Shipbuilding News


Shell to Put Teekay’s LNG Newbuilds into service

Dec 05, 2014

Subsidiaries of Teekay LNG Partners L.P. and a wholly owned company of Royal Dutch Shell plc today announced that they have entered into time-charter contracts for five newbuild LNG carriers. The vessels will operate as part of Shell's global…

Shipbuilding’s Dilemma: Good Problems to Have.

Dec 04, 2014

If shipyards are the bellwether of maritime market trends, then U.S. yards should today be considered the industry’s market leaders, as well. Notwithstanding the recent (and dramatic) drop in global crude oil prices, the ongoing, so-called ‘domestic…

Caterpillar to Equip 4 AHTS for Grupo CBO

Dec 03, 2014

Caterpillar Marine informed that its Cat® power and propulsion solutions have been selected to power four AHTS vessels for Grupo CBO, headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.  Each AHTS vessel will be equipped with 4 x 6 M 32 C propulsion…

High Tech Towboat: LNG-Powered Design Gets ABS Approval in Principle

Dec 02, 2014

Conrad Shipyard and The Shearer Group, Inc. (TSGI) said that its design of a 4,200 horsepower LNG-powered towboat received “Approval in Principle” (AIP) from the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS).The boat is based on TSGI’s azimuth drive (Z…

Swede Ship Marine Acquires Sublift Boat Hoists

Dec 02, 2014

In 2014 Swede Ship Marine acquired the SUBLIFT boat hoist operation. A new company has been formed called Swede Ship Sublift AB. The first deliveries of boat hoists from the yard at Djupvik on the island of Tjörn, Sweden to customers in Sweden and Norway took place in the autumn 2014…

COSCO to Build Livestock Carrier

Dec 02, 2014

The Board of Directors of COSCO Corporation (Singapore) Limited have informed that COSCO (Guangdong) Shipyard Co., Ltd, a subsidiary of the Company’s 51% owned subsidiary, COSCO Shipyard Group Co., Ltd, has secured a contract valued at approximately…

Ingalls Shipbuilding Union Inks Contract Extension

Dec 02, 2014

Huntington Ingalls Industries announced today that the Pascagoula Metal Trades Council (PMTC) and local chapters of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), United Federation of Special Police and Security Officers (UFSPSO)…

Simrad Partners with Maverick Boats

Dec 02, 2014

Simrad Yachting, a leader in the design and manufacture of world-class marine navigation, autopilot, radar, communications and fishfinding systems, announced today its partnership with Maverick Boat Company. Maverick’s Cobia brand of center console…

Kadey-Krogen Yachts Celebrates 600th Yacht

Dec 02, 2014

With new projects on the drawing board and the sales ticker counting higher, 2014 was bound to be a milestone year for Kadey-Krogen Yachts. Today the company is happy to announce their 600th new boat sale, a Krogen 44’ AE, to two new members of the Kadey-Krogen family of owners…

Interview: Matthew Paxton, President, Shipbuilders Council Of America

Dec 01, 2014

The U.S. commercial maritime industry is enjoying its most robust period in a generation, with a spate of newbuild activities spurred largely by a resurgent energy production market in the U.S. as well as new rules of vessel emissions which has forced owner to invest in new tonnage…

HMAS Canberra Joins the Fleet

Nov 29, 2014

Governor General of Australia, His Excellency General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove, AK, MC (Retd), together with the Prime Minister of Australia, the Hon Mr Tony Abbott, MP, were the guests of honour today as Australia’s first Landing…

Royal IHC Launches Subsea 7’s Seven Rio

Nov 29, 2014

Royal IHC (IHC) has today successfully launched Subsea 7's 550t pipelaying vessel, Seven Rio, at its shipyard in Krimpen aan den IJssel, The Netherlands. The naming ceremony was performed by Mrs Anelise Lara, Petrobras Executive Manager for the Libra Project…

ESSA's Fleet Upgradation Environmental Driven

Nov 28, 2014

State-controlled Exportadora de Sal SA de CV of Mexico ('ESSA'), one of the world’s largest salt exporters with a 10-million-ton annual production, has strengthened its commitment to the continued protection of its operating environment with…

Kleven Wins New Yacht Contract

Nov 28, 2014

Norwegian ship builder Kleven has secured a new contract for a high specification, 116-metre long Expedition Support Vessel. The order is placed by Mr Graeme Hart, who currently has another vessel of the same type under construction at Kleven Verft…

World’s First LNG-Ready Ultra Large Container Ship Named

Nov 27, 2014

The race is on in global maritime circles to be the “world’s first” in every aspect of environmental friendliness, particularly in regards to the incorporation of LNG as fuel onboard commercial ships.There was yet another “world first” today…

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