Damen Albwardy launches ASD tug for Saqr Port
JUNE 4, 2018 — Recently launched at the Albwardy Damen shipyard in Sharjah, UAE, a new ASD Tug 2913 for Saqr Port will join the RAK Ports tug fleet and operate in
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Fincantieri uses FREMM frigate visit to push bid for FFG (X) program
MAY 22, 2018 — The ITS Alpino, a Fincantieri-built Italian Navy FREMM class frigate recently arrived in Norfolk, VA. The FREMM design is one of five being considered by the U.S. Navy for
Austal to expand commercial shipbuilding capacity in Australia, Asia
MAY 15, 2018 — Austal Limited (ASX: ASB) reports that it has finalized the details of its previously announced investment of up to US$30 million for capacity expansion. This investment will be
Damen completes delivery of 19 vessel order
MAY 8, 2018 — Damen Shipyards has completed the on-time delivery of a complete 19-vessel order to AAS Amur Assets Shipping Limited, a joint venture set up by Combi Lift GmbH to
Senator files Made-in-America Shipbuilding Act
APRIL 29, 2018 —Democratic U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin is in for the fight of her life during midterm elections this fall as she seeks re-election in Wisconsin. In a state carried by
Damen delivers third Shoalbuster to Kasmortransflot
APRIL 18, 2018 — Khazakstan’s Kazmortransflot National Maritime Shipping Company has taken delivery of its third in a series of three Damen Shoalbusters. The vessels are ideal for operations in the shallow
MAN Diesel & Turbo to power 11 MSC mega-box ships
APRIL 17, 2018 — Eleven 23,000 TEU containerships ordered by Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) at two South Korean shipyards will each be equipped with a MAN B&W 11G95ME-C9.5 main engines. MAN Diesel
Hyundai Merchant Marine to order 20 new ships
APRIL 10, 2018 — South Korea’s Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) says that, following announcement of the Korean government’s Five Year Plan for Rebuilding Korean Shipping, it is to order a series of
Navy repair contracts for Vigor, Detyens Shipyards
MARCH 17, 2018 — It was a Happy St. Patrick’s Day for Vigor Marine LLC, Portland, OR, and Detyens Shipyards, Inc., North Charleston, SC, who in separate awards won contracts for repair
CBO: Cost of building 355 ship Navy would top $100 billion a year
MARCH 15, 2018 — A new report from the Congressional Budget Office estimates that the costs of achieving a 355 ship Navy under two different approaches would average over $100 billion annually