy PPA patrol vessels to have MTU engines
OCTOBER 5, 2016 — Rolls-Royce Power Systems is to supply 14 of its highest-power MTU diesel engines to seven new multi-purpose ocean-going patrol vessels being built for the Italian Navy by shipbuilder
Jurong and North Atlantic Drilling extend West Rigel delay
OCTOBER 4, 2016 — Sembcorp Marine Ltd says that its Jurong Shipyard Pte Ltd subsidiary has agreed to continue its standstill agreement with John Fredriksen backed North Atlantic Drilling Ltd for the