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

Modular L-ion battery system gets DNV GL type approval

MAY 15, 2017 — Leclanché SA (SIX: LECN) has launched the Leclanché Marine Rack System (MRS), a modular, lithium-ion battery system that is the first of its kind to be type approved

Norwegian Coastal Admin newbuild to have R-R hybrid system

MAY 15, 2017 — A new multipurpose vessel on order at Norwegian shipbuilder Fitjar Mekaniske Verksted will be the second Norwegian Coastal Administration vessel to combine traditional diesel power with battery-driven operation.

DFDS RO/RO newbuilds to have ABB shaft generators

MAY 9, 2017 — The two 236 m RO/RO cargo ships being built at Jinling Shipyard in China for Denmark’s DFDS will have ABB shaft generators and turbochargers. Two shaft generators will

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