CMA CGM’s nine 20,000 TEU box ships to be LNG fueled

NOVEMBER 7, 2017 – Marseilles, France, headquartered CGM marked the opening of the 2017 UN Climate Change Conference (COP 23) to announce that it will equip its recently ordered next generation of

CMA CGM’s nine 22,000 TEU boxships to be LNG fueled

NOVEMBER 7, 2017 –CMA CGM, Marseilles, France, marked the opening of the 2017 UN Climate Change Conference (COP 23) by announcing that it will equip its recently ordered next generation of nine 22,000

LR launches type approval system for cyber enabled components

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017 — Classification society Lloyd’s Register (LR) is releasing its “Type Approval Requirements for components within Cyber Enabled Systems on board Ships – Procedure for Network and Network-related devices.” LR

U.K. unveils new National Shipbuilding Strategy

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017 — U.K. Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon has unveiled a new National Shipbuilding Strategy that sets out plans for the first batch of Type 31e frigates. The strategy is

Three more LNG carriers to have Wärtsilä reliquefaction units

AUGUST 31, 2017 — Three LNG carriers under construction in South Korean shipbuilders are to have Wärtsilä reliquefaction plants. One of the three ships is being built at the Samsung Heavy Industries

SAL Heavy Lift brings a dozen from Damen to Rotterdam

AUGUST 11, 2017 — SAL Heavy Lift’s MV Lone has arrived in the Port of Rotterdam in the Netherlands with a multiple vessel shipment of twelve Damen vessels. The shipment consists of

South Korea beat out China for July shipbuilding orders

AUGUST 9, 2017 — Yonhap news agency reports that South Korean shipyards recaptured the No. 1 position in new orders worldwide in July, outpacing Chinese rivals, as overall order numbers plunged. Yonhap

Losses on two Leevac leftovers push Gulf Island into red ink

JULY 28, 2017 — Losses incurred on two shipbuilding contracts inherited as part of its Leevac Shipyards acquisition pushed Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc. (NASDAQ: GIFI) into red ink for the quarter and

France to temporarily nationalize Saint-Nazaire shipyards

JULY 27, 2017 — France’s Economy and Finance minister, Bruno Le Maire, told a press conference today that France has exercised its right of first refusal with regard to the acquisition of

Clarksons says number of active shipyards is lowest in years

JULY 24, 2017 — According to the world’s largest shipbroker, Clarksons, the number of “active” shipyards in the world has fallen to its lowest number in many years. Clarksons is talking about

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