Great Lakes Group adds to management team
JUNE 18, 2018 — The Great Lakes Group reports that it has recently added three new hires to its management team: Thomas Rigolo – Shipyard General Manager; Kirsten Buccigrossi – Director, Marketing
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Seaspan Shipyards cuts steel for first Joint Support Ship
JUNE 16, 2018 — Joined by representatives from industry and government, including Canada’s Minister of Defense Harjit Sajjan, Seaspan Shipyards and its shipbuilding partners yesterday celebrated the start of construction at Vancouver
GAO issues new report on Navy shipbuilding
JUNE 8, 2018 — As the Navy plans its biggest fleet size increase in over 30 years, the GAO (U.S. Government Accountability Office) has published a report called “Navy Shipbuilding: Past Performance
210,000 dwt LNG dual fueled bulker design gets LR Approval in Principle
JUNE 6, 2018 — How big can LNG-fueled bulk carriers get? Lloyd’s Register and China’s Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co., Ltd (SWS) are to jointly develop a 210,000 dwt LNG dual-fueled Newcastlemax bulker
SunStone inks shipbuilding contract for third expedition cruise ship
JUNE 6, 2018 — Miami, FL, headquartered SunStone Ships, Inc. has signed an agreement with shipbuilder China Merchants Industry Holdings Co. Ltd. to build a third Ulstein CX103 design Infinity-class expedition ship,
Keppel O&M to build South East Asia’s first LNG bunkering vessel
JUNE 6, 2018 — FueLNG, a joint venture between Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd and Shell Eastern Petroleum (Pte) Ltd, has placed an order with Keppel Singmarine Pte Ltd, a subsidiary of
Hyundai Merchant Marine picks three yards to build 20 mega ships
JUNE 4, 2018 — South Korea’s Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) has selected the shipbuilders who will build the eco-friendly mega containerships it is to order under its “Capacity of 1 Million TEU
St. Johns Ship Building flips hull for first of two Fisher Island ferries
JUNE 1, 2018 — St. Johns Ship Building (SJSB), Palatka, FL, recently completed the flip of the hull for the first of two 152 ft x 52 ft ferries specifically designed to transport
Austal launches first Guardian class Pacific Patrol Boat
MAY 30, 2018 — Austal Limited (ASX: ASB) today announced the first of 21 Guardian Class, Pacific Patrol Boats (PPB-R) has been launched just two years after the contract was awarded, keeping
PODCAST: Viega’s Paul Switzer: How to eliminate costly “hot work” on pipe installation, speed ship construction
MAY 23, 2018 — When constructing an offshore support vessel, ferry or cruise ship, a shipyard might be required to install thousands and thousands of feet of pipe. Installing those pipes and