Paraguay push boats have retractable flanking rudders

JUNE 15, 2016 —Imperial Shipping, Paraguay, has ordered at the large Dutch Shipbuilder, Veka Shipbuilding BV, two new push boats, the Herkules XVII and Herkules XVIII, for operations on the Parana river,

Ulstein starts sea trials of X-Stern SOV

JUNE 10, 2015 — Ulstein Verft reports that the first vessel equipped with its innovative X -Stern left its Ulsteinvik, Norway, shipyard for sea trials on Tuesday. The 88 m vessel, Ulstein

VT Halter Marine delivers ATB tug to Bouchard

JUNE 10, 2015 — VT Halter Marine’s Pascagoula, MS, shipyard delivered the ATB tug M/V Frederick E. Bouchard to Bouchard Transportation, Melville, NY, earlier this week. Delivery of the 6,000 hp twin

Wartsila powers world’s largest cruise liner

JUNE 9, 2016 — Helping the world’s largest cruise ship, Royal Caribbean’s Harmony of the Seas, deliver some of the most spectacular activities and amenities ever offered cruise guests is a broad

EPF 7 completes acceptance trials

JUNE 8, 2016 — The future USNS Carson City (EPF 7) successfully completed Acceptance Trials during an underway period in the Gulf of Mexico, May 25-26.   The Navy’s Board of Inspection

Hyundai Heavy unveils $3 billion restructuring plan

JUNE 8, 2016 — South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), the world’s largest shipbuilder, today said that it will implement a management improvement plan by 2018. Worth 3.5 trillion won (over $3

Esvagt orders Havyard 832 MPV to support Hess contract

JUNE 6, 2016 —Esbjerg, Denmark, headquartered offshore services specialist Esvagt is ordering a newbuild Havyard 832 MPV multifunctional vessel to support an expansion in the scope of a contract with Hess. Esvagt

Estonian shipyard books EUR 16 m patrol vessel order

JUNE 6, 2016 —Estonia’s Baltic Workboats AS has won an EUR 16 million contract to design and build an advanced new multifunction patrol vessel for Estonia’s Police and Border Guard Board. It

Ex-Hawaii ferry readies for role as The CAT

JUNE 1, 2016 —  Bay Ferries Limited reports that The CAT high-speed ferry was refloated May 25 following an extensive period of refit, upgrade, and repair at Detyens Shipyards, Charleston, SC, that

Irish Continental orders cruise ferry

MAY 31, 2016 — Dublin headquartered Irish Continental Group plc (ICG) is investing EUR 144 million to build a new cruise ferry for its Irish Ferries operation. To be built by German

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