The American Boat & Yacht Council (ABYC) announced that Craig Scholten has joined the association as technical vice president. Brining 33 years of boating industry experience to the role, Scholten will oversee the ABYC technical department…
Henrique M. Gaspar has been announced as the winner of the DNV GL COMPIT Award 2016. The Brazilian CAD (computational aided design) expert, working at NTNU Ålesund, was honored for his work on merging innovative digital technologies in ship design and operation at the COMPIT Conference…
The SENER engineering and technology group will take part in the 6th NAVALIA International Shipbuilding Exhibition on May 24-26 in Vigo. Each year this event attracts more than 20,000 professional visitors, mostly from the European Union, and this year it will have 750 exhibitors…
New software evaluates strength and scantling compliance for sea-going steel shipsIRClass, the Indian classification society, today announced the release of its new technical software, IR-HULL.IR-HULL was developed by IRClass specifically…
Austal officials joined ship sponsor U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen and many distinguished guests in celebrating the christening of the nation’s 14th littoral combat ship (LCS), the future USS Manchester, here Saturday, May 7, 2016.Manchester (LCS 14) is the fifth LCS in Austal’s 11-ship…
The Next Generation Marine Power & Propulsion event was held in the Grand Harbour conference venue looking out over the Port of Southampton where cruise ships, oil tankers and the world's largest container vessels ply their global trade. The…
he first ever UK domestic dual-fuelled new build vessels will feature fully integrated Wärtsilä propulsion machinery packages. Wärtsilä will also supply extended engineering and site support services. The two ships, both 102 metre long ro-ro passenger ferries…
The Government has signed contracts with Navantia S.A. to build Australia’s two replacement replenishment ships, avoiding a critical capability gap. Australia’s current supply ship HMAS Success will reach its end of life in 2021 and needs to be replaced as a matter of priority…
The Campaign for Webb has so far raised $32 million, 80 percent of its $40 million goal, announced Webb Institute’s President Keith Michel ’73, Campaign Chair Joseph Cuneo ’57, and Chairman of the Board of Trustees George Campbell, Jr., Ph.D…
Unfamiliar specifications and processes often result in rework, delays and misunderstandings, and are adding thousands of engineering hours to the design and construction of offshore oil and gas installations. Cost savings are delivered by addressing variations in owner…
Damen and Expedition Voyage Consultants team up to develop globally capable expedition ship. In response to interest from clients in the fast-growing expedition cruise market, Damen has teamed up with Expedition Voyage Consultants Ltd. to develop a specialist Damen cruise ship…
On Friday the 29th of April, Nb. 420 was launched in Leer. She was christened ‘Symphony Sun’ and is the fourth vessel in a series of 6 that will be delivered to Symphony Shipping.Symphony Sun is a vessel of our ‘Ecobox’ design, which is…
MacGregor has received orders from two Japanese yards to deliver comprehensive RoRo access equipment packages for four car carriers. The equipment will be delivered during Q3 in 2017. The orders are booked into the first quarter 2016 order intake…
The assembly of TUI Cruises ship Mein Schiff 6 at Meyer Turku shipyard started today 25.4.2016 with the laying of the first grandblock in the big building dock. When ready in 2017, Mein Schiff 6 will be a fourth high-technology cruise ship being…
Guidance Notes and Guide provide information for choosing monitoring techniques and insights for achieving classification.ABS has published two documents to help industry with condition monitoring. The new ABS Guidance Notes on Condition…