Vard wins order for expedition cruise ship
SEPTEMBER 11, 2017 — Vard Holdings Limited has secured a contract for the design and construction of an expedition cruise vessel for Coral Expeditions of Australia. Developed by Vard Design in Norway
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Sembcorp Marine Brazil yard gets $145 million FPSO job
SEPTEMBER 11, 2017— Sembcorp Marine’s Brazilian shipyard, Estaleiro Jurong Aracruz, is to carry out hull carry over works worth about US$145 million for Tupi B.V. for the FPSO P-68 Tupi Project. Back
Red Funnel orders second fast cat at Wight Shipyard
SEPTEMBER 7, 2017 — U.K. ferry operator Red Funnel has placed an order with Wight Shipyard Ltd in East Cowes, Isle of Wight, for a 41 m high-speed catamaran that will inject
Meyer Werft lays keel for first LNG-fueled cruise ship
SEPTEMBER 7, 2017 — Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK), yesterday marked the official beginning of construction for the first of seven LNG-fueled cruise ships with a ceremony at Seatrade
LNG bunkering barge will have Wartsila cargo system
SEPTEMBER 7, 2017 — Wärtsilä will supply the cargo handling system and cargo tanks for a new 3,000 cu.m capacity LNG bunker barge. To be owned by LNG Shipping, a joint venture
Ritz-Carlton picks ABB solutions for first ultra luxury cruise ship
SEPTEMBER 6, 2017 — As we reported in June (see earlier story) the Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, L.L.C., part of Marriott International, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAR) is getting into the high end boutique yacht
MARAD awards $9.8 million in Small Shipyard Grants
SEPTEMBER 6, 2017 — The U.S. Department of Transportation reports that the Maritime Administration (MARAD) has awarded $9.8 million to 18 small U.S. shipyards through its Small Shipyard Grant Program. These investments
Gulf Island awards Gibbs & Cox research vessel design contract
SEPTEMBER 6, 2017 — Arlington, VA, headquartered naval architecture and marine engineering firm Gibbs & Cox, Inc. has been awarded a contract by Gulf Island Shipyards, LLC, to perform the functional engineering
Meyer Turku to double investment in production capabilities
SEPTEMBER 6, 2017 — Finland’s Meyer Turku shipyard is more than doubling its infrastructure investments from a previously published EUR 75 million euros to EUR 185 million ($221 million). The new investments
PPL Shipyard cancels two jack-up contracts
AUGUST 31, 2017 — Singapore’s Sembcorp Marine Ltd reports that its wholly-owned subsidiary, PPL Shipyard Pte Ltd, has terminated two contracts with the subsidiaries of Perisai Petroleum Teknologi Bhd, for the construction