First 45 cm bore ultra long stroke engine passes TAT

MAY 13, 2015 — The world’s first 45 cm bore, ultra long stroke, low speed  engine has passed its TAT (Type Approval Test) at the Changwong, South Korea, works of its builder,

Huntington Ingalls makes two VP appointments

MAY 13, 2015 —  Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) reports the appointment of two vice presidents at its Ingalls Shipbuilding division. George Jones has been appointed vice president of operations, and Tim Farrell

Delivery of third Viking Ocean newbuild is pushed back

MAY 12, 2015 — Delivery of Viking Cruises’ third ocean cruise ship, Viking Sky, will now be in spring 2017, rather than June 2016. Reportedly, delivery has been pushed back due to

NASSCO cuts steel for fourth Kinder Morgan ECO tanker

MAY 12, 2015 — General Dynamics NASSCO shipyard, San Diego, CA, began construction of a fourth ECO tanker for Kinder Morgan subsidiary American Petroleum Tankers May 8, when U.S. Rep. Susan Davis

Crowley invests in new Puerto Rico pier for newbuild duo

MAY 11, 2015 — Crowley Puerto Rico Services, Inc. has executed a $48.5 million construction contract for a new pier at its Isla Grande Terminal in San Juan, Puerto Rico. In conjunction

DNV GL gives first GAS READY notation to UASC newbuild

MAY 11, 2015 — Recently named in a ceremony at shipbuilder Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries’ Mokpo, South Korea, shipyard, Barzan is the first in a series of six 18,800 TEU containerships ordered

Turkey orders Navantia design LPD

MAY 10, 2015 — Turkey’s Undersecretariat for Defense Industries (SSM) has signed a contract reportedly worth close to $1 billion with Sedef Shipbuilding, Inc., Turkey’s largest private shipyard. It covers design and

Austal USA christens JHSV

MAY 9, 2015 — Shipbuilder Austal USA christened USNS Brunswick (JHSV 6) today in a ceremony at its Mobile, AL, shipyard. USNS Brunswick is the sixth of ten Joint High Speed Vessels

BC Ferries christens its first cable ferry

MAY 8, 2015 — BC Ferries christened its newest vessel and first-ever cable ferry, Baynes Sound Connector, in a ceremony at Seaspan’s Vancouver Shipyards in North Vancouver, BC, Canada, today at which

Zamakona delivers third FSV to Atlantic Offshore

MAY 8, 2015 — Spanish shipbuilder Zamakona Yards reports that its Pasajes, San Sebastián, shipyard has delivered the Field Support Vessel (FSV) Ocean Falcon to Norway’s Atlantic Offshore A.S. The ship is

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