Cammell Laird christens first newbuildings in 20 years

AUGUST 16, 2013 — Britain’s Cammell Laird has marked a milestone with the christening of two ferries that are the first complete ships constructed at its Birkenhead shipyard since since the submarine

PNSY completes SSN 720 PIRA off-yard

AUGUST 16, 2013 — Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (PNSY) has completed pre-inactivation restricted availability (PIRA) of the Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Pittsburgh (SSN 720) on-time and under budget, NAVSEA announced Aug. 15.

ABB systems chosen for cylindrical accommodation vessels

AUGUST 16, 2013 — ABB is to provide integrated solutions onboard two offshore accommodation vessels that include the electrical propulsion system, Azipod CZ and automation system The accommodation vessels are being built

Incat Crowther designs cat optimized for Auckland ops

AUGUST 15, 2013 — A 34 m catamaran passenger ferry under construction at Q-West Boat Builders Ltd.’s Castlecliff, Wanganui, New Zealand, shipyard is the result of a thorough review of network requirements,

Austal lays keel for third Cape class

AUGUST 15, 2013 — Austal is making rapid progress with the eight 56 m Cape Class patrol vessels that it is designing, building and supporting for the Australian Customs and Border Protection

Jan de Nul orders multipurpose vessel at Croatian shipyard

AUGUST 14, 2012 — Belgium’s Jan De Nul Group has ordered a 10,500 dwt, 138 m long multipurpose vessel at the Uljanik Shipyard in Pula, Croatia.. It will be a trenching and

Jones market health helps American Shipping Company

AUGUST 14, 2012 — American Shipping Company ASA (Oslo: AMSC) had a net profit for Q2 of 2013 of $13.1 million versus $11.8 million in Q2 of 2012. The company was set

Chinese shipyard to build Ulstein X-Bow PSVs

AUGUST 13, 2013 — China’s Xiamen ITG Shipbuilding Imp. & Exp. Co., Ltd. (ITG) and Nantong Rainbow Offshore & Engineering Equipments Co., Ltd. (ROC) have signed a strategic cooperation agreement and a

Swedish icebreaker tests new Arctic monitoring system

AUGUST 13, 2013 — The Arctic is one of the world’s most environmentally sensitive areas, while also being one of the most difficult to protect against accidents. The Swedish Maritime Administration is

Vard books its biggest order ever

AUGUST 12, 2013 — Vard Holdings Limited has secured contracts with a joint venture of DOF Subsea and Technip for the design and construction of four pipe lay support vessels (PLSVs). Worth

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