Wärtsilä to power China’s first LNG fueled PSVs
Twelve new LNG fueled platform supply vessels on order for China Oilfield Services Co Ltd (COSL) will be powered by Wärtsilä 20DF dual-fuel engines. The vessels, which will be the first LNG
shipbuilding
Chesapeake launches first of four sisters for Vane
Chesapeake Shipbuilding, Salisbury, Md., has launched the tug Salisbury, the first in a series of four sister vessels being built for Vane Brothers. The new tug is a Subchapter M compliant push
Huntington Ingalls has $41 billion backlog
Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) reported first quarter 2019 revenues of $2.1 billion, up 11.0 percent from the first quarter of 2018. The increase was driven primarily by higher volume at HII’s
VT Halter Marine wins Polar Security Cutter contract
VT Halter Marine Inc., Pascagoula, Miss., has been awarded a $745,940,860 contract for the detail design and construction of the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Polar Security Cutter (PSC) (formerly the Heavy Polar
Viking and China Merchants plan new cruise JV
Viking Cruises and China Merchants Group plan to set up a joint venture focused on building a cruise line with worldwide cruise offerings for the Chinese cruise market. China Merchants Group’s shipbuilding
Furetank sells LNG fueled tanker to Desgagnés
Sweden’s Furetank Rederi AB is selling its 17,999 dwt LNG dual fueled product tanker Fure Vinga, delivered just over a year ago to Canada’s Groupe Desgagnés Inc. Neither privately held company has
Valmet to supply scrubbers for 23,000 TEU Hyundai Merchant newbuilds
Espoo, Finland, headquartered Valmet is to supply exhaust gas cleaning systems for seven newbuilding containerships that, at over 23,000 TEU each, will be the world’s largest. They are on order for Hyundai
CMA-CGM splits ten-ship order 50/50 between LNG and scrubbers
CMA-CGM Group Chairman and CEO Rodolphe Saadé, yesterday signed two strategic agreements covering construction of 10 new 15,000 TEU containerships, five of them LNG fueled and five fitted with hybrid scrubbers. The
Austal gets EPF contract mod worth potential $370.7 million
Austal USA, Mobile, Alabama, is being awarded a $261,776,539 modification to a previously-awarded Navy contract for the detail design and construction (DD&C) of the 13th and 14th Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF) ships.
BC Ferries plans to build five next gen ferries
BC Ferries is planning to build up to five new ferries that will replace four existing ships. The new ferries will potentially add capacity to the Metro Vancouver – Vancouver Island routes