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Wärtsilä 31 Engine for Aker ARC 124 Icebreaker

Oct 09, 2015

The recently introduced Wärtsilä 31 engine, which has been acknowledged by Guinness World Records as being the world's most efficient four-stroke diesel engine, has been selected to power a new generation icebreaker currently under construction at the PJSC Vyborg Shipyard…

Tsakos Fixes Three LR2s on Timecharter

Oct 09, 2015

Crude, product and LNG tanker operator Tsakos Energy Navigation Ltd (TNP) announced the charter for an average of 36-months per vessel for its three LR2 Aframax tankers to a major European oil concern for crude trading operations. The total…

China to Build Submarines in Pakistan

Oct 08, 2015

China will build in Karachi four of eight submarines that it is selling to Pakistan, Minister for Defence Production Rana Tanveer Hussain said, reports Dawn. The remaining four will be built in China. China will transfer the technology…

Azerbaijan to Get New Passenger Vessel This Year-end

Oct 06, 2015

Azerbaijan Caspian Shipping Company  expects to get the first of the three passenger vessels being built currently at the Baku Shipbuilding & Repair Plant (Baku Shipyard LLC) until the end of 2015, reports the Trend. The cases of all three…

Michelle Obama to Christen Navy's Newest Submarine

Oct 05, 2015

U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama will join builder General Dynamics Electric Boat, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics, in christening Illinois (SSN-786), the U.S. Navy’s newest nuclear attack submarine, at an invitation-only ceremony Saturday…

Korean Shipbuilders in Red

Oct 05, 2015

South Korean shipbuilders are struggling with huge losses stemming from the delivery of low-priced ships and a delay in the construction of offshore facilities such as drill ships. The shipbuilders' earnings are expected to remain in the doldrums until the first half of 2016…

S. Korea Keeps Top Spot in Shipbuilding Beating China, Japan in Q3

Oct 05, 2015

South Korean shipbuilders have ranked first in the world outpacing Chinese and Japanese rivals in terms of new orders in the third quarter of the year, reports Yonhap quoting  Clarkson Research Services. South Korean shipyards bagged new orders totaling 2…

Thyssen Taps Anil Group for Sub Bid

Oct 02, 2015

Diversified German conglomerate ThyssenKrupp AG has initiated talks to partner Anil Ambani-led ADAG in building up to 12 submarines in a contract expected to be worth Rs50,000 crore ($7.6 billion), reports PTI. ThyssenKrupp, the Germany-based 41-billion euro company…

Epic Gas Secured Credit Facility for 7 Newbuilds

Oct 02, 2015

Epic Gas Ltd has closed a new USD 120 million post-delivery senior secured credit facility to finance its remaining seven owned vessels under construction. The facility covers approximately 65% of the contract price of the vessels, and has been closed in partnership with Coordinator…

SSI to Present Welding & 3D Model Papers at ICCAS

Oct 01, 2015

'Intuitive Weld Management' and 'Innovative methods for leveraging a 3D model' are two of the white papers that representatives from CAD/CAM developer SSI will present this week at the 17th International Conference on Computer Applications in Shipbuilding (ICCAS) in Bremen…

DNV GL Publishes New Classification Rule Set

Oct 01, 2015

DNV GL's new rules for classification of ships become publicly available online today following a development and review process involving 250 internal experts and more than 800 customers and maritime stakeholders.The result of the combined…

Gondon Shipyard Expansion Underway

Oct 01, 2015

Spanish shipbuilder continues expansion and improvement process at several of its facilities targeting increased productivityGondan Shipyard announced it has completed a new stage of improvement and expansion at its facilities in Figueras…

Saga Cruises Orders New Ships

Oct 01, 2015

Saga Cruises has placed an order for a new cruise ship to be built by Meyer Werft in Germany with the delivery date of Summer 2019.  The deal comes with an option for a second new ship to be delivered in 2021. The 55,900 gross ton vessels…

Japan's Chase for Australian Subs Deal

Oct 01, 2015

Japan has confirmed it is ready to build Australia’s submarines entirely at local shipyards, after stumbling in its effort to win the A$50 billion ($34.76 billion) contract, reports Reuters. According to Masaaki Ishikawa, director general for Acquisition Reform at the Ministry of Defense…

Steel Processing for largest Sail Boat Begins

Sep 30, 2015

Processing of steel for Hull 483 started on sheet-cutting machine in Shipbuilding Industry Split on 22 September 2015. It is the largest square-rigged ship contracted for a Monaco buyer, the company Star Clippers Ltd.It will be 162 meters long and 18…

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