Shipbuilding News


MHI Contracted for 3D Seismic Survey Vessels

Apr 25, 2013

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) gets additional order to build 2 seismic vessels for Norway's Petroleum Geo-Services ASA (PGS).The order for the two vessels was placed upon exercise by PGS of the option right that was provided when two same type vessels were ordered to MHI in April 2011…

Innovative Tugboat Delivered to Columbia

Apr 24, 2013

Tugboat 'Cabo de la Vela' an AVT 3000-Class Voith Schneider vessel designed by Robert Allan Ltd. for Carbones del Cerrejón delivered by Uzmar Shipyard, Turkey.This is the second of a two boat order from Carbones del Cerrejón for the AVT 3000 Class Tugs designed by Robert Allan Ltd…

U.S. Navy Presents Shipbuilding Plan to Congress

Apr 23, 2013

The following statement has been issued by Rear Admiral John Kirby, Navy Chief of Information:
'Today we provided Congress information tables from our draft 30-year shipbuilding plan. We believe the information found in these tables clearly…

U.S. Fab Deliver Unique Maintenance and Mooring Barge

Apr 23, 2013

U.S. Fab, a Vigor Industrial company, has delivered the purpose-built vessel to Washington’s King County for the use of its passenger ferry fleet.The 140’x40’x7’6” barge features moorage for up to four vessels and two steel structures, one…

UAE Navy Receives Fincantieri Patrol Boat

Apr 22, 2013

Fincantieri Muggiano (La Spezia) shipyard in Italy has delivered the patrol boat 'Salahah' to the United Arab Emirates' Navy.The new ship's sister the Ghantut was delivered last January together with an 'Abu Dhabi Class' corvette. The two…

Third Austal JHSV Christened

Apr 22, 2013

Austal announce the  christening of 'USNS Millinocket; at its Mobile, Alabama shipyard.USNS Millinocket is the third of ten Joint High Speed Vessels (JHSV) Austal has under contract with the U.S. Navy as part of an overall 10-ship contract worth over $1…

Multi-purpose St. Lawrence River Ferry Christened

Apr 22, 2013

Relais Nordik conduct the christening of new multi-purpose ferry 'Bella Desgagnés' for service at Anticosti Island & the Lower North Shore.Julie Boulet , MNA of Laviolette and former Minister of Transport of the Government of Quebec, was the godmother and ceremonially named the ship…

New Port of Montreal Tugboat Christened

Apr 21, 2013

Océan Remorquage Montréal Inc. tugboat 'Ocean Pierre Julien' christened at the Ocean Industries shipyard, Isle-aux-Coudres.The construction of this tug cost $ 10.6 million, and the vessel is the 3rd of the Intrépide series to be built at Ocean Industries…

China Shipyards Deliver Two More Bulkers

Apr 19, 2013

COSCO Corporation (Singapore) say a bulk carrier has been delivered from each of its two subsidiary shipyards in China.The two deliveries are as follows:1. COSCO (Zhoushan) Shipyard Co., Ltd has delivered a bulk carrier of 57,000 dwt, “OCEAN LOVE”…

Multraship Orders Two Damen ASD 2810 Tugboats

Apr 18, 2013

Multraship confirms its purchase of the two tugs now being constructed in Romania for delivery in June/July 2013.Contracts for the two tugs, to be named Multratug 26 and Multratug 27, were signed during the course of Multraship’s recent annual client gathering in Terneuzen…

FRC WBV Manager Course at HiPer Craft

Apr 18, 2013

FRC International will run WBV Manager at HiPer Craft 2013. The WBV (Whole Body Vibration) awareness course is part of the professional program organized by ASNE (American Society of Naval Engineers) in Norfolk Virginia from June 18 to 20.WBV…

A New Shipbuilding Defect Tracking Data Software

Apr 17, 2013

Praeses' OneList – an enterprise software product in the Armada Suite of shipbuilding products – gives real-time deckplate access to defect tracking data.With OneList users can quickly enter, view, and close internal tickets – reducing construction and maintenance times…

Signal Demands Arbitration on GLDD Design Modifications

Apr 16, 2013

Signal International, Inc., announced that work toward the design of an Articulated Tug/Barge Hopper Dredge for Great Lakes Dredge and Dock (GLDD) has been discontinued.Signal and GLDD entered into a contract for both the design and build of an AT/B Hopper Dredge in August 2012…

New Arctic Oil Spill Recovery Icebreaker

Apr 16, 2013

Aker Arctic Technology to introduce the ‘Heavy Duty’ oblique icebreaker project for Arctic operations (Aker ARC 100 HD) at upcoming expo.With the awarding of drilling permits in the Arctic subject to increasing scrutiny, Aker Arctic Technology…

KOTUG Sisters Named in Hamburg

Apr 16, 2013

The new build “ZP Bulldog” and her sister tug “ZP Boxer” christened by family of the two General Managers of Schleppreederei KOTUG GmbH.Both ceremonies were held at the tug boat station in the Port of Hamburg with shareholders, members of the board and employees and their family in attendance…

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