Great Lakes Shipyard delivers first Damen design tug

AUGUST 22, 2017 — Great Lakes Shipyard, Cleveland, OH, has delivered the first of ten Damen Stan Tug 1907 ICE design vessels to sister company Great Lakes Towing Company Delivery of the tug,

Next generation walk-to-work gangway now operational

AUGUST 15, 2017 — A next generation Barge Master and Bosch Rexroth motion-compensated gangway is now in operation on the walk-to-work subsea-support vessel VOS Start, the first of two 80 m x 18.4

Ukrainian shipyard to design concrete-hulled towboat

AUGUST 14, 2017 — The Interfax-Ukraine news agency reports that, as part of a revival of Ukrainian river transportation, the Pallada Kherson state-owned plant has initiated the design of an environmentally friendly

BAE Systems bids for Australia’s SEA 5000 with Type 26 variant

AUGUST 10, 2017 — BAE Systems Australia has submitted its bid to the Australian Government for that nation’s SEA 5000 Future Frigate program. The bid is to partner with the Government to develop

South Korea beat out China for July shipbuilding orders

AUGUST 9, 2017 — Yonhap news agency reports that South Korean shipyards recaptured the No. 1 position in new orders worldwide in July, outpacing Chinese rivals, as overall order numbers plunged. Yonhap

Saudi plans for major shipyard complex move ahead

AUGUST 8, 2017 — Saudi Aramco’s plans for a $5.2 billion shipbuilding complex have taken a big step forward. The company has now signed a contract with a consortium comprising Saudi Archirodon

VIDEO: Eco-friendly Viking Line newbuild to have Climeon WHR

AUGUST 8, 2017 — Åland, Finland, headquartered Viking Line is to fit a full scale Climeon waste heat recovery (WHR) system in the new passenger cruise ferry it plans to build at

Drewry sees oversupply ahead for chemical tanker market

AUGUST 7, 2017 —Shipping consultancy Drewry expects the capacity of the shipping fleet trading in chemical and vegetable oil markets to grow at a much faster pace than demand, weakening earning prospects.

France and Italy work to resolve differences over STX France

AUGUST 1, 2017 — The French and Italian governments are working to resolve their differences over the future of shipbuilder STX France. The two sides issued a joint statement today that expressed

Bath Iron Works gets $11.3 million mod to DDG 51 lead yard contract

JULY 28, 2017 — Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, is being awarded an $11,392,918 cost-plus-award-fee modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-12-C-2313) to exercise options for DDG 51 class lead yard services. The

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