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Ex-CEO of Daewoo Shipbuilding Grilled

Jul 06, 2016

Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) is being rocked by estimated trillions of won (billions of U.S. dollars) of accounting fraud amid the ongoing restructuring process for Daewoo as well as other two shipbuilders, says a report in Xinhua…

Verkuyl New CEO at Feadship Royal Van Lent Yard

Jul 05, 2016

Jan-Bart Verkuyl has been appointed the new CEO of Feadship’s Royal Van Lent yard, where he will have overall responsibility for the day to day operations of the current operation in Kaag, its subsidiaries and the second new yard in Amsterdam when it opens in 2018…

G E Adds a Kamsarmax Dry Bulk Carrier Jag Ajay

Jul 02, 2016

The Great Eastern Shipping Company took delivery of a new building Kamsarmax dry bulk carrier Jag Ajay.  Great Eastern Shipping Company Ltd has informed the Bombay Stock Exchange regarding a Press Release dated June 30, 2016 titled: G E…

Dassault Systèmes’ 3DEXPERIENCE Platform Extends Interoperability on Large Assets

Jul 01, 2016

Dassault Systèmes (Euronext Paris: #13065, DSY.PA), the 3DEXPERIENCE Company, world leader in 3D design software, 3D Digital Mock Up and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions, today announced that the 3DEXPERIENCE platform now extends…

Shipbuilder launches revolutionary real time Shipbuilder VR module

Jul 01, 2016

Shipbuilder unveiled its new and revolutionary virtual reality module Shipbuilder VR during the Shipbuilder and Relatics Client Day on 30 June.“Shipbuilder VR allows the real-time publication of project management data, technical data and logistical data in 3D on smartphones…

NASSCO Wins Six Ship U.S. Navy Contract

Jun 30, 2016

General Dynamics NASSCO, a subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), won a contract by the U.S. Navy for the detailed design and construction of the next generation of fleet oilers, the John Lewis class (TAO-205), previously known as the TAO(X)…

Austal Stops Shares Trading

Jun 30, 2016

Review of U.S. Ops Reportedly UnderwayThe West Australian reported that Austal halted its shares from trading, and reportedly is in the process of reviewing its U.S. operation, Austal USA. Austal USA is best known for it construction of vessels for the U…

ClassNK Amends IGC Code Rules and Guidance

Jun 30, 2016

Classification society ClassNK has amended its Rules and Guidance for the Survey and Construction of Steel Ships in response to the latest industry developments, including amendments made to the International Code for the Construction and Equipment…

Russian Sub 'Stary Oskol' Enters Black Sea

Jun 29, 2016

Russia’s Stary Oskol submarine, the third boat in Project 636.3 series for the Black Sea Fleet, on a voyage to its permanent base has passed the Bosporus and Dardanelles straits, TASS quoted the Black Sea Fleet spokesman Vyacheslav Trukhachev as saying…

Fundraiser Held for USS Gerald R. Ford Crew

Jun 28, 2016

Blackmer, a company in positive displacement and centrifugal pump and reciprocating compressor technologies, has a relationship with the U.S. Military that dates back to 1914 when it became an official equipment supplier to the Armed Forces…

Meercat Workboats Scores a Hat-trick

Jun 28, 2016

The U.K.’s Meercat Workboats says it scored a hat-trick; the Hampshire-based boat builder announced it is moving premises, that Seawork was a huge success and that it expects to benefit from the recent Brexit vote.  MC28 is a 15m x 6m monohull…

Hubert Joins the Brunswick Sales Team

Jun 28, 2016

Jeff Hubert has joined the Brunswick Commercial & Government Products (BCGP) sales team as Regional Manager - Eastern U.S. Hubert comes to BCGP as the recently retired Lt. Colonel of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC)…

Navig8 Chemical Adds New Tanker from Kitanihon

Jun 28, 2016

Chemical shipping company Navig8 Chemical Tankers Inc. has taken delivery of its first stainless steel chemical tanker, the Navig8 Sirius, from Japanese shipbuilder Kitanihon Shipbuilding Co. Ltd.  Navig8 Sirius is a 25,000 DWT stainless steel chemical tanker…

VOS Challenge joins Vroon Fleet

Jun 27, 2016

VOS Challenge has been delivered to Vroon according to the company spokesman. The vessel left Fujian Southeast Shipyard (FSES) in Fuzhou, China on Thursday 23 June at the start of her journey to Thailand, where she will be delivered to charterers PTTEP…

Austal Delivers LCS 8 to US Navy

Jun 25, 2016

Austal Limited (Austal) (ASX:ASB) delivered the future USS Montgomery (LCS 8) to the U.S. Navy, during a ceremony held aboard the ship at Austal USA’s shipyard in Mobile, Alabama, USA on 23 June.The delivery of LCS 8 marks the fourth Independence…

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