Rolls-Royce propulsion for LNG fueled fish food carrier

MARCH 8, 2016 — Rolls-Royce has signed a $6.5 million contract with Tersan Shipyard in Turkey to supply a Liquefied Natural Gas propulsion package for the 81.5 m x 16.5 m LNG

Transocean defers delivery of five jack-ups

MARCH 8, 2016 — Transocean Ltd. (NYSE: RIG) (SIX: RIGN) says it has reached a mutual agreement with Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd’s shipyard, Keppel FELS, to defer the delivery and related

Bollinger delivers Fast Response Cutter USCGC Donald Horsley

MARCH 8, 2016 — Bollinger Shipyards has delivered the USCG cutter Donald Horsley, the 17th Fast Response Cutter (FRC) to the United States Coast Guard. Each FRC is named for an enlisted

VIDEO: LPD 26 completes builder’s trials

MARCH 7, 2016 — Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) reports that its tenth San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock, John P. Murtha (LPD 26), built at its Ingalls Shipbuilding division, spent four days

Lloyd Werft adds to its leadership team

MARCH 7, 2016 — Jarmo Laakso has left his position as Royal Caribbean Cruises’ head of construction at shipbuilder Meyerwerft to join the board of Lloyd Werft Bremerhaven AG.   Mr. Laakso,

MTU to power largest yacht yet built in Turkey

MARCH 7, 2016 — Rolls-Royce reports that MTU Turkey has signed a contract with Istanbul-based Bilgin Yachts for the supply of six MTU engines. They will power three yachts: two 47.6 m

Eastern launches another Z-Tech 2400

MARCH 4, 2016 — Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc, Panama City, FL, recently launched the Zyana K.  The vessel is the second in series of four Robert Allan, Ltd. (RAL) designed Z-Tech 2400

GE gas turbine to power versatile patrol ship’s hybrid drive

MARCH 3, 2016 — GE’s Marine Solutions will provide the LM2500+G4 gas turbine that will power the Italian Navy’s new Pattugliatori Polivalenti d’Altura (PPA) multipurpose offshore patrol ships. The ships’ hybrid electric

Fincantieri and Shanghai yard in cruise ship repair accord

MARCH 2, 2016 — Fincantieri and Chinese ship repairer Huarun Dadong Dockyard (HRDD) have signed an exclusive cooperation agreement on ship repair and conversion that is aimed at serving cruise ships based

Genting Hong Kong to buy three more German shipyards

MARCH 1, 2016 — Genting Hong Kong, which last year acquired Lloydwerft Bremerhaven, is buying three more German shipyards — the Wismar, Warnemünde and Stralsund yards currently operated by Nordic Yards —

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