Meyer Turku starts production of LNG fueled Tallink ferry

AUGUST 4, 2015 — The start of production of Estonian operator Tallink’s new generation LNG fueled fast ferry for the Tallinn, Estonia-Helsinki, Finland, route began today at the Meyer Turku shipyard in

Italian PM steps in to block Monfalcone prosecutor

AUGUST 4, 2015 — Reuters reports that  Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi today won the backing of lawmakers for an emergency decree block a prosecutor’s efforts to shut down operations at Fincantieri’s

Damen gives French research vessel a new lease on life

AUGUST 4, 2015 — After a renovation that will extend her life by 20 years,  the French scientific research vessel Marion Dufresne II is now sailing for the Port of La Réunion

USS Mount Whitney in shipyard fire

AUGUST 3, 2015 —The U.S. Navy reports that a fire broke out on board the U.S. 6th Fleet command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) while the ship was in

Spain’s Navantia to build four Suezmax tankers

JULY 31, 2015 — For the first time in some 20 years, Spain is getting back into the business of building large tankers — and it is taking a leaf from the

Verreault Navigation expands drydock

JULY 31, 2015—Family-owned Groupe Maritime Verreault reports that it completed Phase I of the expansion of its drydock at its Verreault Navigation facility in Les Méchins, Québec, Canada. Following the expansion, the

Bahamas Defence Force RoRo launched in Vietnam

JULY 30, 2015 — A Damen RoRo 5612 launched at Halong Shipyard in Vietnam this month is one of nine Damen vessels ordered by the Royal Bahamas Defence Force as part of

Huntington Ingalls awarded $20.5 million for Nimitz works

JULY 30, 2015 — Huntington Ingalls Inc., Newport News, Virginia, is being awarded a $20,580,879 delivery order under indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract N4523A-15-D-5016-0001 for ship repair support on the nuclear aircraft carrier USS Nimitz

Kirby gets what it expected

JULY 30, 2015 — “Our results for the second quarter were largely in line with our expectations,” commented President and CEO David Grzebinski as Houston headquartered tank barge Kirby Corporation (NYSE: KEX)

Private equity group ups stake in Aker Philadelphia Shipyard

JULY 29, 2015 — Private equity group Apollo has increased its stake in Aker Philadelphia Shipyard ASA to 18.72%. In an Oslo stock exchange announcement Aker Philadelphia ASA discloses: The entities listed

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