AUGUST 31, 2015 — South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has placed contracts with Wärtsilä for seawater/propane based regasification modules. The systems are to be installed on FSRU (Floating Storage and
AUGUST 27, 2015 – Wärtsilä says that the upgraded version of the Wärtsilä 34DF engine is rapidly becoming established as an industry standard with the three major South Korean shipbuilders are supporting
AUGUST 27, 2015 – Maersk Group member Svitzer has signed a newbuilding contract with Sanmar Shipyard in Turkey for the construction of six 70 tonne bollard pull RAstar 2800-E Class ASD tugs.
AUGUST 26, 2015 — Australian Stock Exchange listed shipbuilder Austal Limited (ASX:ASB) today reported a record profit. Net Profit After Tax (NPAT) was AUD 53.2 million, a 66.8 per cent increase on
AUGUST 26, 2015 — Norway’s Ulstein Verft yesterday launched Island Venture (Yard No. 302), the first of the two giant SX165 design offshore construction vessels ordered by Edison Chouest Offshore and Island
AUGUST 25, 2015 — Responding to a severe drought in Morocco, Damen Shipyards, Gorinchem, Netherlands, is working to speed delivery of a Stan Pontoon 3011 Water Barge to the Royal Moroccan Navy.
AUGUST 24, 2015 — The U.S. Maritime Administration reports the approval of a $12 million Title XI loan guarantee for Gray Offshore LLC supporting the recent construction of three oceangoing deck barges
AUGUST 22, 2015 — Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Newport News Shipbuilding division today celebrated the keel laying of the aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy (CVN 79), the second ship of the Gerald R.
AUGUST 21, 2015 — Netherlands shipbuilder Royal IHC has launched Sapura Rubi, its fifth 550 t pipelaying vessel for Sapura Navegação Marítima S.A. in a ceremony at it shipyard in Krimpen aan
AUGUST 20, 2015 — Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced Aug. 19 that the next Independence variant Littoral Combat Ship will be named USS Oakland (LCS 24). According to a Congressional