Ulstein firms up order for giant plug-in hybrid ferry
FEBRUARY 17, 2017 — Following up on the LOI signed last month, Color Line and Ulstein have signed a firm contract for the construction of what will be the world’s largest plug-in
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Winter work, ATB newbuilds keep Fincantieri Bay busy
FEBRUARY 16, 2017 — The winter repair season is in full swing at Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. Sixteen Great Lakes bulkers of various sizes are in the shipyard for
Hitachi Zosen books order for SCR systems
FEBRUARY 16, 2017 — Hitachi Zosen Corporation reports that it has received an order from China’s Dalian Marine Diesel Co. for two high-pressure selective catalytic reduction (SCR) systems. Hitachi Zosen says this
Red and White Fleet orders Li-Ion hybrid vessel at AAM
FEBRUARY 13, 2017 — All American Marine, Inc. (AAM), Bellingham, WA, has won a contract to build a 600-passenger aluminum monohull passenger vessel for San Francisco’s Red and White Fleet. To be
CRS issues new report on Navy shipbuilding
FEBRUARY 9, 2017 — Shipbuilders are more than happy with the much publicized news that both the Navy and the Trump administration want to increase the size of the battle force fleet
Octopus will help Klaveness meet new emissions regs
FEBRUARY 7, 2017— Three new generation 85,000 dwt combination carriers under construction for Norwegian shipowner Torvald Klaveness at China’s Jiangsu New Yangzi Shipbuilding Co will be equipped with ABB’s Octopus marine software
MHI ponders shipbuilding spin-off
FEBRUARY 3, 2017 — Japanese broadcaster NHK reports Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) as saying that it is studying the option of spinning off its troubled shipbuilding operation into a separate company. MHI
Eimskip, Royal Arctic order ice class containerships
FEBRUARY 2, 2017 — Reykjavik, Iceland, headquartered Eimskip has been in negotiations with shipyards in China to build two 2,150 TEU container vessels and has finalized a contract with China Shipbuilding Trading
Strategic and ADSB sign MOU on aluminum vessels
FEBRUARY 2, 2017 — Triyards Group subsidiary Strategic Marine, a leading specialist shipbuilding, fabrication and engineering company, has teamed up with Abu Dhabi Ship Building PJSC (ADSB) to develop the Middle East’s
HII to kick off advance fabrication for CVN 80
FEBRUARY 1, 2017 — Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) reports that it has been awarded a $25.5 million modification to an existing advance planning contract in support of advance fabrication of the aircraft