Giant OCV Island Venture to play key role for new alliance
APRIL 28, 2017 — The giant OCV Island Venture, delivered by Norway’s Ulstein Verft shipyard at the beginning of the year, will play a key role in a strategic alliance announced yesterday
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Gondan launches first SOV to be built in Spain
APRIL 27, 2016 — Spain’s Gondan Shipbuilders reports that its Figueras, Asturias, shipyard has launched the first offshore wind SOV (Service Operation Vessel) to be built in Spain. The event was attended
Becker reports continued Asian market successes
APRIL 27, 2016 — Hamburg, Germany, headquartered Becker Marine Systems says that, despite the on-going crisis in the shipbuilding industry, it is continuing its successful entry into Asian markets. It is opening
Saab contracts Polish yard to build ship platform for SIGINT vessel
APRIL 26, 2017 — Saab has selected the Nauta Shiprepair Yard Gdynia, Poland, to build the ship platform for a special purpose Signal Intelligence (SIGINT) vessel for the Swedish Navy that it
Blank check company swoops on five Wehr Capes
APRIL 26, 2017 — Hunter Maritime Acquisition Corp. (Nasdaq: HUNT), a blank check company formed last year by Belgium’s Saverys family , has entered into definitive agreements pursuant to purchase, for an
Hyundai Heavy sees order intake surge
APRIL 26, 2017 — South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) Group, the world’s largest shipbuilding group, reports that it booked orders for 39 ships worth $2.3 billion in the January – April
Damen Yichang launches TSHD for Australian customer
APRIL 25, 2017 — Damen Shipyards Group reports that the Damen Yichang Shipyard in China has now launched a Trailing Suction Hopper Dredge (TSHD) 650 ordered by Gippsland Ports of Victoria, Australia,
Austal delivers first Cape Class patrol boat
APRIL 25, 2017 — Austal (ASX:ASB) reports that its Henderson, Western Australia, shipyard has delivered the first of two Cape-class patrol boats for the Royal Australian Navy, the Australian Defence Vessel (ADV)
CBO puts a price on 355 ship Navy – it’s hefty
APRIL 24, 2017 — A new report from the Congressional Budget Office estimates that, over the next 30 years, meeting the 355-ship objective called for in the new Navy force structure assessment
Gas Entec plans LNG fueled (and cooled) reefer
APRIL 24, 2017 — Busan, Korea, headquartered Gas Entec Co., Ltd. is planning to build the world’s first LNG-fueled reefer carrier. It will use the cryogenic properties of the LNG fuel in