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Navy Accepts Delivery of Future USS Dewey

Aug 24, 2009

The Navy officially accepted delivery of the future USS Dewey (DDG 105) Aug. 17 from Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding (NGSB) during a ceremony in Pascagoula, Miss.  In June, the guided-missile destroyer completed a combined Builder's and Acceptance trial…

Hamburg Süd: Rio Blanco Christened

Aug 24, 2009

On August 23 the Rio Blanco was christened at Burchardkai in thePort of Hamburg. This is the fourth new vessel in a series totaling six container ships of identical design for Hamburg Süd. All of them have a slot capacity of 5,900 TEU, making them the largest vessels in the shipping group’s fleet…

Burger Boat’s Sycara IV Sea Trial

Aug 23, 2009

Sycara IV, a classically-styled custom 151 ft Fantail Motor Yacht, underwent an extensive sea trial on Lake Michigan where all systems were tested. Her owners, being particularly concerned about the environment, wanted this yacht to have low…

Drydocks World Delivers 5 Vessels

Aug 21, 2009

Drydocks World – Southeast Asia Pte. Limited (DDW-SEA), the Southeast Asian subsidiary of Drydocks World, announced the deliveries of vessels Endeavor, Greatship Ahalya, Mermaid Vision and Ark Dartmoor from their Drydocks World – Nanindah yard…

Petra Joins Owner’s Galaxy

Jul 15, 2009

The Petra Galaxy, designed by Conan Wu and Asscoiates, is the latest vessel to join the fleet of Perdana Venus Ltd. of the Marshall Islands. The 75-by-20m maintenance/work vessel has approximately 700 sq. m. of open deck space with an intended capacity of five tons per sq…

Sealink Delivers New Vessel

Jul 02, 2009

At the end of June, Sealink Slipways at Miri delivered a 53.8-by-13.8-m Offshore and Support Vessel to Rederij Groen B.V. of the Netherlands. Unlike Sealink’s Venture G, the new Maria G is powered by a pair of Cummins KTA50-M2 mains and uses three Cummins QSM11DM-powered 245 kW generators…

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