Austal USA today finds itself plowing into 2013 with the proverbial bone in its teeth, powered by an enviably hefty U.S. government backorder book, possibly the most modern and efficient manufacturing infrastructure in U.S. shipbuilding and the leadership of a new President who…
There has been activity in the VLCC, Product Tanker, Container Ship, LNG Carrier, and Car Carrier newbuild markets.Orders as reported by Clarkson Hellas are summarised as follows:China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES) are reported to have ordered three plus three 320…
Wärtsilä to supply the main engines and auxiliary generating sets for a new Scottish-owned ferry.The RoPax vessel, designed for transporting both wheeled cargo and passengers, was ordered by Lloyds Banking Group and leased by Caledonian Maritime Assets…
BMT Group subsidiary, BMT Nigel Gee, contracted to design two 25-metre Fast Crew Boats for Penguin International Ltd.Penguin Shipyard International, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Singapore-based crewboat builder and operator, Penguin International Limited…
Boksa Marine Design, Inc. is pleased to announce its recent hire of Jeffrey Kuenning, who will join the Boksa Marine Design team as a naval architect and marine engineer working in the Lithia, FL office. Kuenning will have an immediate impact…
A new treaty formalizes defence co-opertation between the UK and Australia, parties agree to consider mutual frigate design.The recently signed treaty in Perth sees the two countries working together in areas such as cyber security, defence reform…
Work at the Peene shipyard is proceeding according to schedule – the Volkswerft shipyard will resume production on 21 JanuaryOn January 17, 2013, insolvency administrator Berthold Brinkmann gave a report about current developments at the…
Having sat in this chair for more than two decades, I must admit that I have become somewhat jaded in the sense that there are few developments which actually give me cause to pause. Of course there are the spectacular casualties that will never cease to amaze…
STX Pan Ocean takes over the 83,000 dwt class Panamax, 'STX Horizon', its first new-build delivery of the year.Having concluded strategic contracts for long-term transportation with domestic and international shippers including POSCO, Hyundai-Steel…
OOCL celebrates the christening of 8,888 TEU container ship 'OOCL Miami' at the Changxing Island shipyard in Shanghai.OOCL Miami is the third of the eight 8,888 TEU vessels that OOCL commissioned Hudong-Zhonghua to build and the technological…
Originally conceived as a training vessel, the Robert Allan designed BRAtt has developed into a class of small but tough workboats.Adrenalin Marine Ltd. of Delta, B.C. was chosen as the licensed builder for all BRAtts in North America…
The Netherlands luxury yachtbuilder, Heesen Yachts, presents a new 58m superyacht in collaboration with Italian designer Francesco Paszkowsk.The relationship between Heesen Yachts and this Italian designer dates back to the Nineties with…
Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) wins the order for five 14,000 TEU container ships, with a contract option for 5 more.The ultra-large container ships, measuring 368 m in length, 51 m in width, and 30 m in depth, are scheduled to be delivered from 2015…
The world’s most environmentally friendly large passenger ship, 'Viking Grace', delivered by STX Finland, & maiden voyage tickets a sell-out.Apart from its unique green credentials, the vessel’s two standout features are its LNG-powered Wartsila…
Subsidiaries of Frigstad Deepwater Ltd sign construction contracts for two ultra deepwater semi-submersible drilling units from CIMC Raffles in Yantai, China.The 7th generation drilling units are of the Frigstad D90™ design, developed by…
