Shipbuilding News


Oceanex: Flensburger to Build Largest Canadian Flag Con/Ro

Oct 18, 2012

Representatives from Oceanex Inc., were in Flensburg, Germany last week for the cutting of first steel of what will become the largest Canadian flag container/roll on roll off (Con/Ro) ship. This twenty knot, ice-class vessel, to be named the Oceanex Connaigra…

Contruction Starts on World's Biggest Offshore Floating Facility

Oct 18, 2012

At 1601 ft. long  x 242.7 ft. wide, the Prelude FLNG facility will be the largest offshore floating facility ever built.  A new milestone was reached in the world’s use of LNG as fue, as Shell celebrated the cutting of first steel for the…

Austal Gets Turbine Transfer WFSV Order

Oct 18, 2012

Austal to design & construct three wind farm support vessels (WFSV) for UK's Turbine Transfer.The 27 metre catamarans will be used by UK-based Turbine Transfers to support wind turbine installation and maintenance activities in European waters…

US Shipyard Lays First Aframax Tankship Keel

Oct 18, 2012

Aker Philadelphia Shipyard holds ceremonial keel-laying for first Aframax Tanker for SeaRiver Maritime, Inc.The ceremonial keel-laying was for the first of two Aframax tankers that it is building for SeaRiver Maritime, Inc. (SeaRiver), Exxon Mobil Corporation’s U…

US Port Commissions Clean-up Boats

Oct 17, 2012

Port of Cleveland commissions two custom-made boats, named 'Flotsam' and 'Jetson', for removal of floating debris.The two new vessels will remove floating debris from the Cuyahoga River and downtown Lake Erie shoreline. They are part of…

Yankee Fleet Receives Incat Crowther Ferry

Oct 17, 2012

'Yankee Freedom III', a 34m Catamaran Ferry, was developed in partnership with Yankee Fleet and Gladding Hearn Shipbuilding.The new vessel, designed to provide exceptional passenger comfort and minimal environmental impact on the local environment…

Cruise Ship Newbuilding Famine Relieved by NCL

Oct 17, 2012

Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) orders new cruise liner from Germany's Meyer Werft with option for a second.The ship's contract price is approximately euro 700 million and the company has export credit financing in place which was arranged and underwritten by KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH of Germany…

BSM to Manage Thenamaris LNG Newbuilds

Oct 17, 2012

Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM) has announced that it has been awarded the ship management contracts for three TFDE 160,000 cu m capacity LNGCs belonging to Thenamaris LNG Inc.The vessels are due for delivery from Samsung Heavy Industries Co Ltd…

Dockwise Carry LHD Hull Safely to Australia

Oct 17, 2012

The Navy’s first Canberra-Class Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD) warship arrives at its Victoria, Australian home for the next 12 months.The LHD01 hull has been transported from Spain to Australia by Heavy Lift Ship, Blue Marlin, taking around eight weeks for the 12…

Russian-buit Research Ship Antarctic Ready

Oct 17, 2012

Research ship 'Akademik Tryoshnikov' built by Admiralty Shipyards will be employed in the service of Russian Antarctic stations.The Akademik Tryoshnikov is the first research vessel in the last 20 years built by the Admiralty Shipyards to order by Roshydromet…

HII Women Shipbuilders' STEM Achievements Recognized

Oct 17, 2012

Ten HII shipbuilders recognized at 17th annual Women of Color STEM Conference for achievements in science, technology, engineering & math (STEM).Five award-winners represent the company's Ingalls Shipbuilding division, and five award winners…

Megayacht Electro-magnetic Propulsion System a World First

Oct 15, 2012

The  45m megayacht project involves KaiserWerft, Franck Muller Yacht Design & Engineering and Voith.The semi displacement 45 m yacht will be fully built in Kevlar and Carbon and the (electromagnetic) propulsion is to be powered by a Diesel…

BAE Roll Out Giant UK Aircraft Carrier Module

Oct 15, 2012

In Glasgow, Scotland, workers moved out the biggest section of 'HMS Queen Elizabeth', the first of two new aircraft carriers for the Royal Navy.A team of 40 moved the 11,300 tonne aft section, known as Lower Block 04, across the specially…

LNG-powered Viking Grace Re-defines Ferry Travel

Oct 15, 2012

Lloyd’s Register significantly helped the vessel’s owners & builders work through the complexities of 'Viking Grace's' novel design features.Finland’s Viking Line recently notched up a world first when it launched Viking Grace, the most environmentally friendly large passenger ship…

Russian Navy Support Ship Ready for Trials

Oct 15, 2012

The converted special-purpose naval support ship 'Yauza' set afloat at the Nerpa Shipbuilders yard after a two-and-a-half year refitIn fact, shipwrights at Nerpa have built a new ship. Only the hull remained from Yauza; the deck erection and equipment was demounted…

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