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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…

NSF Launch Arctic Research Vessel

Oct 14, 2012

The National Science Foundation (NSF) announce launch of  'R/V Sikuliaq', a 'next-generation' global class research vessel.The NSC new-building project was in cooperation with the Marinette Marine Corporation (MMC) and the University of Alaska…

Milestone Reached in Take-over Cruise Ship Construction

Oct 12, 2012

At the STX shipyard in Saint-Nazaire, France, two commemorative coins are welded to 'MSC Preziosa’s' mast radar, to mark a construction milestone.Earlier this year, following the termination of the agreement with the original owner, MSC Cruises signed a contract to take over the 140…

Dutch Pilot Vessel for North Sea Station Christened

Oct 11, 2012

Her Majesty Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands christens the boat 'Polaris' at the Cruise Terminal Rotterdam.Conoship's member shipyard Barkmeijer had earlier launched Pilot Station Vessel ‘Polaris’ (NB 324). This vessel design is the…

Singapore Shipyard Building SBM Offshore DSCV

Oct 11, 2012

Keppel Singmarine in Singapore contracted to design & construct a multi-purpose Diving Support & Construction Vessel (DSCV) for delivery Q2 2013.The new DSCV (Diving Support & Construction Vessel) will be a MT-6024 design from Marin Teknikk in Norway…

Russia to Deliver Indian Aircraft Carrier in Fall 2013

Oct 11, 2012

The 'Vikramaditya', formerly the Russian Navy's Admiral Gorshkov, already years past its set delivery had been due for delivery in December 2012.Pre-handover sea trials in September revealed the ship's boilers were not fully functional,…

STX OSV Wins Contracts for Two OSCV

Oct 10, 2012

Siem Offshore declares contract options for STX OSV Holdings to design & construct two Offshore Subsea Construction Vessels (OSCV).The vessels will be equipped with a 250t AHC crane and with Launch and Recovery Systems (“LARS”) for Remotely Operated Underwater Vehicles (“ROV”)…

Grandweld Opens New Dubai Shipyard

Oct 10, 2012

Grandweld Shipyards' new facility inaugurated in a ceremony at its location in Dubai Maritime City.Over the years, the company has experienced a rapid growth necessitating expansion to a larger facility. In 2011, Grandweld  invested approximately…

Articulated LNG Barge Proposal Gets Class AIP

Oct 10, 2012

ABS gives Approval in Principle (AIP) to a newly proposed LNG articulated tug & barge re-gasification vessel that facilitates the use of cleaner burning fuel.The concept vessel, introduced by Waller Marine Inc., has the ability to load LNG from existing LNG terminals…

Meyer Werft Delivers Cruise Ship 'Celebrity Reflection'

Oct 10, 2012

Celebrity Cruises take delivery of their new cruise ship in the Dutch port of Eemshaven.The 126,000 gt Celebrity Reflection is the fith ship out of a series of five cruise ships the German shipyard is building for Celebrity Cruises.The…

Ingalls Delivers 'Zumwalt' Core-Composite Deckhouse Module

Oct 09, 2012

Huntington Ingalls Industries Shipbuilding delivers the 900-ton deckhouse structure to house the ship's bridge, radars, antennas & intake/exhaust systems.The deckhouse is designed to provide a significantly smaller radar cross-section than any other ship in today's fleet…

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