Shipbuilding News


Jones Act is Critical to Conn. Economy

Aug 28, 2014

Study shows Connecticut shipbuilding industry worth $2.5 billion to state’s economy, supports nearly 23,000 jobsThe American Maritime Partnership (AMP) joined with the Shipbuilders Council of America (SCA) to highlight new data that shows…

Lamprell First Half Results Beat Expectations

Aug 28, 2014

Lamprell today announced its financial results for the first half of 2014, reporting results ahead of expectations due to strong operational performance and early results from savings initiatives, generating improved margins.Revenues rose by $125…

SHIPPINGInsight Extends Early-bird Registration

Aug 28, 2014

SHIPPINGInsight 2014 is extending the deadline for early-bird registration to Sept. 15.Attendees registering online at www.shippinginsight.com/choose-event prior to midnight Sept. 15 can receive discounts up to $400 for the event, which takes place Sept…

MES-UBI Begins Operations in Vietnam

Aug 27, 2014

Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd (MES) and UBI Tower Sole Member Limited (UBI Tower) established the joint venture company named MES-UBI Heavy Industries Company Limited (MES-UBI) which manufactures the pressure vessels installed in…

Ulstein Adds ‘X-STERN’ to its Design Portfolio

Aug 26, 2014

Ulstein Group introduced the X-STERN, a design feature increasing vessel operability through positive effects on station keeping, wave response, comfort and safety in harsh conditions.An X-STERN vessel can stay on position in harsh weather with the stern towards waves…

Smith Joins HII Corporate Team

Aug 25, 2014

Huntington Ingalls Industries appoints Michael S. Smith to its Washington, D.C., government and customer relations teamHuntington Ingalls Industries (HII) announced today that Michael S. Smith has joined the company as corporate vice president…

SMM Finance Forum: ‘Banks are Lending Again’

Aug 25, 2014

For Dr. Carsten Wiebers, Global Head of Maritime Industries at KfW IPEX-Bank, and member of the SMM Advisory Board, innovative financing solutions are key to Europe's continued international competitiveness in maritime high technology.On September 8…

BMT SMART Appoints Sjoberg

Aug 20, 2014

BMT SMART Ltd., a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd.  has appointed Sebastian Sjoberg as Sales & Business Development Manager.Sebastian has a BSc in Naval Architecture from Arcada University of Applied Science, with over 10 years’ experience within…

Lifeline Offered to Ferguson Shipyard Apprentices

Aug 19, 2014

Apprentices at the last remaining shipyard on the River Clyde which has gone bust were thrown a lifeline.The five were among 70 workers who were told on Friday that Ferguson Shipbuilders they were being made redundant. The yard in Port Glasgow…

Bergen Group Sells off Shipbuilding Shares

Aug 18, 2014

Bergen Group ASA announced it has signed an agreement with Calexco S.a.r.l. regarding sale of the remaining 30 % shares in NorYards AS for a price of $4 million. The completion of the transaction is expected to take place by end of August 2014…

Register Now for SHIPPINGInsight and Save Up to $400

Aug 14, 2014

Just three more weeks to take advantage of early-bird discountSHIPPINGInsight 2014 is coming soon, but there’s still time to take advantage of the early-bird registration discount.Attendees registering prior to the Aug. 28 early-bird deadline can receive a discount up to $400 for the event…

Ingalls Donates to MGCCC’s Transitions Academy

Aug 13, 2014

Huntington Ingalls Industries' (HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division has donated $53,640 to Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College (MGCCC) for the purchase of welding machines to be used at the school's new Transitions Academy. The academy will…

US Marine Consultancy EBDG Expands, Employs Marine Engineers

Aug 11, 2014

Elliott Bay Design Group LLC (EBDG) says it has welcomed two new Marine Engineers to its team: William Summers (Bill) in its New Orleans office and Eileen Tausch in its Seattle office.  Summers is a seasoned marine professional with more…

Kawasaki Robots in TRANSFORMERS 4 Movie!

Aug 11, 2014

If you've seen the fourth installment of the Transformers film series - Transformers: Age of Extinction - you may have noticed some star turns from the other 'transformer' robots. All told, 13 Kawasaki robots - four different models from two different series - make appearances in the film…

Big Month for VT Halter’s Hornbeck OSV Series

Aug 08, 2014

VT Halter Marine launches one, christens one and delivers two for Hornbeck Offshore OSV programVT Halter Marine, Inc., a subsidiary of Vision Technologies Systems, Inc., announced four separate shipbuilding milestones for the Offshore Supply…

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