Shipbuilding News


STX Finland, STX Windpower Collaborate on Windpark Supply

Aug 15, 2011

STX Finland and STX Windpower are  starting a joint collaboration on turnkey windpark supply in Northern Europe, focusing on offshore sites in the Northern Baltic Sea region and onshore sites in Finland, Sweden and the Baltic states. A Letter…

Offshore Vessel Named in Norway

Aug 12, 2011

The offshore construction vessel, Island Intervention, of the SX121 design from Ulstein was named. Shipowner Island Offshore has great expectations for the new vessel, which will carry out advanced operations in the Norwegian Sea this autumn…

Gladding-Hearn Delivers New Ferry for Fire Island, NY

Aug 12, 2011

Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, Duclos Corporation, has delivered a new high-speed ferry to Fire Island Ferries, Inc., on the south shore of Long Island in New York.  The new 387-passenger, all-aluminum, mono-hull ferry is a further refinement…

NASSCO Awarded $24.5m Contract Modification

Aug 12, 2011

National Steel and Shipbuilding Co., San Diego, Calif., is being awarded a $24,536,862 modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-08-C-4410) for USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) fiscal 2011 extended docking phased maintenance availability (EDPMA)…

HII Awarded $56.5m CVN 79 Contract Modification

Aug 12, 2011

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. (NYSE:HII) received a $56.5 million contract modification, under a previously awarded contract, for continuation of long lead time material procurement associated with construction of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier John F…

Kirby Retires from SeaArk

Aug 10, 2011

SeaArk Marine announced the retirement of Vice President of Engineering, Casmer “Cas” Kirby. Kirby began his career with SeaArk Marine, Inc. in 1991 and was promoted to Vice President of Engineering for the company in 2006. During that time…

Kirby Excercises ATB Option with Signal

Aug 08, 2011

Signal International announced the option to build the second articulated tug/barge (AT/B) vessel has been exercised by Kirby Ocean Transport Company of Houston, Texas. Signal’s state-of-the-art continuous flow manufacturing facility in Orange…

BMT Nigel Gee to Design Battery-Powered Ferry

Aug 08, 2011

BMT Nigel Gee Ltd, a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd, has won an order for the design of a 25m all electric, 150 passenger ferry in China.In order to demonstrate the practical use of a battery-powered ferry within the estuarial and coastal waters…

Dubai Maritime City Reports Increased Traffic

Aug 08, 2011

The Industrial District of Dubai Maritime City, the enclosure for maritime related businesses, reported a twofold increase in number of operations from last year at the half-year mark of 2011. A total of 318 vessel docking and undocking operations were carried out till the end of June 2011…

Newport News Shipbuilding Celebrates 125th

Aug 05, 2011

Huntington Ingalls Industries announced today that its Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division has partnered with The Mariners' Museum to share the shipyard's history through a collection of 51 photographs. The exhibit, named 'Always Good Ships…

Construction Begins in Mobile on LCS6

Aug 05, 2011

The Navy authorized the first cutting of aluminum for the sixth littoral combat ship, the future USS Jackson (LCS 6), at Austal's Modular Manufacturing facility in Mobile, Ala., Aug. 1. The 'first cut' is a significant ship construction milestone…

Vinashin subsidiary Delivers Cargo Ship

Aug 04, 2011

The Bach Dang Shipbuilding Industry Corp on August 1 reportedly delivered a cargo ship to its client, the Northern Shipping Joint Stock Company (Nosco), according to a report on http://english.vovnews.vn. The 6,500 DWT ship is one of the 20ships…

Offshore: $11B in Floating Production System Orders Since March ‘11

Aug 03, 2011

IMA has completed a study of the floating production market, and the report documents strong growth in the business sector. According to the market survey, 14 floating production units have been ordered over the past four months – a record pace reflecting strong underlying market drivers…

Costa Orders 132,500-gt Ship from Fincantieri

Aug 03, 2011

Costa Crociere S.p.A., placed a new order with Fincantieri S.p.A. for the construction of a new cruise ship. The new ship ordered today, with a gross tonnage of 132,500, 3,700 lower berths, 4,928 total Guests and 1,854 cabins, will be the largest…

Mitsubishi Strikes Deal with Carnival Corp. to Build Two Cruise Ships

Aug 03, 2011

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) announced the company has reached an agreement, and signed a memorandum of agreement (MoA), with Carnival Corporation & plc calling for the construction of two new 125,000-ton cruise ships for its AIDA Cruises brand…

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