EPF 7 completes acceptance trials
JUNE 8, 2016 — The future USNS Carson City (EPF 7) successfully completed Acceptance Trials during an underway period in the Gulf of Mexico, May 25-26. The Navy’s Board of Inspection
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Hyundai Heavy unveils $3 billion restructuring plan
JUNE 8, 2016 — South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), the world’s largest shipbuilder, today said that it will implement a management improvement plan by 2018. Worth 3.5 trillion won (over $3
Esvagt orders Havyard 832 MPV to support Hess contract
JUNE 6, 2016 —Esbjerg, Denmark, headquartered offshore services specialist Esvagt is ordering a newbuild Havyard 832 MPV multifunctional vessel to support an expansion in the scope of a contract with Hess. Esvagt
Estonian shipyard books EUR 16 m patrol vessel order
JUNE 6, 2016 —Estonia’s Baltic Workboats AS has won an EUR 16 million contract to design and build an advanced new multifunction patrol vessel for Estonia’s Police and Border Guard Board. It
Ex-Hawaii ferry readies for role as The CAT
JUNE 1, 2016 — Bay Ferries Limited reports that The CAT high-speed ferry was refloated May 25 following an extensive period of refit, upgrade, and repair at Detyens Shipyards, Charleston, SC, that
Irish Continental orders cruise ferry
MAY 31, 2016 — Dublin headquartered Irish Continental Group plc (ICG) is investing EUR 144 million to build a new cruise ferry for its Irish Ferries operation. To be built by German
NASSCO lays keel for LNG-ready ECO tanker
MAY 31, 2016 — General Dynamics NASSCO shipyard in San Diego, CA, hosted a keel laying ceremony May 25 for the Liberty, one of three ECO Class tankers under construction for SEA-Vista
FSG newbuilds to have Wartsila turnkey electrical solutions
MAY 31 2016 — Wärtsilä is to provide integrated turnkey electrical solutions for four new RO/RO ferries being built at Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG) in Germany. The shipyard is owned by the Siem
Royal Caribbean adds three newbuilds to STX France orderbook
MAY 25, 2016 — Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (NYSE: RCL) today announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with French shipbuilder STX France to build a fifth Oasis-class ship for
Gondan to build 250 passenger GRP catamaran
MAY 25, 2016 — Spain’s Gondan Shipyard has signed a contract with Acuña Group member Naviera Nabia for a 250 passenger GRP (glass reinforced polyester) catamaran ferry that will operate in the