Shipbuilding News


Hyundai Heavy Affiliate Aims to Sell Stake in Brokerage Unit

Jul 13, 2016

South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries said on Wednesday that its affiliate aims to sell its brokerage unit Hi Investment & Securities by the end of this year. The affiliate, Hyundai Mipo Dockyard, holds an 85 percent stake in Hi Investment & Securities…

MAN's ME-GI Engine for LNG-powered Bulker

Jul 13, 2016

Korean shipowner ILSHIN and HMD (Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co., Ltd.) have signed a shipbuilding contract for a 50,000 dwt bulk carrier.Notably, the vessel will be powered by an MAN B&W 6G50ME-C9.5-GI engine, to be built by HHI-EMD who will also supply the ME-GI and fuel gas supply system…

Steel Cut for Holland America Line’s ms Nieuw Statendam

Jul 13, 2016

Holland America Line celebrated a significant construction milestone today as the first steel was cut for ms Nieuw Statendam, due for delivery in November 2018. The ceremony took place at Fincantieri’s shipyard in Palermo, Sicily, Italy, and…

Vard Bags Electrical Work for UK Polar Research Ship

Jul 12, 2016

Vard Holdings Limited's subsidiary Vard Electro AS has secured a contract for the delivery of an engineering and electrical installation package for U.K.’s new $290 million polar research vessel under construction for the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)…

Genting to Invest in Werften

Jul 11, 2016

Genting Hong Kong Ltd will invest 100 million euros in its German shipyard, MV Werften to focus on building new large ships. The three shipyards in the German State of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern bought this April would be named MV Werften, be managed in Wismar…

LR Defines 'Autonomy Levels' for Ship Design and Operation

Jul 08, 2016

New guidance provides the route to classification with six levels for autonomous ships Lloyd’s Register (LR) has set out the ‘how’ of marine autonomous operations in a new ShipRight procedure guidance, which describes autonomy levels (AL)…

Metal Shark tapped to build new NYC Ferries

Jul 08, 2016

Metal Shark was selected by HNY Ferry Fleet, LLC (a Hornblower company), operator of New York City’s Citywide Ferry Service, to build 26-m149-passenger aluminum high-speed ferries. Metal Shark will produce a series of ferries at its Franklin…

Second of Nine New TNPA Tugs Sets Sail

Jul 07, 2016

The latest of Transnet National Ports Authority’s (TNPA) nine new tugboats has set sail from the Durban premises of contractor, Southern African Shipyards, on Thursday, July 7, destined for its new home at the Port of Port Elizabeth.  The…

DNV GL, South Korean Yards Kicks off Standardization

Jul 07, 2016

The first phase of a joint industry project (JIP) to promote a global standard for engineering and construction of offshore oil and gas installations has delivered four recommended practices (RPs).  The outcome of the JIP, led by DNV GL…

Fox Named Newport News’ VP of Customer Affairs

Jul 06, 2016

Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) announced that Vice Adm. Mark I. Fox (U.S. Navy, Ret.) has been named corporate vice president of customer affairs for the company’s Newport News Shipbuilding division. Fox, who will succeed Vice Adm. Evan “Marty” Chanik (U…

Ex-CEO of Daewoo Shipbuilding Grilled

Jul 06, 2016

Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) is being rocked by estimated trillions of won (billions of U.S. dollars) of accounting fraud amid the ongoing restructuring process for Daewoo as well as other two shipbuilders, says a report in Xinhua…

Verkuyl New CEO at Feadship Royal Van Lent Yard

Jul 05, 2016

Jan-Bart Verkuyl has been appointed the new CEO of Feadship’s Royal Van Lent yard, where he will have overall responsibility for the day to day operations of the current operation in Kaag, its subsidiaries and the second new yard in Amsterdam when it opens in 2018…

G E Adds a Kamsarmax Dry Bulk Carrier Jag Ajay

Jul 02, 2016

The Great Eastern Shipping Company took delivery of a new building Kamsarmax dry bulk carrier Jag Ajay.  Great Eastern Shipping Company Ltd has informed the Bombay Stock Exchange regarding a Press Release dated June 30, 2016 titled: G E…

Dassault Systèmes’ 3DEXPERIENCE Platform Extends Interoperability on Large Assets

Jul 01, 2016

Dassault Systèmes (Euronext Paris: #13065, DSY.PA), the 3DEXPERIENCE Company, world leader in 3D design software, 3D Digital Mock Up and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions, today announced that the 3DEXPERIENCE platform now extends…

Shipbuilder launches revolutionary real time Shipbuilder VR module

Jul 01, 2016

Shipbuilder unveiled its new and revolutionary virtual reality module Shipbuilder VR during the Shipbuilder and Relatics Client Day on 30 June.“Shipbuilder VR allows the real-time publication of project management data, technical data and logistical data in 3D on smartphones…

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