Shipbuilding News


Continental Delivered to Dorian LPG

Jul 24, 2015

Dorian LPG Ltd. an owner and operator of modern Very Large Gas Carriers (VLGC), reported today that it took delivery of the ECO VLGC Continental from Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries.Continental is Dorian LPG's seventh newbuilding delivery and will be operated in the Helios LPG Pool.

Damen Offshore Carrier Maersk Connector Launched

Jul 24, 2015

Yesterday senior representatives of Maersk Supply Service, DeepOcean UK and the Damen Shipyards Group who gathered at Damen Shipyards Galati, Romania witnessed the launching of subsea support vessel Maersk Connector. The vessel is owned and…

General Dynamics to Modernize USN Submarine WCS

Jul 24, 2015

General Dynamics received a $20 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy to continue modernizing the AN/BYG-1 Weapons Control System (WCS) Technology Insertion and Advanced Processing Build software for U. S. Navy and Royal Australian Navy submarines…

Alia Launched the 41m Superyacht Rüya

Jul 24, 2015

Turkish shipyard Alia Yachts has launched the 41.29 metre full-displacement motor yacht Rüya. She is a tri-deck sub-500 gross tonne motoryacht that was built in all-composite to Lloyds Register standards and adheres to LY2 and MCA. Following a build period of just over two years…

1,500 to be Laid Off from Newport News Shipbuilding

Jul 24, 2015

Layoffs at Newport News Shipbuilding could top 1,500 from now through 2016 as the company copes with a temporary drop in work, the company president told employees this week. In a letter to the workforce, President Matt Mulherin said layoffs will exceed 500 people this year…

Damen Launches Ice Class RoPax Ferry

Jul 23, 2015

The second of two 80-meter ice class Ro-Pax ferries - the MV Legionnaire - has been launched at Damen Shipyards Galati, Romania. The naming was performed by Lori Anne Companion, Deputy Minister at the Department of Transportation and Works of the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador…

Eastern Shipbuilding Delivers Rena Marie

Jul 23, 2015

Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. delivered the M/V Rena Marie (Hull 191), the 61st 90-foot inland towboat to Florida Marine Transporters, Inc. (FMT) of Mandeville, La., continuing its ongoing new build program.Florida Marine Transporters…

MHI, MHPS in Consolidation Mode for Enhanced Competitiveness

Jul 23, 2015

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) and Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, Ltd. (MHPS) have planned to reorganize their  their Nagasaki Shipyard & Machinery Works and Nagasaki Works respectively. The coordinated decisions are aimed at further strengthening global competitiveness…

Star Bulk Adds Three Vessels

Jul 23, 2015

Star Bulk Carriers Corp. announced that on July 15, 2015 it took delivery of M/V Goliath and M/V Maharaj, two 209,000 dwt Newcastlemax bulk carriers built by Nantong COSCO KHI-Ship Engineering Co. In addition, on July 22, 2015 Star Bulk took delivery of M/V Star Aquarius…

Plans to Restore UK Shipbuilding Welcomed by Union Groups

Jul 22, 2015

Reports that businessman Jim McColl, who purchased the Ferguson Marine Yard last year, plans to resurrect commercial shipbuilding on the lower reaches of the Clyde have been welcomed by organizations such as GMB Scotland and the Confederation of Shipbuilding & Engineering Unions (CSEU)…

Pipavav Defence Sings Pact with Russian Sub Repairing Firm

Jul 22, 2015

Pipavav Defence & Offshore Engineering Co Ltd (PDOC) has announced a joint venture (JV) with Russia's JSC Ship Repairing Centre Zvyozdochka for medium refits and life certification of eight EKM 877 submarines in the country. This positions…

Keppel Signs $684m FLNG Conversion Deal with Golar

Jul 22, 2015

Keppel Shipyard has signed its third contract with Golar Gandria for vessel conversion works.  The $684 million contract to convert a liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier to a floating liquefaction facility (FLNG) with the subsidiary of…

Philippines Opens up Shipping Sector

Jul 22, 2015

Philippine President Benigno S. C. Aquino III has signed off on legislation to open up the shipping sector and encourage more competition in the cloistered industry, report AFP. He also signed into law a measure that aims to level the country’s playing field…

Bharati Shipyard Turns Sick, Files with BIFR

Jul 22, 2015

Debt-laden Bharati Shipyard Ltd on Tuesday said it has filed a reference with the Board for Industrial and Financial Reconstruction (BIFR), since it has become a sick company after eroding its entire net worth. 'The Company's Net Worth as on March 31…

Coast Guard Foundation to Honor HII’s Petters

Jul 21, 2015

The Coast Guard Foundation, a nonprofit organization committed to the education and welfare of all Coast Guard members and their families, announced that its 35th Annual Salute to the U.S. Coast Guard will honor Mike Petters of Huntington Ingalls…

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