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  • 170 more get layoff notices at Electric Boat

    30 August 2006

    Another 170 Electric Boat employees received lay off notices this week, bringing the total number workers to be let go this year to nearly 800. The latest round of jobs cuts affects shipyard workers, 154 hourly employees and 16 salaried workers. They were notified Monday that their last day will be Oct. 27. This was […]

  • MPs’ fears over destroyer delays

    23 June 2009

    Delays to new Royal Navy destroyers may have “deeply worrying implications” for the UK’s defence, MPs have warned. The first Type 45 destroyer is set to enter service later this year, more than two years late, £1.5bn over budget, and not fully operational. The vessels are being built in component “blocks” by shipyards in Glasgow […]

  • Completion of second Ethylene-Carrier

    3 December 2007

    The second ethylene tanker out of a series of four was delivered by Meyer Werft to the Norwegian shipping company Solvang ASA (Stavanger). This ship is the 50th gas tanker the shipyard has built since 1963. Meyer Werft has specialised in the construction of LPG and ethylene carriers. The LEG/LPG tankers for the Norwegian company […]

  • USA: W-Class Yacht Company Introduces New Designs

    30 October 2012

    W-Class Yacht Company is expanding its family of yachts to include 100’, 123’ and 135’ models. The first of the new designs, the W.123, was developed by Bruce Johnson (formerly of Sparkman & Stephens) in collaboration with Rockport Marine Yacht Design. The new racer/cruiser yachts will retain the ‘Spirit of Tradition’ and performance attributes of […]

  • Hyundai Samho orders GTT LNG tank design for CMA CGM containerships

    26 July 2022
    Equipment, Infrastructure, Vessels

    Korean shipyard Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries (HSHI) has ordered the design of the cryogenic fuel tanks of six new LNG-fuelled container vessels from French LNG containment specialist GTT.

  • GTT gets HSHI tank design order for 3 LNG-fueled container vessels

    11 February 2022
    Business Developments & Projects, Infrastructure, Project & Tenders, Vessels

    French LNG containment specialist GTT has received the fuel tank design order for three new LNG-fueled container vessels from the Korean shipyard Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries (HSHI).

  • General purpose workboat for Scotland

    18 April 2011

    Macduff Shipyards has secured an order to build a 26.75-metre general purpose workboat for Inverlussa Marine Services, based at Loch Spelvie on the Isle of Mull, Scotland. In addition to a mussel farm, Inverlussa also operates other vessels. The company intends to operate the vessel for coastal cargo, civil engineering and renewable energy support, and […]

  • AtoB@C to order newbuilding

    10 September 2010

    AtoB@C Shipping in Ystad on the Swedish south coast has ordered a newbuildning from the dutch shipyard Bodewes. The newbuilding is a 4.000 DWT dry cargo vessel with ice class 1A, 90 metres long and 13 metres wide. “It is nice to be able to order our first newbuilding in this kind of market”, says […]

  • Video: The 116.000t Cruise Ship Ruby Princess

    1 March 2013

    The 116,000-tonne cruise ship “Ruby Princess”, build and launched from Fincantieri’s Monfalcone shipyard, sister to the “Crown” and the “Emerald”, is is 289.6 metres long and 36 wide with a maximum speed of 22.1 knots. The vessel has 1,549 cabins accommodating up to 4,800 passengers – guests and crew included.   Shipbuilding Tribune Staff,  March 1, […]

  • TTS Marine Pens Deck Equipment Contract

    10 September 2013

    TTS Group has, through its subsidiary TTS Marine GmbH in Bremen, Germany, signed a contract for deck equipment with a value of approx. NOK 25 million. The contract concerns delivery of anchor and mooring winches for LNG carriers for a major Korean shipyard. The deliveries will take place in 2014/2015. [mappress] Source: ttsgroup, September 10, […]

  • Palmer Johnson to close UK operation

    11 August 2010

    Palmer Johnson said today it will be closing its UK operations in Hampshire, with the loss of around 110 jobs. The site in Hythe Marine Park, Southampton, recently saw the launch of the US builder’s first UK-built superyacht — the 51m Sport Yacht. The company had also been planning to build a new facility in […]

  • Yacht-builder expanding into Richmond

    10 March 2008

    It has been nearly a century since the last ship was built in Richmond. It’s been 130 years since the town, still dotted with sea captain’s homes, was the center of major shipbuilding activity. The past is about to be relaunched by a fifth-generation Maine yacht-maker whose company, Hodgdon Yachts, is believed to be the […]

