Italian Navy PPA patrol vessels to have MTU engines

OCTOBER 5, 2016 — Rolls-Royce Power Systems is to supply 14 of its highest-power MTU diesel engines to seven new multi-purpose ocean-going patrol vessels being built for the Italian Navy by shipbuilder

Jurong and North Atlantic Drilling extend West Rigel delay

OCTOBER 4, 2016 — Sembcorp Marine Ltd says that its Jurong Shipyard Pte Ltd subsidiary has agreed to continue its standstill agreement with John Fredriksen backed North Atlantic Drilling Ltd for the

DFDS orders its largest freight ferries ever

OCTOBER 3, 2016 — Denmark’s DFDS has signed a contract with China’s Jinling shipyard for two 235 m RO/RO cargo ships, each with a lane meter capacity of 6,700 m, corresponding to

New Miami-Bimini high speed ferry service is up and running

SEPTEMBER 30, 2015 – FRS Caribbean, a subsidiary of German based FRS Group, has introduced a new high speed ferry service between Florida and the Carribean. FRS has deployed the High Speed

VIDEO: Genting Dream debuts spectacular lighting system

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016 — A stunning exterior lighting concept is among the many innovations in the 150,000 grt Genting Dream, the first cruise ship to join Dream Cruises, Genting Hong Kong’s new

Luerssen acquires Blohm+Voss

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016 — Hamburg’s iconic Blohm+Voss shipyard is being acquired by family-owned and Bremen-based shipbuilder Luerssen. Since its 2012 sale by ThyssenKrupp AG, Blohm + Voss has been a portfolio company

Fincantieri cruise newbuilds to have Rolls-Royce equipment

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016 — Rolls-Royce is to provide propulsion and deck machinery to five cruise ships being built by Fincantieri at its Monfalcone and Ancona shipyards in Italy. The firm orders cover

Future USS Zumwalt suffers engineering casualty

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016 — The Navy’s most technologically advanced surface ship, the future USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000), has suffered an engineering casualty, reports the U.S. Naval Institute The next-generation destroyer, which left

Ten-year old Panamax box ship sold for scrap

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016 — This will interest those who think that a return to a healthier container market will require ever-younger ships to be demolished: It’s starting to happen. According to the

Conrad to build crane barge for USACE

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017 — Morgan City, LA, headquartered Conrad Shipyard has been awarded a contract to build a crane barge for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The 300-foot by 68-foot welded

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