Hyundai Heavy delivers world’s largest semi

JULY 17, 2016 — The world’s largest shipbuilder has delivered the world’s largest largest semi-submersible drilling rig. South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) delivered the 123 m x 78 m Ocean Greatwhite

First LNG-fueled 50,000 dwt bulker will have ME-GI engine

JULY 13, 2016 — The 50,000 dwt LNG fueled bunker recently ordered at shipbuilder Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (see earlier story) by Korean shipowner Ishin will be powered by an MAN B&W 6G50ME-C9.5-GI

CVN 78 delivery delayed again

JULY 13, 2016 —  Although the Navy says that Huntington Ingalls is performing well as the shipbuilder, the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) won’t now be delivered until at least November, more

Davie workers reject “insulting” labor deal

JULY 11, 2016 —Workers at Canada’s largest shipyard, Chantier Davie Canada Inc., Levis, Quebec, voted Sunday to “massively reject” the shipbuilder’s proposal for a new labor agreement, reports trade union CSN (Confédérationdes

Mitsui completes ethane-fueled engine

JULY 11, 2016 — Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. (MES) has completed the world’s first ME-GIE ethane-operated two-stroke diesel engine, reports MAN Diesel & Turbo. The Mitsui-MAN B&W 7G50ME-C9.5-GIE engine is

Hyundai MIPO to build world’s largest LNG fueled bulker

JULY 8, 2016 —  Korean steel giant POSCO is teaming with shipbuilder Hyundai MIPO Dockyard to build what will be the world’s largest LNG-fueled bulk carrier thus far. The 50,000 dwt ship

Vigor delivers ATB tug to Harley Marine

JULY 6, 2016 — Vigor Industrial’s Seattle, WA, shipyard recently delivered the Dale R Lindsey, a 95′ x 38′ x 16′, 3,000 hp twin screw ATB tug, to Harley Marine Services Inc.

Hyundai Heavy inks smart ship software MOU

JULY 6, 2016 — Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), the world’s largest shipbuilder, has signedof a Memorandum of Understanding for creating an eco system for smart ships with SK Shipping, Intel, Microsoft, the

21,000 TEU box ships to have Wartsila 32 gensets

JULY 5, 2016 — Wärtsilä is to supply a total of twenty-four 9-cylinder Wärtsilä 32 Auxpac generating sets for six 21,000 TEU containerships being built at the Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipyard (SWS) for

Shock test prep costs put dent in Austal profits

JULY 5, 2016 — The good news from Austal is that there have been “favorable preliminary results” from the three Full Scale Shock Trials of LCS 6 — the first aluminum trimaran

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