RNLN takes delivery of first Damen hybrid tug
FEBRUARY 22, 2016 — The Royal Netherlands Navy brought the 29 m hybrid tug Noordsee into Den Helder this past Saturday. The Damen ASD tug 2810 is the first in a series
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Vard wins order for advanced stern trawler
FEBRUARY 22, 2016 —Norway’s largest trawler company, Havfisk ASA, has placed a NOK 325 million (about $38 million) order with Vard Holdings Limited for the design and construction of an 80 m
AHTS is first vessel certified to meet IMO Polar Code
FEBRUARY 19, 2015 — After a successful survey, DNV GL and the Danish Maritime Authority confirm that the AHTS Magne Viking, owned by Viking Supply Ships, is in compliance with the new
Advanced offshore vessels feature ABB technology
FEBRUARY 18, 2016 — ABB is to supply the power, propulsion and energy storage solution for what it describes only as “two of the most innovative vessels operating in the offshore oil
Jensen provides engineering for fishing vessel conversion
FEBRUARY 17, 2016 — Jensen Maritime, Crowley Maritime Corp.’s Seattle-based naval architecture and marine engineering company, provided engineering services including structural and mechanical work for the conversion of a 170-foot long, 40-foot
Ovation of the Seas set for float out
FEBRUARY 16, 2016 — Royal Caribbean’s Ovation of the Seas is set to be floated out of covered building dock at Meyer Werft, Papenburg, Germany, on Thursday, February 18, after only 18
Mitsui takes $95 million hit on Teekay AHTS quartet
FEBRUARY 12, 2016 — Japan’s shipbuilder Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. (MES) is facing a $95 million loss on the four 306 ton bollard pull Ulstein SX157 design ocean going AHTS
Hyundai Heavy reports another loss making year
FEBRUARY 4, 2016 – Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), the world’s largest shipbuilder, racked up a 2015 operating loss and net loss of 1.5401 trillion won ($1.3 billion) and 1.3632 trillion won ($1.1
High Pressure SCR completes certification testing
FEBRUARY 3, 2016 — Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), the world’s largest shipbuilder and a leading marine engine maker, reports that it has produced the world’s first High Pressure Selective Catalytic Reduction (HP
MSC Cruises orders two mega ships at STX France
FEBRUARY 1, 2016 — MSC Cruises has exercised an option at STX France added two 6,300 passenger cruise ships, worth a total $1.74 billion, to the two 4,500 passenger vessels it already