MAN's Research Center Copenhagen, with its two research engines, is playing a major part in the development of next-generation engines.

Marine engine design and the future fuels challenge 

Any discussion of developments in marine engine design must start with fuels — notably future fuels because any ship ordered today will have an expected operating life of around 20 to 25

YRBM barge

Navy exercises $18.3 million YRBM barge option at Conrad

Morgan City, La., headquartered Conrad Shipyard LLC has been awarded a $18,293,952 firm-fixed-price modification to previously-awarded contract N00024-22-C-2253 for the detail design and construction of one additional YRBM barge (more formally, a

Propeller damage is costly for shipyards

Ship Repair USA: How to quantify and measure propeller damage

Damage to propellers from ice, debris and corrosion can be a costly fix. Speaking more on this topic at next week’s Ship Repair USA conference on June 20-21 in New Orleans is

Grants available for small ship repair yards

Ship Repair USA: Where to find funding for repair yard upgrades

Shipyards are forever looking for ways to find more money for updates, upgrades and new features that will make the shipbuilding and repair process more efficient and cost-effective, and this is especially

Welder at USS Pittsburgh (LPD 31) keel laying ceremony

Ingalls lays keel for the future USS Pittsburgh (LPD 31)

The keel for the future USS Pittsburgh (LPD 31), a San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock, was ceremonially laid at Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Ingalls Shipbuilding division, June 2, reports PEO Ships. The ship

Shipyard and repair operators may overlook the importance of consulting with a certified marine chemist.

Ship Repair USA: Using a marine chemist as a third-party inspector

Shipyards are full of hazards, as are many other industries. While shipyard and repair operators are aware of this fact, what some may overlook is the importance of consulting with a certified

FMD CEO speaks at opening of FMD Chesapeake Training and Service Center

VIDEO: FMD Chesapeake Training and Service Center celebrates grand opening

Fairbanks Morse Defense (FMD), an Arcline Investment Management portfolio company, celebrated the grand opening of its newest Training and Service Center Campus in Chesapeake, Va. located at 733 Curtis Saunders Court on

Constellation-class frigate

Fincantieri Marinette Marine books fourth Constellation-class contract

The Navy has awarded Fincantieri Marinette Marine a $526,293,001 contract for detail design and construction of the fourth Constellation-class guided-missile frigate, FFG 65. FMM received the contract for the first-in-class Constellation-class frigate

Austal LimitedT-AGOS vessel rendering

Austal USA wins T-AGOS contract with $3 billion plus potential

Austal USA, Mobile, Ala., has been awarded a $113,906,029 NAVSEA contract for the detail design and construction of the lead T-AGOS 25 Class Auxiliary General Ocean Surveillance Ship. The contract includes options

Steve Scalise receives SCA award

Steve Scalise receives SCA Maritime Leadership Award

The Shipbuilders Council of America (SCA), the national association representing the U.S. shipbuilding, maintenance, and repair industry, has presented U.S. House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-Louisiana) with the SCA Maritime Leadership Award.

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