Shipbuilding News


Scholten Joins ABYC as Technical Vice President

May 17, 2016

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…

14 MAN Engines for Indian Navy

May 17, 2016

Construction of the first ship is expected to start by early 2017 with handover to the Indian Navy by 2023. The project scope includes 7 P-17A frigates, each equipped with two MAN 12V28/33D STC engines. The building yards are Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd…

DSME to Manage Iranian Shipbuilder

May 17, 2016

Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. (DSME) has signed a business agreement with the Iranian government on operation and technology instruction for Iranian state-run shipbuilder Iran Shipbuilding & Offshore Industries Complex Co. (ISOICO)…

Sonatrach Orders LPG Vessel from China

May 17, 2016

Algeria’s state-run oil company Sonatrach has awarded two Chinese firms a $40 million deal to deliver a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) carrier and an option to provide a second vessel, according to a Sonatrach document seen by Reuters. Sonatrach's…

World's Newest, Largest Cruise Ship Leaves French Port

May 16, 2016

Tens of thousands of French well-wishers waved goodbye to the largest luxurious cruise ship named “Harmony of the Seas”as it set sail on its maiden voyage to the U.K. after 32 months in a French shipyard in Saint-Nazaire. The $1 billion…

Genting HK Orders 10 Cruise Ships Worth $4 bln

May 13, 2016

Genting Hong Kong, a unit of Malaysia's gaming giant Genting, is building 10 cruise ships worth 3.5 billion euros ($4 billion) in anticipation of higher demand from the Chinese market. Genting has signed an order for 10 ships with the Lloyd Werft Group…

World's Biggest Cruise Ship Sets Sail

May 13, 2016

The world's largest cruise ship, Harmony of the Seas – which cost US$1 billion to build over 32 months – has been finished and was delivered to owner Royal Caribbean International. The immense floating town has 18 decks and will be able to carry 6…

ASL Marine Secures New Contracts

May 13, 2016

Shipbuilder ASL Marine  has secured a total S$156 million worth of contracts from its shipbuilding, shiprepair & conversion, shipchartering and dredging engineering divisions. The contracts secured are mainly from repeat customers in the region as well as in the Middle East…

Vard Back in the Black

May 12, 2016

Presenting its financial results for the first quarter ended 31 March 2016 today Vard Holdings Limited announced a net profit of NOK 43 million for the period, as compared to a loss of NOK 226 million a year back. Over the past quarter,…

HHIC Seals Deal with Creditors

May 12, 2016

Cash-strapped  South Korean shipbuilder Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction (HHIC)  has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with its creditors to receive a KRW 120bn ($103m) cash injection, and will sell off property and businesses worth KRW 2tr ($1…

Tug Launched for Suderman & Young at Eastern

May 11, 2016

Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. launched the Escort Tug OCEANUS for Suderman & Young Towing Company on April 26, 2016. This series of Robert Allan, LTD. (RAL) designed Z-Tech 2400 Class Terminal & Escort Tugs is currently under construction at Eastern’s Nelson Street facility…

Nine New Orders for South Korean Shipbuilders

May 11, 2016

While South Korean shipbuilders are continuing to struggle for survival as the recession in the global shipbuilding market drags on, they have clinched new orders to build nine ships in the first four months of the year. Yonhap, quoting industry data…

MOL Clinches FSRU Charter Deal

May 10, 2016

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL; President & CEO: Junichiro Ikeda) today announced that Lakler S.A., 100% subsidiary of MOL has officially agreed to conclude a charter contract, with an eye toward reaching a final deal in June this year, with Gas Sayago…

Austal Christens Manchester (LCS 14)

May 10, 2016

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…

Taiwan Launches its Highest-Capacity Container Ships

May 10, 2016

State-backed shipbuilder CSBC Corporation, Taiwan has launched two domestically developed and constructed vessels in the southern Taiwan port city of Kaohsiung, reports Taiwan Today. YM Window and YM Width are 368 meters long, 51 meters wide and can carry 14…

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