Eastern launches Suderman & Young escort tug

MAY 11, 2016 — Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc., Panama City, FL, reports that its Nelson Street shipyard recently launched the escort tug Oceanus for Suderman & Young Towing Company. The vessel is

Genting opens new Lloyd Werft Design Center

MAY 10, 2016 — Genting Hong Kong is moving rapidly ahead with its plans to make its recently formed Lloyd Werft Group a major player in the cruise ship building industry. Consisting

Third LNG fueled PSV goes to work for Shell in Gulf

MAY 10, 2016 — Shell Offshore Inc. today took delivery of its third liquefied natural gas (LNG) fueled offshore supply vessel (OSV) in Port Fourchon, LA. Chartered from Harvey Gulf International Marine,

Nine Maersk newbuilds to have GE shaft generator systems

MAY 9, 2016 — Nine  second generation Triple-E container vessels with a capacity of 19,630 TEU each being built at Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering in Korea will have GE Marine Solutions

Hyundai Heavy cuts management jobs, may close dry docks

MAY 9, 2016 — Shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) says it will “spur the efforts to enhance its competitiveness by implementing intense management reform plans including the voluntary retirement of manager-level employees.”

Wartsila power for first U.K-built dual fuel ships

MAY 9, 2016 — Two 102 m RO/RO passenger ferries being built at the Ferguson Marine Engineering shipyard in Glagow for Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd (CMAL) will be the first dual-fueled ships

Eastern delivers another towboat in long series

MAY 6, 2016 — Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc.’s Allanton. FL, shipyard has delivered the 90 ft inland towboat M/V Lawrence Campbell to Florida Marine Transporters, LLC, Mandeville, LA. Built to a design

SENER to add Virtual Reality solution to FORAN

MAY 5, 2016 — SENER is partnering with Paris-headquartered ESI Group to develop its IC.IDO Virtual Reality solution and to integrate it with enhance the FORAN shipbuilding CAD/CAM system, resulting in an

Austal wins 19 vessel Pacific Patrol Boat contract

MAY 5, 2016 — The Commonwealth of Australia today awarded Austal an A$305 million (US$228.1 million) contract for the Pacific Patrol Boats Replacement (PPBR) Project, taking the shipbuilder’s Henderson, Western Australia, shipyard

NNS VP Jennifer Boykin receives YWCA award

MAY 2, 2015 — Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) reports that Jennifer Boykin, vice president of engineering and design at its company’s Newport News Shipbuilding division, has received a 2016 YWCA Women of

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