Van Oord orders mega WTIV
Gearing up for ever larger wind turbines and with global offshore wind farm development plans surging, Rotterdam-headquartered Van Oord has placed an order with the Yantai CIMC Raffles Shipyard in China for
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VIDEO: Incat delivers second fast cat to Navieras Armas
Australian shipbuilder Incat Tasmania reports that its latest high speed ferry, the 111-meter catamaran Volcán de Taidía, has been delivered to Spain’s Navieras Armas. She is now on her way to her
Austal USA reports booming ship repair business at new West Campus
Following its September 2020 acquisition of additional waterfront along the Mobile River in Mobile, Ala., Austal USA was quick to established a ship repair facility that, it reports, has had a booming
Manson’s giant hopper dredge will have Schottel propulsion solution
Currently under construction at the Keppel AmFELS shipyard in Brownsville, Texas, Manson Construction Company’s 15,000-cubic-yard capacity, 420 foot long, hopper dredge Frederick Paup is to be equipped with three Schottel type SRP
Reducing cross-contamination when preparing and cleaning aluminum welds
By Elliot Shepherd, associate product manager, and Jerry Dillion, district sales manager – California, Weiler Abrasives Aluminum is being used more frequently in shipbuilding thanks to the many benefits the material offers,
$8.25 million settlement in case involving injuries to 17 Alabama shipyard workers
Mobile, Ala., personal injury law firm Cunningham Bounds reports that last month, a few weeks before trial was set to begin, it obtained an $8.25 million settlement on behalf of 17 shipyard
Damen picks Leclanché solution for Ontario e-ferry charging
The two Damen electric ferries now on the way to Canada on a heavy lift ship (see earlier story) will be the first vessels to make use of a new “ports and
Awind CSOVs will feature MacGregor equipment packages
The two new two high-spec “walk to work” offshore wind Commissioning, Service and Operations vessels (CSOVs) recently ordered by Oslo-headquartered Awind AS will feature MacGregor equipment packages. Awind AS, is a wholly-owned
Damen electric road ferries are on their way to Ontario
What will be first fully-electric road ferries to operate in North America have departed the Damen Galati shipyard in Romania. Ordered by the Ministry of Transportation, Ontario, Canada, the 68 meter long
New Rem CSOVs to have Kongsberg PM thrusters
Kongsberg Maritime has signed a contract with Fincantieri’s Vard subsidiary to supply a large package of permanent magnet (PM) thrusters for installation on two new offshore wind construction service operation vessels (CSOVs)