Northern Ireland ferry to have Voith Schneider propulsion

JUNE 23, 2015 — A double ended ferry under construction at the Cammell Laird shipyard in Birkenhead, England, will replace an existing ferry on the route between Strangford and Portaferry in County

First two-stroke low-pressure DF engine passes key test

JUNE 23, 2015 — The first Wärtsilä low-speed two-stroke dual-fuel (DF) engine destined for a commercial application has successfully completed Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT) at Chinese licensee Yuchai Marine Power Co., Ltd.

Fincantieri cuts steel for its largest ship yet

JUNE 23, 2015 — Geneva, Switzerland, based MSC Cruises and shipbuilder Fincantieri yesterday cut the first steel for the cruise line’s next generation  MSC Seaside in a ceremony at Fincantieri’s Monfalcone, Italy,

Kleven books order for two Rolls-Royce design stern trawlers

JUNE 22, 2015 — Norwegian shipbuilder Kleven has won an order to build two stern trawlers for DFFU, a wholly owned German subsidiary of leading Icelandic seafood company Samherji. They will be

Esvagt orders crew change vessel at Zamakona

JUNE 22, 2015 — Esbjerg, Denmark based Esvagt has ordered an 88.4 m x 15 m crew change vessel from Spanish shipbuilder Astilleros Zamakona, which in turn has signed an order with

Kotug names its latest hybrid rotortug in Bremerhaven

JUNE 19, 2015 — Towage operator Kotug yesterday named its latest Damen Shipyards ART 80-32 Hybrid Rotortug during the annual Herring Party it hosts in the Port of Bremerhaven, Germany. The Lady

Wärtsilä hybrid scrubbers picked for newbuild box ships

JUNE 18, 2015 — Wärtsilä is to supply hybrid scrubber systems for three 2,500 TEU containerships on order at Chinese shipbuilder Jinhai Heavy Industry for a major European owner. Scheduled for delivery

Norden to class entire fleet with LR

JUNE 17, 2015 — Copenhagen, Denmark, based Dampskibsselskabet Norden A/S, based in Copenhagen, has contracted classification society LR to class 57 ships, including the full Norden fleet and other externally managed Norden

Austal wins another crew boat contract

JUNE 16, 2015 — Austal Limited (ASX:ASB) has secured a further offshore vessel contract. It covers the construction of one 57.6 m High Speed Catamaran Crew Boat for an undisclosed operator based

ABS to class Baoham Offshore newbuilds

JUNE 16, 2015 — ABS is to class a drilling semisubmersible and a liftboat for Baoham Offshore (HK) Ltd. Baoham already has one ABS classed liftboats under construction and the two newbuilds

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