ABS class for both units of U.S.-built liquefied gas ATB

JULY 28, 2017 — The Harvest, an ATB barge purpose-built to transport liquefied anhydrous ammonia, recently delivered to Savage Companies by Vigor has been classed by ABS, which also classed the connecting

Losses on two Leevac leftovers push Gulf Island into red ink

JULY 28, 2017 — Losses incurred on two shipbuilding contracts inherited as part of its Leevac Shipyards acquisition pushed Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc. (NASDAQ: GIFI) into red ink for the quarter and

France to temporarily nationalize Saint-Nazaire shipyards

JULY 27, 2017 — France’s Economy and Finance minister, Bruno Le Maire, told a press conference today that France has exercised its right of first refusal with regard to the acquisition of

ABS joins Unmanned Cargo Ship Development Alliance

JULY 26, 2017 — Classification society ABS has joined the Unmanned Cargo Ship Development Alliance. Recently launched in Shanghai, China, the group plans to have an unmanned cargo ship in the water

DDG 114 successfully completes builder’s trials

JULY 26, 2017 — Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (NYSE:HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division reports the successful completion of builder’s sea trials on the guided missile destroyer Ralph Johnson (DDG 114). The Arleigh Burke (DDG

First NYK Group ships with scrubbers will have Wartsila systems

JULY 26, 2017 — Two new 56,000 DWT handymax bulk carriers under construction at Oshima Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. in Japan are to be equipped with Wärtsilä exhaust gas cleaning systems. The ships

VIDEO: Vroon christens first walk-to-work vessel

JULY 25, 2017 — Vroon B.V. christened its first subsea-support walk-to-work vessel in a July 20 ceremony, held at the Damen Shiprepair shipyard in Amsterdam, in which the vessel was named VOS

Clarksons says number of active shipyards is lowest in years

JULY 24, 2017 — According to the world’s largest shipbroker, Clarksons, the number of “active” shipyards in the world has fallen to its lowest number in many years. Clarksons is talking about

Fosen Yard and Hantong Shipbuilding sign LOI

JULY 24, 2017 — Fosen Yard, Rissa, Norway and Hantong Shipbuilding, China, have signed a Letter of Intent to form a joint venture to build RoPax, RO/RO and cruise vessels. The new

DNV GL issues new guidance on NOx Tier III requirements

JULY 21, 2017 — Classification society DNV GL has released a new brochure that offers a set of best practices for the design of ships subject to NOx Tier III requirements. It

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