  • Cotai WaterJets Order Four Additional Vessels

    29 January 2008

    Austal has signed a contract for four additional 47.5 metre passenger catamarans with Cotai WaterJets (Macao) Ltd, adding to the initial ten-vessel contract signed in 2006 by sister company Venetian Marketing Services Limited (VMSL). The new vessels will be identical to those currently under construction at Austal’s Henderson shipyard and will be delivered in the […]

  • Angst grows in Maine, N.H., about base closure list

    11 May 2005

    Across Maine and New Hampshire, Tuesday marked a period of calm before a potential storm for thousands of civilian workers along with sailors and their families awaiting word on whether the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard and the Brunswick Naval Air Station will be targeted for closure. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld will announce Friday which of the […]

  • Dubai Drydocks World moves into Singapore maritime market

    29 May 2007

    Dubai Drydocks World LLC (DD World), the recently-launched maritime holding company, and a member of Dubai World, on Monday (May 28) announced its first major overseas acquisition by making a voluntary conditional cash offer for Pan-United Marine Limited (PUM) of Singapore. PUM is a major shipyard with facilities in both Singapore and Batam, Indonesia.

  • Lürssen launches 75m superyacht Northern Star

    17 July 2009

    Today the Lürssen Rendsburg shipyard launched the 75 metre Northern Star, also known as Project Scout. Her owner had previously built a 63 metre superyacht with the same name at Lürssen and realizes yet another dream in a 12m longer yacht. Following final outfitting and sea trials the luxury expedition yacht will be delivered in […]

  • Greenpeace orders ‘Rainbow Warrior III’

    3 July 2009

    Greenpeace International Executive Director Gerd Leipold yesterday signed a contract with the Fassmer Shipyard for construction of the ‘Rainbow Warrior III’. The sailing ship, which is to be completed in time for Greenpeace’s 40th anniversary in 2011, will include the latest in green technology. This is the first time in the Greenpeace’s history that it […]

  • The new Azimut 47

    28 June 2006

    The new model, developed and constructed in the Avigliana shipyards, will be unveiled at the forthcoming Genoa International Boat Show 2006. The new 47′ is the latest stylistic development from Stefano Righini for the Azimut Fly Bridge range, with its characteristic superstructure windows, the skilful harmony of its dimensions and muscles and the overall dynamism […]

  • Eight new LNG carriers to feature French firm’s tanks

    12 September 2024
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders, Vessels

    France’s technological containment specialist Gaztransport & Technigaz (GTT) has been hired by two Korean shipyards to design tanks for two sets of four new liquefied natural gas carriers (LNGCs) on behalf of an undisclosed shipowner.

  • Hyundai Samho scores $1.3 billion orders for 7 new LNG-fueled ships

    10 January 2022
    Business Developments & Projects, Infrastructure, Project & Tenders, Vessels

    Korean shipyard Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries (HSHI) has received $1.3 billion worth of shipbuilding work that includes six Very Large Container Ships (VLCS) and one Liquefied Natural Gas carrier (LNGC).

  • Disney Cruise Line buys 1st green methanol-powered mega cruise ship

    17 November 2022
    Vessels

    U.S.-based cruise shipping company Disney Cruise Line has decided to acquire cruise ship Global Dream, currently under construction at German shipyard Meyer Werft

  • Caterpillar Marine engines ordered for LNG cruise ships

    14 October 2016
    Project & Tenders, Vessels

    Caterpillar Marine dual fuel engines have been ordered for four new cruise ships currently under construction at Meyer Werft’s Papenburg (Germany) and Turku (Finland) shipyards.

  • Shipbuilding at the Heart of South Korea’s Economic Development

    27 June 2013
    Business & Finance

    Shipbuilding has been at the heart of South Korea’s economic development over the past few decades, playing a leading role in bringing its people out of poverty. In 1960 South Korea had 25% unemployment and in 1962, prior to the launch of its first five-year plan, had an income per capita of just $87. By 2010, […]

  • SITC inks $153.6m contract to build 8 boxships at Dae Sun

    28 May 2021
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Vessels

    Chinese shipping company SITC International Holdings Co (SITC) has placed an order for eight 1,023 TEU container vessels worth a total of $153.6m at South Korean shipyard Dae Sun Shipbuilding & Engineering Co.

  • Two upgraded Spanish vessels back at work

    28 March 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Equipment, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Vessels

    Spanish maritime survey and ROV services operator ACSM has put its 25-year-old offshore support vessel (OSV) Nautilus back to service after a couple of months of upgrade work. The 73-meter-long vessel completed its upgrading phase at the shipyard Viana do Castelo in Spain, after which it spent a few days at ACSM’s base in Vigo […]