Wartsila waterjets to power Molslinjen high speed RoPax cat

JULY 5, 2017 — Wärtsilä is to supply four of its waterjets plus the hydraulics and control system for a new 109 m high-speed RoPax ferry. The ship is being built at

LNG fueled research ship to have MacGregor equipment

JULY 5, 2017 — An advanced dual-fuel (LNG) research vessel being built by the Fassmer shipyard in Berne, Germany, is to have MacGregor oceanographic winches and Triplex deck handling systems. MacGregor equipment

Austal Philippines launches 50 m Incat Crowther design cat

JULY 5, 2017 — Austal Philippines’ Balamban, Cebu, shipyard has launched SeaStar 11, a 50 m Incat Crowther design catamaran passenger ferry for South Korean operator Seaspovill. The vessel will join the

Latest WinGD Gen X engine passes FAT and TAT tests

JULY 3, 2017 — The latest in Winterthur Gas & Diesel’s Generation X low-speed diesel engine range, the X52, successfully completed both its Factory Acceptance Test (FAT) and Type Approval Test (TAT),

Keppel set to deliver first FLNG conversion

JULY 3, 2017 — Singapore’s Keppel Shipyard Ltd (Keppel Shipyard), will soon deliver the world’s first converted Floating Liquefaction Vessel (FLNGV). Owned by Golar Hilli Corporation (Golar), a subsidiary of Golar LNG

Damen finalizes Keppel Verolme takeover

JUNE 30, 2017—Damen Shiprepair & Conversion (DSC), a part of Damen Shipyards Group, has finalized its acquisition of the Keppel Verolme shipyard located in Rotterdam from Singapore’s Keppel Offshore & Marine. DSC’s

HII announces leadership changes at Newport News Shipbuilding

JUNE 29, 2017 — Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) reports several leadership changes at its Newport News Shipbuilding division. Lucas Hicks has been promoted to vice president of construction for the aircraft carrier

First Jones Act wind turbine installation vessel in the works

JUNE 29, 2017—Plans for the construction of the first Jones Act-compliant offshore wind turbine installation vessel were unveiled recently by marine engineering firm Zentech Inc. and energy development project specialist Renewables Resources

VIDEO: Shell Prelude now under tow to Australia

JUNE 29, 2017 — The world’s largest floating LNG facility (FLNG), Shell’s Prelude, is now under tow from shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries shipyard in Geoje, South Korea, to gas fields off the

Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding books pilot boat order

JUNE 28, 2017 – Delta Launch Services, the operating company for the Associated Branch pilots on the Southwest Pass of the Mississippi, has ordered a new pilot boat from Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, Duclos

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