Huntington Ingalls Industries announced on Friday that its Ingalls Shipbuilding division has delivered the amphibious transport dock Arlington (LPD 24) to the U.S. Navy. Arlington is the eighth ship in the LPD 17 class of ships Ingalls has delivered to the Navy. “The delivery of LPD 24 caps an outst
LA NAVAL Shipyard has signed the contract for the construction of two Platform Supply Vessels for EDT Offshore in Cyprus. The two Vessels are PX105 design from Ulstein Design & Solutions AS with the ULSTEIN X-BOW®. Since the new bow concept was first launched, it has been in demand, and today over 4
Industry feedback from shipyards, designers and shipowners on the first draft of the harmonized IACS Common Structural Rules for tankers and bulk carriers (CSR-H) has highlighted their common concerns that the expanded scope of the proposed new Rules could significantly slow the design process and i
New Century Shipbuilding (NCS) has delivered, three weeks ahead of schedule, an Aframax type Crude Oil Carrier with capacity of 85,000 DWT to the Indonesian owner Pertamina. The contract for construction of GAMKONORA was signed on 24 December 2010 with the total investment of US$ 52.8 million. The c
At the International WorkBoat Show in New Orleans, GE Marine announced orders to deliver L250 and V250 engines to new and repeat North American customers. A combined total of 16 engines have been ordered for newbuilds and repowers by new customer Hyak Maritime and by an existing customer of GE Marin
Keppel Subic Shipyard, Inc. – situated in Subic, Zambales, in Central Luzon of the Philippines – marked the start of construction works on a Depletion Compression Platform (DCP) for its customer Shell Philippines Exploration BV (SPEX) with a Strike Steel Ceremony today. When completed, the DCP will
OLT Offshore LNG Toscana provided an update about the timing concerning both the arrival of the FSRU Toscana in Livorno and the consequent start of the commercial activities. In particular, the finalization of the project, in the shipyard of Dubai, will be shortly delayed. This will be reflected on
Wärtsilä, the marine industry’s leading solutions and services provider, has been awarded another contract to supply a complete liquefied natural gas (LNG) package, including the propulsion, auxiliaries and controls, for a new offshore support vessel designed by STX Marine, Inc. The ship has been or
China Rongsheng Heavy Industries Group Holdings Limited announced today the delivery of their seventh 380,000 DWT class Very Large Ore Carrier (“VLOC”), and has sent another VLOC for sea trial on the same day. With ongoing advances in innovative technology and world-class shipbuilding experience, al
Sembcorp Marine’s subsidiary, PPL Shipyard has secured two turnkey contracts with a combined value of US$434 million for the construction of two units of jack-up rigs from Integradora de Servicios Petroleros Oro Negro, S.A.P.I. de C.V. (“Oro Negro”). Scheduled for delivery in the end of 4th quarter
Jackson Offshore Operators, LLC has selected BAE Systems’ shipyard in Jacksonville, Florida to build two new platform supply vessels (PSVs) that will serve offshore drilling operations. The contract reflects continued growth in U.S. commercial shipbuilding for BAE Systems and is another major step f
A new series of waterjets, the A3, was introduced in 2008 by Rolls-Royce. This range has proved attractive in the market and is now being extended with a larger unit, the 63A3. In addition to the largest unit the A3 series waterjet family has been strengthened by two smaller sizes, the 25A3 and the
“Le Soleal”, a super luxury cruise ship ordered from Fincantieri by the French shipping line Compagnie du Ponent (Bridgepoint Group), was launched today, Dec. 6th, at the Ancona shipyard. The ship will be delivered in June 2013 and will be essentially more like a mega yacht in size and for the param
Military Sealift Command accepted delivery of the Navy’s first joint high-speed vessel at Austal Shipyard in Mobile, Ala., Dec. 5. USNS Spearhead (JHSV 1), a joint high-speed vessel, or JHSV, is designed for rapid intra-theater transport of troops and military equipment. MSC will own and operate Spe
