Navy awards contracts for DDG 51 Flight III design work

FEBRUARY 9, 2015 — The Navy has awarded shipbuilders Huntington Ingalls Inc., Pascagoula, MS, and Bath Iron Works, Bath, ME, modifications to previously awarded contracts for DDG 51 Class Flight III upgrade

Hull form optimization means fuel savings

FEBRUARY 6, 2015 — The two biofuel-capable 4,700 dwt VG EcoCoaster general cargo ships ordered last month from Dutch shipbuilder Royal Bodewes by Finnish operator Meriaura Group are expected to have fuel

Wärtsilä to power world’s first CNG carrier

FEBRUARY 5, 2015 — The 2,200 m3 compressed natural gas (CNG) carrier ordered from Chinese shipbuilder Jiangsu Hantong Ship Heavy Industry Ltd. last year will be powered by an integrated Wärtsilä propulsion system.

Damen Rotterdam drydocks Technip’s Global 1200

FEBRUARY 4, 2015 — Technip has awarded Damen Shiprepair Rotterdam a contract for for drydocking, upgrades and operational modifications to the deepwater rigid pipe S-lay and heavy lift vessel Global 1200. The

Royal Caribbean cuts steel for fourth Oasis class

FEBRUARY 3, 2015 — Royal Caribbean International today marked the official start of construction of a fourth Oasis class cruise ship with a steel cutting ceremony at shipbuilder STX France’s St. Nazaire

BC Ferries awards FortisBC LNG contract for three vessels

FEBRUARY 3, 2015 — BC Ferries has now awarded a long-term contract to energy utility FortisBC to supply liquefied natural gas (LNG) to fuel the three new intermediate class ferries that it

Astilleros Gondan to build Østensjø LNG-fueled tugs

FEBRUARY 2, 2015 — Spanish shipbuilder Astilleros Gondan has been awarded the newbuilding contract for the three LNG fueled escort tugs that Norway’s Østensjø Rederi is building for operation at Statoil’s Melkøya

Chinese shipyard orders ABB systems for LNG carriers

FEBRUARY 2, 2015 — ABB reports that it will deliver advanced electrical propulsion systems for four LNG carriers under construction by Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding (Group) Co., Ltd. The LNG vessels are a joint

Irving gets AOPS build contract, is surface combatant prime

JANUARY 26, 2015 — As expected, Diane Finley, Canada’s Minister of Public Works and Government Services, along with Peter MacKay, Regional Minister for Nova Scotia, on Friday visited Halifax Shipyards to officially

Spanish shipbuilder forms Brazilian subsidiary

JANUARY 26, 2015 — State-owned Spanish shipbuilder Navantia is in process of establishing a subsidiary in Brazil in order to meet Brazilian defense legislation on local content and to position itself for

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