Brittany Ferries ends LNG fueling project

OCTOBER 13, 2014 — Brittany Ferries has pulled the plug on plans to switch to LNG fueling that included the building of a 2,474 passenger/800 car LNG fueled ROpax ferry at STX

Damen books first orders for Stan Tug 3011

OCTOBER 13, 2014 — Middelburg, Netherlands, headquartered Seacontractors has ordered the first two vessels of a new Damen Shipyards Stan Tug design, the 70 t bollard pull STu 3011, plus its ninth

VLEC newbuilds to have Wärtsilä gas handling systems

OCTOBER 13, 2014 — Six new 87,000 cu.m very large ethane carriers (VLECs) ordered by India’s Reliance Industries at the Samsung Heavy Industries shipyard in South Korea, will feature Wärtsilä gas handling

DSME orders ME-GI engines for BW Gas newbuilds

OCTOBER 11, 2014 — MAN Diesel & Turbo has booked an order for four dual fuel MAN B&W 5G70ME-GI engines. They have been ordered for two 173,400 cu.m. LNG carriers to be

Cruise ship floated out at Meyer Turku shipyard

OCTOBER 10, 2014—Finnish shipyard Meyer Turku Oy, which changed ownership only three weeks earlier, floated out the cruise ship Mein Schiff 4. Jan Meyer, the CEO of Meyer Turku Oy, and Wybcke

Iskes uses Damen flexible leasing for latest ASD tug

OCTOBER 6, 2014 —  Iskes Towing & Salvage has taken delivery of a Damen ASD 3212 tug named Mercurius. The Netherlands-based tug operator’s fleet now includes three Damen builds, all constructed in

Canary Islands shipyard in deal with diving specialist

OCTOBER 5, 2014 — Canary Islands ship repair specialist Repnaval Shipyards. SA, part of the Zamakona Yards group, recently signed an exclusive agreement that will see Norwegian company Otech Marine Services provide

Grandweld books order for two crew boats

OCTOBER 3, 2014 — Grandweld Shipyards, Dubai, has won a contract to design and build two 42 m crew boats for Fujairah National Shipping Agency (FNSA). The contract was signed on September

Island Offshore orders another at Vard

OCTOBER 3, 2014 — Island Offshore, in which the Chouest and Ulstein families are partners, has placed an order with shipbuilder Vard for an 86 m x 18.5 m offshore support vessel.

Austal launches JHSV 5

OCTOBER 1, 2014 — Austal USA yesterday launched JHSV 5, the future USNS Trenton from its shipyard. “The JHSV program is benefitting from serial production,” said Capt. Henry Stevens, Strategic and Theater

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