Wärtsilä scrubber gets Chinese type approval

Wärtsilä reports that its exhaust gas cleaning (EGC) system has been type approved in China by the China Classification Society (CCS). This follows an order for the system from Dalian Shipbuilding Industry

Marine Highway projects get $7.5 million in MARAD grants

MARAD has announced the award of more than $7.5 million in grants to nine Marine Highway projects. They include funding for several Container on Barge (COB) projects, conversion of a ferry from

NASSCO wins LSD 49 contract worth potential $119 million

General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Co. (NASSCO), San Diego, California, has been awarded a $98,074,420 contract for the execution of the USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) FY 2020 docking phased maintenance

Mitsubishi delivers FGSS for LNG fueled PCC

Mitsubishi Shipbuilding has delivered the FGSS (Fuel Gas Supply System) for the the first LNG fueled pure car carrier (PCC) to be built in Japan, which is currently under construction for NYK

Hyundai Heavy sets $15.9 billion sales target for 2020

In a sign that some analysts see as pointing to a flat year ahead in world shipbuilding, South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries Group says that its three shipbuilding units have set combined

Damen-designed Mexican Navy frigate completes sea trials

Working in close cooperation, Damen Shipyards Group, the Mexican Navy, subcontractors and suppliers have completed successful sea trials of the Mexican Navy’s POLA-class frigate ARM Reformador. Built at the ASTIMAR 20 naval

Arnout Damen takes CEO role at Damen Shipyards Group

Arnout Damen, oldest son of Damen Shipyards Group Chairman Kommer Damen, will become CEO of the shipbuilding group on January 1, 2020. At the same time, the group will switch to a

Eastern delivers seventieth towboat in long running FMT series

Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc., Panama City, Fla., has delivered the M/V Jaden Pasentine (Hull 200) the seventieth in the long series of inland towboats that the company has been building for Florida

VIDEO: Kawasaki launches liquefied hydrogen carrier

Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.’s Kobe, Japan, shipyard recently held a naming and launch ceremony for Suiso Frontier (Kawasaki hull no. 1740), the world’s first liquefied hydrogen carrier. This vessel was developed to

VIDEO: Genting plans new series of 2,000 passenger, LNG-fueled cruise ships

Genting Hong Kong is planning to build a new series of 88,000 gt, 2,000 passenger, LNG-fueled Universal Class cruise ships that it would operate for hotel brands looking to enter the cruise

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