Vroon takes delivery of ERRV-FSV
JANUARY 28, 20015 — Vroon today took delivery of VOS Glory at Fujian Shipbuilding Trading in Fuzhou, China. The vessel will now be heading for the North Sea, where she will be
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Signet Maritime takes delivery of ASD tug
JANUARY 28, 2015—Last quarter, Signet Maritime, Pascagoula, MS, took delivery of its 72 ft Azimuth Stern Drive (ASD) tug Signet Vigilant. The ninth ASD added to Signet’s fleet in the last four
Irving gets AOPS build contract, is surface combatant prime
JANUARY 26, 2015 — As expected, Diane Finley, Canada’s Minister of Public Works and Government Services, along with Peter MacKay, Regional Minister for Nova Scotia, on Friday visited Halifax Shipyards to officially
Havyard takes controlling stake in Norwegian Electric
JANUARY 26, 2015 — Norway’s Havyard Group ASA has acquired 12.6 % of the shares in Norwegian Electric Systems AS (“NES”) for NOK 18.3 million, increasing its ownership stake NES to 50.5
Remontowa cuts steel for first in BC Ferries’ LNG trio
JANUARY 26, 2015 — Poland’s Remontowa Shipbuilding S.A. last week held a steel cutting ceremony at its Gdansk shipyard to mark the start of construction of three new LNG fueled intermediate class
Irving to be Canadian Surface Combatant prime contractor
JANUARY 23, 2015 — Canada’s Minister of Public Works and Government Services, Diane Finley, and Regional Minister for Nova Scotia, Peter MacKay, are set to announce continued progress on the National Shipbuilding
Chesapeake Shipbuilding wins tugboat order
JANUARY 22, 2015 — Chesapeake Shipbuilding, Salisbury, MD, has signed a contract with Vane Brothers of Baltimore, MD, to build two new tugs. They will be the thirteenth and fourteenth tugs built
Congress Members: McCain amendment “misguided”
JANUARY 21, 2015 — A bipartisan group of 32 Members of Congress yesterday sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid urging that they reject
Ingalls starts fabrication of NSC 7
JANUARY 21, 2015 — Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (NYSE:HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division has officially started fabrication on the U.S. Coast Guard’s seventh National Security Cutter (NSC), Kimball (WMSL 756). “We continue to increase
Wärtsilä solutions picked for LNG carrier quartet
JANUARY 21, 2015 — Four LNG carriers being built by China’s Hudong-Zhongua Shipbuilding will feature Wärtsilä LNG reliquefaction plants and gas handling systems. The ships are under construction for Bermuda based Teekay