LNG Hybrid Barge nears Hamburg
OCTOBER 1, 2014 — Dirk Lehmann, Managing Director of Becker Marine Systems, says that the first LNG Hybrid Barge is expected to arrive at its future home port of Hamburg, Germany, this
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Advanced trawlers will have MAN propulsion packages
OCTOBER 1, 2014 — Two series of fishing vessel newbuildings ordered by Icelandic owners will have MAN six-cylinder L27/38 main engines, but differ in the specified propeller, aft-ship and propeller-nozzle configurations. The
Ingalls starts fabrication of DDG 117
OCTOBER 1, 2014 — Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (NYSE:HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division yesterday marked the start of fabrication for the future Aegis-guided missile destroyer Paul Ignatius (DDG 117). Paul Ignatius, the ship’s namesake,
HII appoints corporate director submarine affairs
SEPTEMBER 30, 2014 — Capt. Kevin Brenton (U.S. Navy, Ret.) has joined Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) announced today that the company as corporate director of customer affairs for submarine programs. Brenton served
Crowley adds heavy lift barges to Asia Pacific assets
SEPTEMBER 29, 2014 — Crowley Maritime Corporation’s solutions group has received the first two of potentially four, new heavy-lift, ballastable deck barges (HDBs) for use by clients in the Asia-Pacific region. The
Candies newbuild to have Siemens diesel-electric solution
SEPTEMBER 29, 2014 — A 107 m x 22 m Subsea Support & Construction Vessel (SSCV) being built by Otto Candies LLC at its Candies Shipbuilding yard in Houma, LA , is
Ulstein books contract for Van Oord rock installer
SEPTEMBER 29, 2014 — Ulstein has been awarded a design and equipment contract for the subsea rock installation vessel recently ordered from Sinopacific Shipbuilding Group’s Ningbo shipyard in China by Rotterdam headquartered
Rescued Scottish shipyard gets order for hybrid ferry
SEPTEMBER 29, 2014 — A Scottish shipyard has won its first newbuilding order since being bought from bankruptcy administrators earlier this month by private equity investor Clyde Blowers. Scottish Deputy First Minister
Eastern cuts steel for dredge ATB
SEPTEMBER 28, 2014 — Eastern Shipbuilding reports that on September 15 it cut steel to start construction of the trailing suction hopper dredge articulated tug barge on order for Great Lakes Dredge
Containerships Oy adds two more LNG fueled newbuilds
SEPTEMBER 25, 2014 — Helsinki, Finland, headquartered Containerships Ltd Oy says it is considering “as acquiring … as our own assets” a series of four 1,400 TEU dual fuel containerships that it