U.K. ferry will feature battery hybrid technology

JULY 22, 2016 — A new ferry being built at the Cemre shipyard in Turkey for U.K. operator Wightlink will be the first to utilize Wärtsilä hybrid battery technology to improve efficiency,

Norsafe wins major order from Vard

JULY 21, 2016 — Arendal, Norway, based lifeboat specialist Norsafe has secured a contract from Vard Group under which it will supply lifeboats complete with davit systems for the series of fifteen

NASSCO-Norfolk gets $42.1 million Navy contract mod

JULY 20, 2016 — General Dynamics, NASSCO-Norfolk shipyard (formerly Metro Machine Corp.), Norfolk, VA, is being awarded a $42,129,117 cost-plus-award-fee modification to previously awarded contract N00024-10-C-4401, for the accomplishment of repairs and

Jan De Nul orders three dredges at Keppel

JULY 20, 2016 — Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd’s wholly owned subsidiary Keppel Singmarine Pte Ltd has secured contracts from Jan De Nul Group to build three trailing suction hopper dredges (TSHDs)

Gunderson launches Alaska Marine Lines barge

JULY 19, 2016 — Alaska Marine Lines celebrated the launch of its newest barge, Skagway Provider, at a July 7 ceremony at the Gunderson Marine shipyard in Portland, OR. The heavy deck

VIDEO: Giant Brazil repair yard project marks milestone

JULY 15, 2016 — Plans for a major new ship repair facility in Brazil are moving ahead. The Brasil Basin Drydock Company (BBDC) yesterday received a preliminary environmental license, marking a major

Veecraft Marine completes two 35 m offshore security vessels

JULY 14, 2016 — Incat Crowther America, Lafayette, LA, reports that the Veecraft Marine shipyard in in Cape Town, South Africa, has completed two 35 m offshore security patrol vessels — M/V

Keppel AmFELS delivers jack-up to Mexican client

JULY 14, 2016 — Brownsville, TX, shipyard Keppel AmFELS, a wholly owned subsidiary of Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd, has delivered Uxpanapa, a KFELS B Class jackup rig, to Mexico’s Central Panuco,

High speed cat fits JRC high speed solid state S-band

JULY 13, 2016 — JRC reports that the world’s first, smallest and IMO compliant solid state S-band radar with 8-ft antenna and high speed rotation has been installed on the high speed

Giant crane vessel features GE high voltage solution

JULY 13, 2016 —   GE’s Marine Solutions business is to provide a high-voltage system to power and propel the world’s largest semi-submersible crane vessel (SSCV), Sleipnir, currently under construction at the Sembcorp

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