Shipbuilding News


SENER to Unveil the new FORAN

Oct 06, 2016

The SENER engineering and technology group is pushing FORAN into the future to ensure that it will continue to provide optimal information management. It is also forging ahead with virtual access to the system using smart devices.The company will take part in SORTA…

SOFEL Earns API-2C Monogram Certificate

Oct 04, 2016

TRIYARDS Holdings Limited announced today that its Vietnam facility, Saigon Offshore Fabrication and Engineering Ltd (SOFEL) has been granted the API-2C Monogram Certificate, becoming first such facility in Vietnam to receive the API-2C Monogram Certificate…

US Boatbuilding: Exports Buoy Bottom Lines

Oct 04, 2016

Market conditions dampen some future prospects, but domestic yards have proven that they can compete overseas, and will do so again when the time is right.  These are ‘interesting’ times for U.S. shipbuilders. The tail end of one of the…

Kawasaki May Quit Shipbuilding

Oct 03, 2016

Japan's Kawasaki Heavy Industries said it would consider a drastic revision of its shipbuilding, and has even indicated that it may pull out of its shipbuilding business due to its worsening profitability, reports Reuters.Kawasaki Shipbuilding…

Royal IHC Names Vergunst CFO

Sep 30, 2016

Royal IHC has appointed Arie Vergunst as Chief Financial Officer as of October 1, 2016. Vergunst succeeds Dave Vander Heyde, who became CEO on September 1, 2016. Vergunst has worked at IHC since June 2007 in several financial positions, both at holding level as well as in the business.

New LNG Carrier Delivered to MISC Berhad

Sep 30, 2016

MISC Berhad (MISC) held the naming and delivery ceremony of its new LNG carrier, Seri Camellia. The 150,200 cu. m. Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) carrier is the first in a series of five MOSS-Type LNG carriers ordered from Hyundai Heavy Industries Co…

LR to class Federal German Seagoing Fleet

Sep 29, 2016

The WSV (Federal Waterways and Shipping Administration) represented by the Waterways and Shipping Agency (WSA) Bremen, a branch of the German government, is transferring 67 ships into Lloyd’s Register (LR) class to support the seagoing fleet of vessels owned by the German Authorities…

Damen Repeats Multiple Vessel Transport Strategy

Sep 28, 2016

Just down river from Damen Song Cam Shipyard, SAL Heavy Lift’s MV Svenja departed from Halong Bay loaded with 14 vessels. The shipment consists primarily of built-for-stock vessels – Stan Pontoons and Tugs – which will be available for immediate purchase on arrival in Rotterdam in October…

Shipbuilding Consolidation: Luerssen Acquires Blohm+Voss GmbH

Sep 28, 2016

Family owned and Bremen based shipyard, Luerssen acquired storied shipyard Blohm+Voss in Hamburg, the company announced on Wednesday, September 28, 2016. With the acquisition of Blohm+Voss, Luerssen said it is entering into a long-term relationship…

SENER Unveils FORAN V80R2.0

Sep 26, 2016

The SENER engineering and technology group has taken part in the SMM Hamburg maritime trade fair, one of the most prestigious international meetings in the sector, which is held every two years, on this occasion from September 5 to 9.SENER…

SHIPLYS to Advance Ship Design, Production Process

Sep 23, 2016

The European Commission has granted 6.2 Million Euros ($6.9mln) for a new research project called SHIPLYS (Ship Lifecycle Software Solutions). The project gathers a team of 12 leading maritime companies and research facilities from several…

Carnival Signs MOA for First New Cruise Ships Built in China

Sep 23, 2016

Carnival Corporation & plc has announced that its cruise joint venture in China has signed a non-binding memorandum of agreement (MOA) to order the industry’s first new cruise ships built in China for the Chinese market. The MOA is subject to…

MarAd Stresses Economic Impact of Shipyard Jobs in NE

Sep 22, 2016

In comments before the international Tradewinds Ship Owners Forum in New York City, Maritime Administrator Paul “Chip” Jaenichen highlighted the more than 42,700 jobs, $3.6 billion in labor income and $4.78 billion in GDP associated with employment…

Germany's DST Bags IWAI Contract for Designing Special Vessels

Sep 22, 2016

With its objective of providing safe, environment friendly and economical mode of transportation through National Waterway-1 (NW-1), the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI),Ministry of Shipping signed a contract with DST, Germany to design vessels…

Indian Oil Giant May Scrap LNG Vessel Tender

Sep 21, 2016

GAIL India, largest state-owned natural gas processing and distribution company in India, will likely scrap the tender for hiring LNG ships after failing to negotiate acceptable terms with bidders in what would hurt India's ambition to build…

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