European shipbuilding gets a wakeup call
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is having repercussions in the Baltic. Already, Finland and Sweden have sought to join NATO. Now, long-time NATO member Denmark is planning to invest up to DKK 40
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VIDEO: Korea Express Ferry takes delivery of high speed cat
The latest addition to the fleet of Korea Express Ferry, Korea Pride, is a 72-meter, 556-passenger Incat Crowther design catamaran ferry that is the first vessel of its kind to be built
New stern trawler will feature a hull-integrated marine cooling system
Fincantieri’s Norwegian shipbuilding and design subsidiary Vard has placed a contract with Hydroniq Coolers to deliver the marine seawater cooling system for a newbuild stern trawler it is designing and constructing. The
Fincantieri Bay breaks ground on new facility
Sturgeon Bay, Wis.-based Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding (FBS) has broken ground on a new 19,000-square-foot machine shop. Inside the 300 foot long building, shipbuilders will have access to two overhead cranes capable of
SNAME tackles marine industry hiring needs
It’s no secret that the marine industry worldwide is struggling to find enough skilled employees to meet its workforce development needs. Case in point: The Hampton Roads area of Virginia hosted a
Second fully-electric ferry enters service in Kiel
Kiel, Germany, based ferry (and tugboat) operator SFK has christened its second fully-electric ferry, the Wellingdorf. The 24.70 meters long by 7.20 meters wide ferry can carry 140 pedestrians and 60 cycles.
VIDEO: Battleship Texas set for restoration
The Battleship Texas Foundation reports that the historic battleship USS Texas completed a milestone journey on Wednesday, August 31 from the San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site in La Porte, Texas, to
September 2022
What’s going on in European shipyards and what can the U.S. learn from them? Also, we examine Japanese innovations, the tanker market and more.
ABS launches new sustainability guide for greener offshore operations
ABS has launched detailed requirements for greener offshore operations in the first sustainability guide to target the offshore industry. Developed by working with major offshore industry clients, the newly-released revised sustainability guide
VIDEO: Newport News Shipbuilding marks CVN 80 construction milestone
Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) celebrated the ceremonial keel-laying of the aircraft carrier Enterprise (CVN 80) at its Newport News Shipbuilding division on July 27 U.S. Olympic gold medalists Simone Biles and