Hyundai Heavy’s SkyBench gets second AIP

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016 — SkyBench, an innovative design for maximizing cargo loading capacity of large containerships developed by shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) received a second approval in principle (AIP) from DNV

Zumwalt departs Bath Iron Works

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016 — The Navy’s newest and most technologically advanced surface ship, the future USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000) departed shipbuilder Bath Iron Works, Bath, ME, yesterday, marking the beginning of a

Fishing vessel to be first with Wartsila 31 engine

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016 — Wärtsilä has won its first fishing vessel order for its Wärtsilä 31 engine, which has been recognized by Guinness World Records as being the world’s most efficient four-stroke

MTU gas engines ordered for Doeksen cats

SEPTEMBER 7, 2016 — Singapore headquartered shipbuilder Strategic Marine and Rolls-Royce signed a contract at the SMM event in Hamburg today covering the delivery of four MTU gas engines for two new

Ingalls gets advanced procurement funding for NSC 9

AUGUST 31, 2016 — Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) reports that its Ingalls Shipbuilding division has received an $88.2 million fixed-price contract from the U.S. Coast Guard to purchase long-lead materials for a

Maersk Tankers newbuilds to have Wartsila BWMS

AUGUST 31, 2016 — Copenhagen, Denmark, headquartered Maersk Tankers A/S of Denmark has selected Wärtsilä’s Electro Chlorination (EC) Ballast Water Management System (BWMS) for three new 50,000 DWT medium range (MR) tankers

New monohull passenger vessel leads a double life

AUGUST 29, 2016 —  Incat Crowther has designed a new 36 m monohull tour vessel to play a double role. Set for delivery to Mary D. Cruises of New Caledonia later this

Two former Singapore shipyard execs admit to paying bribes

AUGUST 29, 2016 — Two former senior executives of Singapore shipbuilder ST Marine have admitted to giving bribes in what the Straits Times newspaper says is one of the largest corruption scandals

Hapag-Lloyd Cruises orders two expedition ships

AUGUST 26, 2016 — Germany’s TUI Group is investing in two new vessels for its Hamburg based subsidiary Hapag-Lloyd Cruises. The two 240 passenger expedition ships will be designed and constructed by

Newport News gets $52.3 million award for CVN 75 work

AUGUST 21, 2016 — Huntington Ingalls Industries-Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, Virginia, is being awarded a $52,366,419 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for nuclear propulsion and complex modernization work on the Nimitz class nuclear aircraft

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