New monohull passenger vessel leads a double life
AUGUST 29, 2016 — Incat Crowther has designed a new 36 m monohull tour vessel to play a double role. Set for delivery to Mary D. Cruises of New Caledonia later this
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Two former Singapore shipyard execs admit to paying bribes
AUGUST 29, 2016 — Two former senior executives of Singapore shipbuilder ST Marine have admitted to giving bribes in what the Straits Times newspaper says is one of the largest corruption scandals
Hapag-Lloyd Cruises orders two expedition ships
AUGUST 26, 2016 — Germany’s TUI Group is investing in two new vessels for its Hamburg based subsidiary Hapag-Lloyd Cruises. The two 240 passenger expedition ships will be designed and constructed by
Newport News gets $52.3 million award for CVN 75 work
AUGUST 21, 2016 — Huntington Ingalls Industries-Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, Virginia, is being awarded a $52,366,419 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for nuclear propulsion and complex modernization work on the Nimitz class nuclear aircraft
Navy accepts delivery of LCS 7
AUGUST 16, 2016 —The Navy accepted delivery of the future USS Detroit (LCS 7) in a ceremony at the Fincantieri Marinette Marine shipyard, Aug. 12. Detroit is the eighth littoral combat ship
Floating LNG power plant gets DNV GL AIP
AUGUST 11, 2016 — Japan’s IHI Corporation has received Approval in Principle (AiP) from classificatiom society DNV GL for its FLPS (Floating LNG Power Station) concept. The FLPS concept is a combination
VIDEO: Pierside testing of CVN 78 nears completion
AUGUST 10, 2016 — Although delays to the delivery of the aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) have been well publicized (see earlier story), Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) said today that
Vittoria Shipyard delivers dive training vessel to Tunisia
AUGUST 4, 2016 — Italy’s Vittoria Shipyard has delivered the new Zarzis A710 dive training ship to Tunisia. It will support diving and security operations in the Mediterranean. Delivered by the shipbuilder
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
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