Vietnam Coast Guard takes delivery of Metal Shark patrol boats

MAY 25, 2017 — Six new military patrol boats built by Louisiana shipbuilder Metal Shark have been delivered to the Vietnam Coast Guard. The welded-aluminum Metal Shark 45-foot Defiant pilothouse patrol vessels

Gondan delivers first European built dual fuel tug

MAY 25, 2017 — Spanish shipbuilder Astilleros Gondan has delivered Dux, the first dual-fuel tug built in Europe, to Norway’s Østensjø Rederi A/S Designed by Robert Allan Ltd., the state of the

Jan De Nul orders 6,000 cu.m hopper dredge

MAY 23, 2017 — Belgium’s Jan De Nul Group has signed a contract with shipbuilder Keppel Singmarine Pte.Ltd. for the construction of a 6,000 cu.m trailing suction hopper dredge (TSHD), bringing its

LCS 12 completes acceptance trials

MAY 23, 2017 — Naval Sea Systems Command reports that the Navy’s future USS Omaha (LCS 12) successfully conducted its acceptance trials May 12 after completing a series of graded in-port and

MTU to power largest high speed cat operating in Med

MAY 22, 2017 — Rolls-Royce is to supply Australian shipbuilder Incat Tasmania with four 20-cylinder Series 8000 MTU engines. They will power the new high-speed ROpax catamaran ferry that Incat is building for

Remote controlled ships could sail Baltic within three years

MAY 22, 2017 — Fully remote controlled vessels could be operating in the Baltic Sea in three years, with autonomous commercial traffic following by 2025. That’s the vision of the One Sea

Fincantieri signs STX France share purchase agreement

MAY 19, 2017 — Fincantieri S.p.A. reports that it has now signed today a share purchase agreement for the acquisition of 66.66% of the share capital of shipbuilder STX France from its

Marinette Marine hosts LCS 19 keel laying ceremony

MAY 18, 2017 — The keel for the U.S. Navy’s 19th Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), the future USS St. Louis, has been laid in in a ceremony held by the Lockheed Martin

World’s first ME-GIE engine runs successfully on ethane

MAY 16, 2017 — The world’s first ME-GIE (-Gas Injection Ethane) two-stroke engine has successfully passed gas trials on board the Gaschem Beluga, an LEG (liquefied ethylene gas) carrier, while sailing between

Conrad reports lower first quarter earnings

MAY 16, 2017 — Morgan City, LA, headquartered shipbuilder Conrad Industries, Inc. (OTC Pink Sheets: CNRD) reported results for the quarter ended March 31, 2017 that included net income of $119,000 and

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