FORAN used to design new boxship at Chinese shipyard

OCTOBER 24, 2016— The steel cutting ceremony for the first project designed with Sener’s FORAN system by CIMC Ocean Engineering Design and Research Institute Co., Ltd. (CIM ORIC) was held in the

A conversion booked, Ulstein eyes cruise newbuilds

OCTOBER 22, 2016 — Norway’s Ulstein Verft has signed a contract for conversion work on an exploration cruise vessel — and is making a push to secure orders for newbuilding cruise ships

DDG 115 successfully completes alpha trials

OCTOBER 20, 2016 — The U.S. Navy’s Naval Sea Systems Command reports that the future USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115) successfully completed alpha trials October 18, after spending two days underway off

New Seastreak cat will have Rolls-Royce power and propulsion

OCTOBER 20, 2016 — The 600 passenger Incat Crowther designed catamaran passenger ferry on order at Gulf Craft LLC’s Franklin, LA, shipyard for New York ferry operator Seastreak LLC (see earlier story)

Robert Allan Ltd helps ITB Marine build ATB tugs at own yard

OCTOBER 19, 2016 — Canada’s ITB Marine Group Ltd., Richmond, BC, (ITB) is currently well into construction of the first of two Robert Allan Ltd. designed twin Z-drive, ATB pusher tugs for

Great Lakes Shipyard hauls out U.S. Brig Niagara

OCTOBER 19, 2016 — For the second time, the Great Lakes Shipyard, Cleveland, OH, has hauled out the U.S. Brig Niagara. The wooden-hulled two-masted, square-rigged sailing vessel is a reconstruction of Commodore

Second delay for Havyard subsea newbuild

OCTOBER 18, 2016 — Back in July 2015 Norwegian shipbuilder Havyard announced it had signed a NOK 700 million contract with an undisclosed “international shipping company” for a subsea vessel to be

NNS names Mary Cullen VP nuclear propulsion

OCTOBER 17, 2016 — Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) reports that Mary Cullen has been appointed vice president of nuclear propulsion at the company’s Newport News Shipbuilding division. She will assume her new

Cammell Laird lays research ship keel

OCTOBER 17, 2016 — U.K. shipbuilder Cammell Laird today held one of the biggest ceremonies in its history when naturalist and broadcaster Sir David Attenborough joined more than 1,000 people at its

Havila sells PSV for aquafarming operations

OCTOBER 17, 2016 — Norway’s Havila Shipping ASA has agreed to sell the 73.4 m VS 470 MK-II design PSV Havila Princess to P/F Bakkafrost, Faroe Islands. Havila Princess, delivered from Kleven

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