DECEMBER 13, 2017 — Austal Australia has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Japan’s JR Kyushu Jet Ferry covering development of a new high speed trimaran passenger ferry concept for JR
DECEMBER 12, 2017 — A sub sea mining support vessel project has run into a problem. Vancouver, BC, headquartered Nautilus Minerals Inc. (TSX:NUS), which plans to time charter the vessel for five
DECEMBER 12, 2017 — Italy’s Vittoria Shipyard has marked its return to the Italian and international harbor and offshore tugboat market with the launch of the C869, a 26 m towing and
DECEMBER 11, 2017 — Louisiana-based shipbuilder Metal Shark reports that, as an extension of its existing relationship with Netherlands-based Damen Shipyards, the new Damen FCS 7011 fast crew supply vessel is now
DECEMBER 11, 2017 — The refurbishment and modernization of the Finnish Environment Institute’s (SYKE) marine research vessel Aranda, is currently underway at the Rauma Marine Constructions shipyard. The 28-year-old Aranda is to
DECEMBER 11, 2017 — Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (NYSE:HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division christened the Legend-class National Security Cutter Midgett (WMSL 757) at its Pascagoula, MS, shipyard, December 9. The ship is named to
DECEMBER 8, 2017 — China’s first smart ship, the 38,000 dwt bulker Great Intelligence, has received cyber-enabled ship (CES) descriptive notes from classification society Lloyd’s Register (LR). The vessel is a modified
DECEMBER 7, 2017 — Classification society DNV GL has given LNG containment specialist GTT and its partner TECHNOLOG Services GmbH a General Approval for Ship Application (GASA) statement for the retrofit of
DECEMBER 6, 2017 — Shipbuilder VT Halter Marine has launched Crowley Maritime Corp.’s second Commitment Class ship, Taíno, one of the world’s first combination container/roll on-roll off (ConRo) ships fueled by liquefied
DECEMBER 5, 2017 — Wärtsilä has launched the industry’s first tilted steerable thruster with combined electric retraction and steering, the Wärtsilä WST-24R, A notable feature of the new thruster is the gearbox,