Foss christens second Arctic Class tug
JUNE 7, 2016 — Foss Maritime reports that the second of three state-of-the-art Arctic Class tugs, the Denise Foss, was recently christened at the Foss Waterway Seaport in Tacoma, WA. Built at
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DNV GL to class Stena gas ready RoPax ferries
JUNE 7, 2016 — DNV GL reports that it has signed a contract to provide classification services for Stena Line’s new gas-ready RoPax ferries, recently ordered at AVIC Weihai Shipyard in China
Estonian shipyard books EUR 16 m patrol vessel order
JUNE 6, 2016 —Estonia’s Baltic Workboats AS has won an EUR 16 million contract to design and build an advanced new multifunction patrol vessel for Estonia’s Police and Border Guard Board. It
Damen delivers two ASD tugs to Chile
JUNE 6, 2016 — SAAM S.A., a leading towage company with operations across South, Central and North America, has taken delivery of two ASD Tugs 2411 from the Damen Shipyards Group. These
Eastern delivers Z-Tech escort tug
JUNE 3, 2016 — Delivered by Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Panama City, FL last month, the Zyana K is the second in a series of Robert Allan, Ltd. (RAL) designed Z-Tech 2400 class
Gibdocks drydocks Canadian RO/RO duo
JUNE 3, 2016 — Canadian ship operator Oceanex recently chose Gibraltar ship repairer Gibdock for the drydocking of two of its RO/RO vessels. The 210 m long, 1,300 TEU Oceanex Connaigra arrived
Ex-Hawaii ferry readies for role as The CAT
JUNE 1, 2016 — Bay Ferries Limited reports that The CAT high-speed ferry was refloated May 25 following an extensive period of refit, upgrade, and repair at Detyens Shipyards, Charleston, SC, that
Irish Continental orders cruise ferry
MAY 31, 2016 — Dublin headquartered Irish Continental Group plc (ICG) is investing EUR 144 million to build a new cruise ferry for its Irish Ferries operation. To be built by German
NASSCO lays keel for LNG-ready ECO tanker
MAY 31, 2016 — General Dynamics NASSCO shipyard in San Diego, CA, hosted a keel laying ceremony May 25 for the Liberty, one of three ECO Class tankers under construction for SEA-Vista
FSG newbuilds to have Wartsila turnkey electrical solutions
MAY 31 2016 — Wärtsilä is to provide integrated turnkey electrical solutions for four new RO/RO ferries being built at Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG) in Germany. The shipyard is owned by the Siem