Navy accepts delivery of LCS 7

AUGUST 16, 2016 —The Navy accepted delivery of the future USS Detroit (LCS 7) in a ceremony at the Fincantieri Marinette Marine shipyard, Aug. 12. Detroit is the eighth littoral combat ship

Floating LNG power plant gets DNV GL AIP

AUGUST 11, 2016 — Japan’s IHI Corporation has received Approval in Principle (AiP) from classificatiom society DNV GL for its FLPS (Floating LNG Power Station) concept. The FLPS concept is a combination

VIDEO: Pierside testing of CVN 78 nears completion

AUGUST 10, 2016 — Although delays to the delivery of the aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) have been well publicized (see earlier story), Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) said today that

Vittoria Shipyard delivers dive training vessel to Tunisia

AUGUST 4, 2016 — Italy’s Vittoria Shipyard  has delivered the new  Zarzis A710 dive training ship to Tunisia. It will support diving and security operations in the Mediterranean. Delivered by the shipbuilder

LM 2500 Module Modernization Program now underway

AUGUST 3, 2016 — GE’s Marine Solutions, Evandale, OH, reports that the LM2500 gas turbine Module Modernization Program (MMP) is now underway in cooperation with shipbuilder GD Bath Iron Works and the

Swiftships partners to develop autonomous Special Ops craft

AUGUST 2, 2016 — Swiftships, LLC, Morgan City, LA , has partnered with ICS Nett Inc. (ICS), a Virginia-based technology solutions company, to continue research and development efforts that will transform a

Brazilian shipyard delivers Damen PSV 500

AUGUST 1, 2016 — Wilson Sons Ultratug Offshore, a joint venture between Wilson Sons and Chilean maritime services provider Ultramar, has taken delivery of a Damen PSV 5000, built at Wilson Sons

MV Werften signs design contract for giant cruise ship

JULY 29, 2016 — Finland’s Elomatic Ltd and Deltamarin Ltd yesterday signed a large scale three-party engineering contract with German shipbuilder MV Werften for the design of a Global Class mega passenger

Mystery buyer orders three mystery ships at Vard

JULY 29, 2016 —Fincantieri subsidiary Vard Holdings Limited has disclosed that it has secured a contract worth a total $70 million for the design and construction of three vessels of undisclosed type

VIDEO: LCS 4 executes live fire test of Harpoon missile

JULY 28, 2016 — USS Coronado (LCS 4), an Independence variant LCS built by shipbuilder Austal USA, successfully executed the first live fire over-the-horizon missile test using a Harpoon Block IC missile

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