Newport News authenticates keel of SSN 796

Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (NYSE: HII) Newport News Shipbuilding division hosted a keel authentication ceremony today for the Virginia-class attack submarine New Jersey (SSN 796). Susan DiMarco wife of former Secretary of Homeland

Wasaline RoPax

Hybrid RoPax will deliver 50% cut in CO2 emissions

The new Wasaline RoPax ferry under construction by Finnish shipbuilder Rauma Marine Constructions (see earlier story) will have a hybrid propulsion solution combining dual fuel (LNG/biogas and diesel/SCR) machinery and batteries, connected

Candies IMR vessel features three Schottel propulsion systems

The U.S. built, U.S. flagged Inspection Maintenance Repair (IMR) vessel Paul Candies is equipped with three different Schottel propulsion systems. Owned by Otto Candies, LLC, Des Allemands, La., and built by its

Metal Shark opens Croatian engineering facility

Jeanerette, La., headquartered shipbuilder Metal Shark has established a foothold across the Atlantic with the opening of a dedicated European engineering office. Metal Shark’s first location outside of the United States —Metal

Wasaline RoPax

Deltamarin to provide design services for hybrid newbuild

Finnish shipbuilder Rauma Marine Constructions Oy (RMC) has awarded Deltamarin a contract to provide basic and detail design services for all hull and machinery spaces for the hybrid car passenger ferry the

Metal Shark gets $20.6 million Navy award

Shipbuilder Metal Shark, Jeanerette, La., has been awarded a $20,628,477 delivery order under a previously awarded Navy contract for twelve 40-foot patrol boats, complete with basic boat equipment, shipping, long term preservation,

Malta OPV will have Rolls-Royce propulsion package

Italian shipbuilder Cantiere Navale Vittoria has awarded Rolls-Royce a contract to supply of a marine propulsion package for a new Offshore Patrol Vessel under construction for the Armed Forces of Malta (AFM).

Passenger-only cat joins San Francisco Bay ferry fleet

The San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA) today welcomed Pyxis, a new 445-passenger ferry, into the San Francisco Bay Ferry fleet. Pyxis is the first new vessel added to

Enhydra

Plug-in hybrid power train includes Twin Disc solution

The plug-in hybrid excursion vessel Enhydra, delivered to San Francisco’s Red and White Fleet last September by Bellingham, Wash, shipbuilder All American Marine, features a BAE Systems HybriDrive. Builders faced the challenge

LNG-fueled shuttle tankers will have Hydroniq engine cooling systems

Ellingsøy, Norway, based Hydroniq Coolers has won contracts from South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries Co. Ltd. to deliver the cooling systems for the engines of six LNG-fueled shuttle tankers the shipbuilder

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