Fincantieri to get control of STX France, but with strings attached
SEPTEMBER 28, 2017 — France’s Minister of the Economy, Bruno Le Maire, is headed to the STX France shipyard in Saint-Nazaire today to meet with unions to explain the details of an
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Samsung Heavy books order for six MSC mega box ships
SEPTEMBER 26, 2017 — In a regulatory filing today, South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries Co, said it had won a 1.1 billion-won (US$968 million) deal to build six containerships for delivery
VIDEO: Carnival to build fourth ship for Cunard
SEPTEMBER 25, 2017 — Fincantieri and Carnival Corporation & plc have signed a memorandum of agreement (MoA) for construction of a next-generation cruise ship for Cunard. To be built at Fincantieri’s Monfalcone
Horizon takes steps to deal with revenue shortfall on ferry project
SEPTEMBER 21, 2017 – Horizon Shipbuilding, Bayou La Batre, AL, said today that project revenues from its major NYC Ferry newbuilding project were insufficient for it to continue normal day to day
Neptun floats out engine room module for LNG fueled cruise ship
SEPTEMBER 21, 2017 — The Meyer group’s Neptun shipyard in Rostock, Germany, today launched the first of two “floating engine room” modules for the world’s first LNG fueled cruise ship, AIDAnova. The
EBH Namibia drydocks a dry dock
SEPTEMBER 21, 2017 — Walvis Bay ship repairer EBH Namibia is busy with a somewhat unusual task: drydocking a dry dock. The floating dry dock that is under repair is owned by
Damen to open Service Hub in Russian Black Sea port
SEPTEMBER 20, 2017 — Damen Shipyards Group has signed a Letter of Intent with Russia’s Delo Group, whose DeloPorts subsidiary operates the Aleksino Port Marina Shipyard in the Port of Novorossiysk, on
Box ship LNG fueling conversion could have multiplier effect
SEPTEMBER 20, 2017 — Converting an existing containership to LNG fueling need not involve installing a whole new engine. Proving this point: the successful conversion of the 2011-built 1,036 TEU Wessels Reederei
MAN variable speed gensets picked for Louis Dreyfus WSOV
SEPTEMBER 19, 2017 — Turkish shipyard Cemre Marin Endüstri A.Ş, has ordered four MAN 8L21/31 variable speed gensets for the wind service operation vessel (WSOV) that it is building for France’s Louis
Silversea Cruises orders Silver Muse sister
SEPTEMBER 11, 2017 — Silversea Cruises and shipbuilder Fincantieri have signed a contract worth about 310 million euros (about $370 million), for the construction of a new ultra-luxury cruise ship, due to