Lloyd Werft adds to its leadership team
MARCH 7, 2016 — Jarmo Laakso has left his position as Royal Caribbean Cruises’ head of construction at shipbuilder Meyerwerft to join the board of Lloyd Werft Bremerhaven AG. Mr. Laakso,
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MTU to power largest yacht yet built in Turkey
MARCH 7, 2016 — Rolls-Royce reports that MTU Turkey has signed a contract with Istanbul-based Bilgin Yachts for the supply of six MTU engines. They will power three yachts: two 47.6 m
Eastern launches another Z-Tech 2400
MARCH 4, 2016 — Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc, Panama City, FL, recently launched the Zyana K. The vessel is the second in series of four Robert Allan, Ltd. (RAL) designed Z-Tech 2400
GE gas turbine to power versatile patrol ship’s hybrid drive
MARCH 3, 2016 — GE’s Marine Solutions will provide the LM2500+G4 gas turbine that will power the Italian Navy’s new Pattugliatori Polivalenti d’Altura (PPA) multipurpose offshore patrol ships. The ships’ hybrid electric
Fincantieri and Shanghai yard in cruise ship repair accord
MARCH 2, 2016 — Fincantieri and Chinese ship repairer Huarun Dadong Dockyard (HRDD) have signed an exclusive cooperation agreement on ship repair and conversion that is aimed at serving cruise ships based
Genting Hong Kong to buy three more German shipyards
MARCH 1, 2016 — Genting Hong Kong, which last year acquired Lloydwerft Bremerhaven, is buying three more German shipyards — the Wismar, Warnemünde and Stralsund yards currently operated by Nordic Yards —
Army awards $147.7 million ship repair contract
FEBRUARY 29, 2016 — The U.S. Army has awarded nine shiprepairers a contract worth $147.7 million for repair and maintenance work on its East Coast vessels. GMD Shipyard Corp., Brooklyn, NY (W911S0-16-D-0009);
Racking up 2015 loss, Vard unveils new strategy
FEBRUARY 29, 2016 — Reporting a net loss of NOK 1.29 billion ($148 million) for FY2015, the heavily offshore focused Vard Holdings today announced a diversification strategy aimed at preserving its core
R/V Sally Ride completes builder’s trials
FEBRUARY 26, 2016 — The Navy’s Auxiliary General Purpose Oceanographic Research Vessel (AGOR), R/V Sally Ride (AGOR 28), successfully completed builder’s trials, Feb. 21, off the coast of Anacortes,WA. The trials tested
Expedition members taken off grounded icebreaker
FEBRUARY 26, 2016 — The Australian Antarctic Division expedition members have been safely transferred by barge from a grounded icebreaker to the Mawson antarctic research station. The ship’s crew remain on board