LM 2500 Module Modernization Program now underway
AUGUST 3, 2016 — GE’s Marine Solutions, Evandale, OH, reports that the LM2500 gas turbine Module Modernization Program (MMP) is now underway in cooperation with shipbuilder GD Bath Iron Works and the
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Swiftships partners to develop autonomous Special Ops craft
AUGUST 2, 2016 — Swiftships, LLC, Morgan City, LA , has partnered with ICS Nett Inc. (ICS), a Virginia-based technology solutions company, to continue research and development efforts that will transform a
Brazilian shipyard delivers Damen PSV 500
AUGUST 1, 2016 — Wilson Sons Ultratug Offshore, a joint venture between Wilson Sons and Chilean maritime services provider Ultramar, has taken delivery of a Damen PSV 5000, built at Wilson Sons
MV Werften signs design contract for giant cruise ship
JULY 29, 2016 — Finland’s Elomatic Ltd and Deltamarin Ltd yesterday signed a large scale three-party engineering contract with German shipbuilder MV Werften for the design of a Global Class mega passenger
Mystery buyer orders three mystery ships at Vard
JULY 29, 2016 —Fincantieri subsidiary Vard Holdings Limited has disclosed that it has secured a contract worth a total $70 million for the design and construction of three vessels of undisclosed type
VIDEO: LCS 4 executes live fire test of Harpoon missile
JULY 28, 2016 — USS Coronado (LCS 4), an Independence variant LCS built by shipbuilder Austal USA, successfully executed the first live fire over-the-horizon missile test using a Harpoon Block IC missile
Sanmar set to deliver 150th Robert Allan Ltd. design tug
JULY 28, 2016 — Robert Allan Ltd. and Turkish shipbuilder Sanmar Denizcilik A.S. are about to mark a major milestone in their relationship. Scheduled to be launched later this year, a RAstar
Double ended hybrid ferry features dual AlphaBridge
JULY 27, 2016 — The 135 m double-ended CNG hybrid ferry Texelstroom, recently delivered by Spanish shipbuilder Construcciones Navales del Norte—La Naval (see earlier story), features an advanced dual JRC/Alphatron AlphaBridge. The
NASSCO delivers another Kinder Morgan ECO tanker
JULY 27, 2016 — General Dynamics NASSCO marked a milestone Monday by delivering its seventh ship in the span of just over a year. The Garden State, an ECO Class tanker built
HHI management improvement plan gets green light
JULY 26, 2016 — The world’s largest shipbuilder, South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) reports that accountancy firm Samil PwC has told it that its 3.5 trillion won worth management improvement plan