DECEMBER 6, 2012 — Viking River Cruises has placed an order for ten new river cruise vessels of the Viking Longship class with Meyer’s Neptun Werft shipyard in Rostock-Warnemünde, Germany. The order
DECEMBER 6, 2012 — BAE Systems’ shipyard in Jacksonville, Fla., is to build two new platform supply vessels for Jackson Offshore Operators, LLC. The contract reflects continued growth in U.S. commercial shipbuilding
DECEMBER 4, 2012 — General Dynamics NASSCO, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), reports that it has finalized a contract with TOTE, Inc., for the design and construction of
DECEMBER 4, 2012 — Viking Ocean Cruises, sister company of Viking River Cruises, has signed a Memorandum of Agreement with Fincantieri for the construction of two more ocean cruise ships with an
DECEMBER 3, 2012 — Wärtsilä has been awarded the contract to supply the gas powered propulsion machinery and corresponding gas storage and handling systems for the LNG-fueled ferry on order for Canada’s
NOVEMBER 29, 2012 — Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), the world’s largest shipbuilder, announced today that it has developed an independent liquefied natural gas storage tank model, the Lobe-Bundle Tank. The Lobe-Bundle Tank
NOVEMBER 28, 2012 — Wärtsilä is to supply ship design services and the power and propulsion system for a newbuild LNG powered 5,500 dwt platform supply vessel (PSV) ordered by Norway’s Siem
NOVEMBER 23, 2012 — Design firms Tillberg Design and SMC Design have selected deck and flooring specialist Bolidt Synthetic Products & Systems to supply flooring for Norwegian Cruise Line’s newest ship, Norwegian
NOVEMBER 21, 2012 — Australian shipbuilder Incat Tasmania Pty Ltd has launched what will be the world’s first high speed passenger RO/RO ship to operate on LNG (Liquified Natural Gas) fuel. The
NOVEMBER 20, 2012 — CarVal, an independent subsidiary of agribusiness giant Cargill, will support a revitalized Davie Shipyard following the just-completed acquisition of the Levis, Quebec, shipbuilder by ZM Industries Canada Inc.