Samsung Heavy gets DNV GL type approval for lithium-ion battery system

Shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) reports that it has received a type approval certificate from DNV-GL for a marine lithium ion battery system, jointly developed with sister company Samsung SDI. This is

Marie Curie joins Baleària LNG fueled fleet

Spanish ferry operator Baleària reports that the Marie Curie, its fourth LNG fueled smart ship will enter service on its Valencia-Ibiza-Palma route from Friday, July 26. The ship is a twin of

Fincantieri Marinette Marine adds more brass to its board

As the competition to build the Navy’s new FFG (X) frigate heats up, Fincantieri Marinette Marine, Marinette, Wisc., is bringing more retired After announcing that its board had named retired Navy three-star

Aluminium Marine delivers advanced whale watcher

Brisbane, Australia, shipbuilder Aluminium Marine has delivered the Spirit of Migaloo II, a 24 m catamaran whale watch vessel to Seaworld Cruises. Designed by Incat Crowther, Spirit of Migaloo II is specifically

Sanmar to build two “Special Bogacay” 70-t bollard pull tugs

Turkish shipbuilder Sanmar Shipyards has been steadily developing and refining its extensive ASD tug portfolio with 34 of its most popular type, the 24 meter Bogacay Class, now in operation around the

Fincantieri Marinette Marine names retired admiral as president

The Board of Directors of Fincantieri Marinette Marine Corporation named retired Navy three-star admiral Richard W. Hunt as the president of the shipyard at its annual board last week. “This move is

Austal says ferry orders boost earnings outlook

Australian shipbuilder Austal Limited (ASX:ASB) is raising its earnings outlook, based on its healthy backlog of commercial ferry orders. Following preparation of its preliminary FY2019 results and its outlook for FY2020. Austal

Gondan delivers world’s most powerful 36 m hybrid icebreaking tug

The Port of Luleå, Sweden, has taken delivery of the 36 meter hybrid icebreaker tug Vilja from Spanish shipbuilder Astilleros Gondan. Vilja is a TundRA 3600–H, icebreaking escort tug designed by Robert

Marfin to retrofit bulker with Wärtsilä hybrid technology

In another world first for Wärtsilä, a 60,000 dwt bulker is to be converted to hybrid operation. The ship, the M/V Paolo Topic, delivered by Japanese shipbuilder Onomichi Dockyard in 2016 is

VT Halter starts construction on third Navy berthing barge

VT Halter Marine, Pascagoula, Miss., has started construction on the third Auxiliary Personnel Lighter – Small (APL(S)), a new class of berthing barges commissioned by the U.S. Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA).

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