Belgium orders new research vessel at Spain’s Freire Shipyard

NOVEMBER 7, 2018 — Belgium has ordered a new EUR 58 million (about $67 million) research vessel at Spain’s Freire Shipyard that will replace the aging RV Belgica. When the new vessel

Philly Shipyard eyes options after delivery of second Matson ship

NOVEMBER 6, 2018 — In its latest quarterly report, Philly Shipyards ASA reports a third quarter loss of $30.8 million and gives more details of the efforts it is making to find

New Navy ASD tugs to have Schottel Rudderpropellers

NOVEMBER 2, 2018 — The four Yard Tug 808-class harbor tugboats ordered from Anacortes, WA, shipbuilder Dakota Creek Industries (see earlier story) will each be equipped with two Schottel Rudderpropellers. The azimuth

Eastern Shipbuilding resumes operations

NOVEMBER 2, 2018 — Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. reports that it has resumed operations at both of its two main shipbuilding facilities just two weeks after Hurricane Michael devastated Panama City, Florida,

Austal reports cyber security breach

NOVEMBER 1, 2018 — Shipbuilder Austal Limited (ASX:ASB) said in a stock exchange announcement today that its Australian business has detected and responded to a breach of the company’s data management systems

Deltamarin and Elomatic win MV Werften cruise ship design contract

OCTOBER 30, 2018 – Deltamarin and Elomatic, both based in Turku, Finland, have signed an agreement with Genting Hong Kong subsidiary MV Werften Wismar GmbH for the basic and detail design of

Okeanis Eco secures financing for two VLCC newbuilds

OCTOBER 29, 2018 — Okeanis Eco Tankers Corp. has secured firm commitments for two secured loan facilities for an aggregate amount of $116.3 million from Credit Suisse AG and BNP Paribas in

VIDEO: Crowley christens first of two LNG fueled ConRo ships

OCTOBER 22, 2018 — Crowley Maritime Corp. on Saturday christened its 26,500 dwt Commitment Class combination container/roll on-roll off (ConRo) ship El Coquí. Powered by an MAN B&W 8S70ME-GI8.2 main engine and

Ponant chooses Wärtsilä LNG solutions for ice class expedition ship

OCTOBER 15, 2018 — The polar ice-class expedition cruise vessel under construction by shipbuilder Vard for French operator Ponant will be powered by four 14 cylinder and two 10 cylinder Wärtsilä 31DF

Algoma Central pulls plug on Croatian shipbuilding orders

OCTOBER 12, 2018 — Ontario, Canada, headquartered Algoma Central Corporation today reported that it has taken steps to cancel its remaining four newbuild construction contracts with a Croatian shipyard [Uljanjik Group’s 3

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