Brødrene Aa to build three carbon fiber cats for China
OCTOBER 9, 2017 — Hyen, Norway, based Brødrene Aa reports that it has signed a new contract for three additional high speed carbon fiber catamaran ferries for the Chinese market. The customer,
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YSA Design gears up for emerging cruise market trends
OCTOBER 9, 2017 — Oslo, Norway, headquartered YSA Design has been been putting its design and project management skills to work on the radical main deck conversion of a European-built ship to
Suez Canal Authority orders powerful cutter suction dredges
OCTOBER 5, 2017 – The Suez Canal Authority (SCA) has signed a contract with Netherlands based Royal IHC for the design and construction of two custom-built 29,190 kW heavy-duty rock cutter suction
Keppel Shipyard wins another FPSO conversion contract
OCTOBER 4, 2017 — Singapore’s Keppel Shipyard Ltd (Keppel Shipyard), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Keppel Offshore & Marine (Keppel O&M), has secured a Floating Production Storage and Offloading vessel (FPSO) conversion contract
USS John S. McCain to be repaired in Yokosuka, Japan
OCTOBER 4, 2017 — The Navy will repair the guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) at the U.S. Naval Ship Repair Facility-Japan Regional Maintenance Center in Yokosuka, Japan. Repairs will
MAN delivers gensets for first Italian Navy multipurpose OPV
OCTOBER 4, 2017 — Following an order won in October 2016, MAN Diesel & Turbo SE has delivered the gensets for first new Italian Navy offshore patrol vessel and secured an order
Metal Shark to build Navy’s PB(X) next gen patrol boats
OCTOBER 3, 2017 — Louisiana-based shipbuilder Metal Shark reports that it has been awarded the contract to produce the U.S. Navy’s next-generation patrol boat, the PB(X). The award is the culmination of
VIDEO: Design of zero-emission autonomous box ship revealed
SEPTEMBER 29, 2017 — Norwegian fertilizer producer Yara has unveiled a six-meter long model of the final design of its planned autonomous and zero emission container vessel Yara Birkeland. The full scale
GD BIW gets funding for two more Arleigh Burke destroyers
SEPTEMBER 29, 2017 —The U.S. Navy has awarded General Dynamics Bath Iron Works funding for the planning and construction of two Arleigh Burke-class destroyers, DDG 126 and DDG 127. The contract modification
Conrad wins nine barge order from Great Lakes Dredge & Dock
SEPTEMBER 28, 2017 — Morgan City, LA, headquartered Conrad Shipyardhas been awarded a contract to build four anchor barges, two deck barges, and three crane barges for Great Lakes Dredge & Dock