The US Navy's Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) sets up a high-powered board to oversee introduction of LCS vessels into the Fleet.The council is to be made up of four Navy vice admirals to oversee continued fleet testing and introduction of littoral combat ship (LCS) sea frames…
Korean Shipbuilder Hyundai Mipo reports net plunges on falling orders in second quarter of 2012.Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co.,reports that its second-quarter earnings dropped 76 percent from a year earlier mainly due to a decline in new shipbuilding orders reports Korea Times…
Malaysia's Nam Cheong wins contracts for a Platform Support Vessel (PSV) & two Anchor Handling Towing Supply (AHTS) vessels.The total value of the contracts is worth US$43.81-million, and the vessels are scheduled for delivery between fourth quarter of 2012 and first quarter of 2013…
Sea Acceptance Tests (SAT) for final delivery of eighth Landing Craft Tank (LCT) vessel built by Anadolu Shipyard (ADK) completed satisfactorily.The eighth vessel (TCG Ç-158) LCT will be ready to be delivered on August 29th 2012, having completed its Sea Acceptance Test…
American Cruise Lines announces that the first authentic paddle-wheeler in 20 years will set off on first cruise after christening.“The christening of Queen of the Mississippi is a meaningful way to celebrate the official launch of American Cruise Lines service on the Mississippi River…
Huntington Ingalls Industries appoints Christopher D. Kastner Corporate Vice President & General Manager, Corporate Development.Effective immediately, Kastner will report to HII President and CEO Mike Petters, who said: 'In this newly formed position…
The Society of Naval Architects and Engineers (SNAME) has announced the schedule of pre-meeting training courses and continuing education opportunities in conjunction with the SNAME 2012 Annual Meeting and Expo, October 22-26 at the Rhode Island Convention Center in Providence…
Rilin Group & Daewoo Shiipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) to develop Dandong, China, shipbuilding base.Under the agreement, the two groups will jointly invest in and develop the Dandong Shipbuilding Industry Co in order to establish…
German shipbuilder P+S Werften fights for time to stave off insolvency.Troubled German shipbuilder P+S Werften, which operates two of the country's biggest shipyards, has asked some of its customers to pay for ships in advance to bridge a liquidity shortfall and avert insolvency…
'USS Miami', heavily damaged by an arsonist in May, will cost US$450 to fix, put back into service.The figure is about $50 million higher than the initial repair estimates, and the service admits it could change as much as an additional $45 million…
Naming ceremonies held at Samsung Heavy Industries Shipyard for two 8,542 TEU L-class container ships built for Evergreen.Ever Laden, the second L-type containership of Evergreen Line, was christened by S.S. Lin, the Evergreen Group's First Vice Group Chairman…
The European Commission propose to grant €2-million from the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) to help 450 redundant workers in the shipbuilding ancillary industry in Galicia get back into employment.The funds, requested by the Spanish authorities…
COSCO (Qidong) Offshore wins a US$ 20-million contract for a jack-up barge, & other COSCO subsidiaries deliver bulk carriers.This jack-up barge for Australian owners will be built to GustoMSC SEA-1250 design and have capacity of 300 tons deck crane and operation in water depth up to 30 meters…
China Rongsheng profit dives as new ship orders dry up.China Rongsheng Heavy Industries Group, the country's largest private shipbuilder, posted its sharpest fall in half-year profit - down 82 percent - on a dearth of new orders, putting…
Patrol boat 'Viesite', built in the country's Riga Shipyard, has been accepted by Latvia's Ministry of Defence.The building of patrol ship Viesīte was started June 17th, 2009 and it is third of five new SWATH type patrol ships built for the Latvian Navy…
