Germany christens final frigate in F125 series

JUNE 8, 2017 — Before the end of this month, the U.S. Navy is expected to put out an RFI for an LCS successor that has evolved from “something that looks more

Four Stena newbuilds to have bio-repellant antifouling

JUNE 7, 2017 — Stena has signed a contract to coat the hulls of four newbuild RoPax ferries with paint that incorporates the bio-repellent antifouling ingredient Selektope. On order at the AVIC

VIDEO: NASSCO completes eight ship ECO tanker series

JUNE 7, 2017 — General Dynamics NASSCO today delivered the final ECO Class tanker constructed as part of an eight-tanker, two-customer program. The ship, Palmetto State, was delivered to Kinder Morgan subsidiary

John Temple named NNS VP of strategic sourcing

JUNE 7, 2017 — Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) reports that John Temple has been appointed vice president of strategic sourcing at the company’s Newport News Shipbuilding division. Mr.Temple, a graduate of the

Damen delivers Gambia ferry a month ahead of schedule

JUNE 6, 2017 — Damen Shipyards has delivered a road ferry to a client in the Gambia more than a month ahead of schedule. The ferry was built entirely in the Netherlands

Gladding-Hearn delivers Circle Line sightseeing vessel

JUNE 5, 2017 – Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, Duclos Corporation, Somerset, MA, has delivered the second of three new sightseeing vessels for Circle Line Sightseeing Cruises, Inc., in New York City. This follows the

LNG a big part of plans for Russia’s Zvezda shipyard

JUNE 5, 2017 — Russian energy giant Rosneft reports that two significant agreements have now been signed relating to development of the Zvezda shipbuilding complex at Bolshoy Kamen in the Russian Far

Vancouver Drydock completes its first BWTS retrofit

JUNE 3, 2017 – Seaspan reports that its Vancouver Drydock shipyard in North Vancouver, BC, has completed a five week refit of Louis Dreyfus Armateurs’ special purpose/cable layer vessel Ile de Batz.

Rolls-Royce to supply engines for five LNG electric hybrid ferries

JUNE 1, 2017 — Rolls-Royce has signed a deal to supply 15 Bergen gas engines to Norwegian Ferry Company, Torghatten Nord AS. They will power five 134 m passenger and car ferries

STX France: New orders and a surprise for Fincantieri

JUNE 1, 2017 — French President Emmanuel Macron visited the STX France shipyard in St. Nazaire yesterday as MSC Cruises took delivery of its new flagship, the 171,598 GRT, 5,714 passenger Meraviglia.

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