ABS to class Maersk 19,630 TEU newbuilds
JULY 9, 2015 — ABS is to class the eleven giant, second generation Triple-E container vessels ordered by Maersk Line last month (see earlier story). The carrier ordered the 19,630 TEU vessels
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Ingalls Shipbuilding awards National Merit Scholarships
JULY 6, 2015 — Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (NYSE:HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division has presented National Merit Scholarships to the children of five employees Wednesday. The National Merit Scholars will each receive $2,000, renewable
CNOOC takes delivery of Asia’s first LNG fueled tugboat
JULY 3, 2015 — China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) has taken delivery of Asia’s first purely LNG fueled tugboat, Hai Yang Shi You 525. The first of two tugs built by
MES puts first commercial ME-LGI engine through its paces
JULY 1, 2015 — MAN Diesel & Turbo licensee Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. (MES) recently tested the very first ME-LGI engine to ever be commercially produced at its Tamano, Japan,
Wärtsilä WTT11 tunnel thruster gains LR Type Approval
JUNE 30, 2015 — Wärtsilä’s WTT11 tunnel thruster has successfully passed the final step of the Lloyd’s Register Type Approval process. Type Approval demonstrates that the WTT11 conforms to recognized industry quality
Austal lays keel for LCS 14
JUNE 30, 2015 — Austal USA’s Mobile, AL, shipyard yesterday hosted a keel-laying ceremony today for the future USS Manchester (LCS 14), marking the first significant milestone in the vessel’s construction. This
NNS delivers John Warner (SSN 785) ahead of schedule
JUNE 26, 2015 — Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (NYSE:HII) Newport News Shipbuilding division has delivered the submarine John Warner (SSN 785) to the U.S. Navy. Delivered two and a half months ahead of
NASSCO cuts steel for second LNG ready SEA-Vista tanker
JUNE 25, 2015 — General Dynamics NASSCO, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), today signaled the start of construction for the second of three 50,000 deadweight ton, 330,000 barrel
Vancouver Shipyards cuts steel for first NSPS ship
JUNE 25, 2015 — Seaspan’s Vancouver Shipyards has started construction on the first ship being built under Canada’s National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy (NSPS), the Canadian Coast Guard Offshore Fisheries Science Vessel (OFSV).
Newport News gets $23.8 million for CVN 77 work
JUNE 24, 2015 — Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) announced today that its Newport News Shipbuilding division has received a $23.8 million contract from the U.S. Navy for nuclear propulsion and complex modernization