Shipbuilding News


Marinette Marine to Build More Coast Guard RB-M's

May 22, 2013

Marinette Marine Corporation a Fincantieri Company contracted to build an additional 4 Response Boats – Medium (RB-Ms) by the U.S. Coast Guard.With an approximate value of $9,400,000, the new boats are part of a multi-year, Coast Guard contract…

Dutch Shipbuilders Held Fast in Difficult 2012

May 22, 2013

The Holland Shipbuilding Association say that the various shipbuilding sectors presented a mixed picture in the past year, ship repair & supereyact construction did well, not so large new-buildings.New constructions of seagoing vessels Although Dutch shipbuilders had a tough year in 2012…

BAE Systems Lays Keel for Jackson Offshore PSV

May 21, 2013

BAE Systems holds a keel laying ceremony for the first of 4 platform supply vessels for Jackson Offshore Operators. The new vessels, which will support drilling operations in the Gulf of Mexico, reflect BAE Systems’ continued growth in U.S…

Austal-built JHSV 2 Completes Navy Acceptance Trials

May 21, 2013

Joint High Speed Vessel 'USNS Choctaw County' (JHSV 2) has successfully completed Acceptance Trials in the Gulf of Mexico.This milestone achievement involved the performance of intense comprehensive tests by the Navy while underway, which…

China Shipyard Contracted to Build LNG Carrier

May 21, 2013

COSCO Corporation (Singapore) subsidiary COSCO (Dalian) Shipyard secures the RMB 500-million contract.The order from an unnamed Chinese shipowner is to build a 28,000 cu.m capacity LNG carrier.The vessel is scheduled for delivery in the…

Ingalls Appoints Mathieu as VP and GM of Avondale

May 21, 2013

Huntington Ingalls Industries announced that René Mathieu has been named vice president and general manager, Avondale Industries Inc., effective May 20. He is responsible for all non-Navy aspects of HII's energy infrastructure business in Avondale…

IMO MEPC Implements Further Energy Efficiency

May 21, 2013

The Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) met for its 65th session from May 13-17 2013, at IMO Headquarters in London. The committee made significant progress in its work on further developing energy-efficiency regulations…

Ro-Ro Specific EEDI Approval Welcomed by Interferry

May 20, 2013

A sector-specific Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI) for new ro-ro cargo & ro-pax vessels has been agreed by the IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee – MEPC 65.Formal approval was confirmed late on Friday (May 17) for an Interferry…

Leevac Wins HOS Shipbuilding Contract

May 20, 2013

Leevac Shipyards Jennings LLC, of Jennings, LA, a subsidiary of Leevac Shipyards, LLC signed contracts with Hornbeck Offshore Services, LLC, an affiliate of Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. (NYSE:HOS) of Covington, La., for the construction of two  STX Marine SV 310 Multi-Purpose Supply Vessels…

Korean Shipyard Delivers Container Ship ‘Hanjin Argentina’

May 20, 2013

The 3600 TEU container ship, built under the supervision of Navgathi Marine by Hyundai Sambo delivered to Pacific International Lines.Hanjin Argentina is the third of a series of four such vessels ordered by Pacific International Lines of Singapore from the S…

Fincantieri Lay Keel for New P&O Cruises Flagship

May 20, 2013

The 400-tonne keel section for the cruise ship has been laid in the building dock at the Monfalcone shipyard in Italy.The 3,611 passenger vessel, due to be launched in March 2015, will be the flagship of the P&O Cruises fleet, as well as the largest ever constructed for the British market…

NAMJet Propulsion for New Oyster Boat

May 20, 2013

NAMJet to provide Traktor Jet propulsion system for the new oyster harvest vessel ‘Pacific Express 1’.Washington ship builder Penn Cove Shellfish (dba Everest Marine)  has chosen Arkansas-based NAMJet to provide the propulsion system for its new oyster harvest vessel…

Navy Accepts Delivery of USNS Montford Point

May 20, 2013

The first Mobile Landing Platform ship, 'USNS Montford Point' (MLP 1),  built by General Dynamics-NASSCO,  accepted in San Diego, Calif. The Mobile Landing Platform is a new class of ship and highly flexible platform that will provide capability…

China's Shipbuilding Hub Faces Precipice

May 20, 2013

Jiangsu Province’s Economic and Information Technology Commission reviews Q1 2013 province-wide  shipyard finances.The review of the shipbuilding industry’s performance showed that 44 privately-owned shipbuilders out of 66 failed to win…

Irving Engages Suppliers on AOPS Opportunities

May 15, 2013

More than 530 potential suppliers from across Canada gathered in Halifax, Nova Scotia on Wednesday, May 15, 2013 for Irving Shipbuilding’s AOPS Supplier Development Session.Invitations were sent to the almost 2,000 companies included on…

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