Shipbuilding News


Beckmeyer Visits Rolls-Royce's MTU Research

Apr 23, 2016

Uwe Beckmeyer, Parliamentary State Secretary at the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy paid a visit to MTU Reman Technologies in Magdeburg to find out more about the company’s development operations in the maritime sector.The…

SCA Presents Safety Award to Bollinger

Apr 21, 2016

Bollinger Shipyards was presented the 2015 “Award for Excellence in Safety” for the 11th consecutive year by the Shipbuilders Council of America (SCA) on April 14, 2016, during the association’s Annual General Membership Meeting in Washington…

First Methanol-fueled Tanker Launched

Apr 21, 2016

Launched at the Hyundai Mipo dockyard in Ulsan, South Korea, the newly built Lindanger is the world’s first methanol fueled ocean-going vessel.The ship is the first of two dual-fueled 50,000 dwt tankers owned by Norwegian firm Westfal-Larsen…

SCA Announces 2016 Shipyard Safety Awards

Apr 20, 2016

The Shipbuilders Council of America (SCA) last week announced the recipients of its annual safety awards.  SCA’s safety awards enhance operations and promote safety through recognition and promotion of accident prevention.  Through their proactive…

Transocean Delays Drillship Delivery

Apr 20, 2016

Transocean Ltd. (NYSE: RIG) announced today an agreement with Sembcorp Marine's subsidiary, Jurong Shipyard Ptd Ltd, to defer the delivery and related final payments of two dynamically positioned ultra-deepwater drillships.The proprietary…

COSCO Readies Livestock Carrier for Vroon

Apr 20, 2016

Vroon Offshore Services, a Dutch offshore shipping company, has announced that the launching took place last week at COSCO Guangdong Shipyard,China of Gudali Express.  The vessel is the seventh and last newbuilding livestock carrier to be built for Vroon at this shipyard…

MARAD Grants $4.9 Million for US Shipyards

Apr 18, 2016

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) today awarded $4.9 million in grants to support capital improvements at nine small shipyards located throughout the United States. Provided through the Small Shipyard Grant Program…

Cheap Oil Slows Move to LNG as Bunker Fuel

Apr 18, 2016

Low oil prices are denting the take-up of liquefied natural gas as a cleaner source of energy to power ships, and it will be a few more years yet before the fuel makes serious inroads into the marine bunker market. The global shipping sector…

Optimarin Reports Surge in BWTS Orders

Apr 18, 2016

With its latest succession of contracts won, ballast water treatment (BWT) specialist Optimarin reports it has now sold more than 400 of its environmentally friendly UV-based systems.  Optimarin said 2016 has been a boom year for a company…

Norwegian Officials Meet with HHI Leadership

Apr 18, 2016

Norway’s Prime Minister Erna Solberg, along with Jan Grevstad, Norwegian Ambassador to the Republic of Korea, and other Norwegian government officials, visited Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) to meet with Choi Kil-seon, chairman and CEO of HHI…

ST Marine Celebrates LMV Sovereignty Launch

Apr 18, 2016

Singapore Technologies Marine Ltd (ST Marine), the marine arm of Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd (ST Engineering), held the Launching Ceremony today for the second Littoral Mission Vessel (LMV), Sovereignty, designed and built for the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN)…

Samsung, Daewoo Merger on the Way?

Apr 18, 2016

As the Korea government is pushing for restructuring of the faltering shipbuilding industry, speculation grows over a possible merger between the country’s two major shipbuilders — Samsung Heavy Industries and Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering…

Chinese Shipyard Turns Into Car Parking

Apr 18, 2016

To cope up with so much financial strain, Hong Kong-based shipbuilders China Ocean Industry Group – formerly known as China Ocean Shipbuilding Industry Group – is literally being turned into a parking lot, reports Bloomberg. China Ocean Industry Group Ltd…

Maritime India Summit Attracts $12.5 billion Investment

Apr 18, 2016

The first ever Maritime India Summit in Mumbai has resulted in attracting investments worth Rs 82,905 crores ($12.5 billion), says the Ministry of Shipping. A total of 141 MoUs and Business Agreements were signed by various players in maritime sector including Major Ports…

Austal Wins SCA Safety Awards

Apr 16, 2016

Austal USA remains one of the safest shipyards in the country the Shipbuilders Council of America (SCA) announced Mar. 7.Austal’s hard-earned workplace safety record has been recognized, yet again, by the SCA with both the 2015 Award for…

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