MTU to power three Turkish double-ended ferries

AUGUST 6, 2014 — Rolls-Royce Power Systems AG says it has won an order for six MTU diesel engines that will be used to propel three double-ended Turkish ferries. The order with

Meyer inks deal for Finnish shipyard

AUGUST 4, 2014 — German Shipbuilder Meyer Werft and the State of Finland have now signed an agreement to acquire the STX Finland shipyard, which will start a new lease on life

Shipyard De Hoop sea trials hybrid FSIV

JULY 31, 2014 — Shipyard De Hoop has recently conducted sea trials of its first hybrid propelled Fast Supply Intervention Vessel (FSIV) and reports that the results of the tests exceeded expectations.

Princess Cruises orders another ship at Fincantieri

JULY 30, 2014 —Carnival Corporation & plc subsidiary Princess Cruises has reached an agreement with Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri covering construction of a new 143,000 gt, 3,560 passenger cruise ship that will enter

Hyundai Heavy reports red ink quarter

JULY 30, 2014 — Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., the world’s largest shipbuilder, yesterday reported its worst ever quarterly net loss — 616.6 billion won (US$601.7 million) in the April-June period, compared with

U.S. sanctions Putin’s shipbuilder and its bank

JULY 29, 2014 — Russia’s St Petersburg headquartered United Shibuilding Corporation, created by Russian President Vladimir Putin, a St Petersburg native, through a presidential decree in 2007, has been added to the

Australia could buy next submarines abroad

JULY 28, 2014 — It’s not a happy time to be a naval shipbuilder in Australia. The country’s three-ship Air Warfare Destroyer project is in such a sorry state that the Australian

Gondan books order for two patrol boats

JULY 28, 2014 — Spanish shipbuilder Astilleros Gondan has signed a contract with the Spanish Guardia Civil for the construction of two patrol vessels. With an overall length of 20.5 m and

Mitsui to supply ME-GI engines for Crowley ConRo duo

JULY 24, 2014 — Japan’s Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. its first order for ME-GI  electronically controlled gas injection diesel engines. It will build the MAN B&W 8S70ME-C8.2-GI engines for the

Saab completes Kockums acquisition

JULY 23, 2014 — Saab has completed its acquisition of Swedish shipbuilder Thyssen Krupp Marine Systems AB and restored its historic Kockums branding as Saab Kockums, a unit within Saab’s business area

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