Rolls-Royce propulsion for LNG fueled fish food carrier
MARCH 8, 2016 — Rolls-Royce has signed a $6.5 million contract with Tersan Shipyard in Turkey to supply a Liquefied Natural Gas propulsion package for the 81.5 m x 16.5 m LNG
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VIDEO: LPD 26 completes builder’s trials
MARCH 7, 2016 — Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) reports that its tenth San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock, John P. Murtha (LPD 26), built at its Ingalls Shipbuilding division, spent four days
Lloyd Werft adds to its leadership team
MARCH 7, 2016 — Jarmo Laakso has left his position as Royal Caribbean Cruises’ head of construction at shipbuilder Meyerwerft to join the board of Lloyd Werft Bremerhaven AG. Mr. Laakso,
Siemens solution for Finnish battery powered ferry
MARCH 7, 2016 — Siemens is to provide the complete electro-technical solution for Finland’s first battery-powered car ferry. The vessel was ordered by Finferries from Polish shipbuilder Crist S.A. last year and
Ingalls authenticates National Security Cutter keel
MARCH 6, 2016 — Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (NYSE:HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division authenticated the keel for the company’s seventh U.S. Coast Guard National Security Cutter, Kimball (WMSL 756), Friday. The ship is named
GAO to Navy: Stop rewarding yards for making mistakes
MARCH 4, 2016 — A GAO report says that the Navy should stop allowing shipbuilders to profit byr correcting defects for which they are responsible. The report, “NAVY AND COAST GUARD SHIPBUILDING:
Disney to order two more cruise ships at Meyer Werft
MARCH 3, 2016 — The Walt Disney Company has entered into a memorandum of agreement with German shipbuilder Meyer Werft covering the construction of two new cruise ships for deliveries in in
HHI produces 10,000th HiMSEN engine
MARCH 3, 2016 — South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) is not only the world’s largest shipbuilder but also a leading marine engine manufacturer — and it has just produced its 10,000th
Cape Town shipbuilder wins major ferry order
MARCH 2, 2016 — Cape Town, South Africa, shipbuilder Nautic Africa has signed a R347 million ($22 million) agreement with Citrans (Compagnie Ivoirienne des Transports) to build the first 18 ferries in
R/V Sally Ride completes builder’s trials
FEBRUARY 26, 2016 — The Navy’s Auxiliary General Purpose Oceanographic Research Vessel (AGOR), R/V Sally Ride (AGOR 28), successfully completed builder’s trials, Feb. 21, off the coast of Anacortes,WA. The trials tested