Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS), a division of Huntington Ingalls Industries , redelivered the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) to the U.S. Navy yesterday. The redelivery took place following successful sea trials that tested the ship’s systems after its refueling and
Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) announced that it won a USD 1.4 billion order to build five 18,000 TEU class and five 14,000 TEU class containerships from the United Arab Shipping Company (UASC) on August 29. The 18,000 TEU class boxships and 14,000 TEU class boxships are scheduled to be delivered fr
STX Corporation revealed today in a filling to the Korea Exchange its intention to hire lawyers in order to dismiss a bankruptcy application, submitted by a private individual creditor, who claims to hold 132.6M won ($118,664) of STX bonds. The application has been filed on the grounds of a claim th
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co Ltd (DSME) announced today in its regulatory filing that the company has secured an order worth KRW 470.3 billion (approx. USD 422. 3 million) for the construction of three container carriers. The order came from an unnamed Asian ship owner. The company al
Rolls-Royce announced yesterday that the largest capacity Syncrolift® shiplift to be built in Vietnam is now officially open for service. The Syncrolift has been installed as a key element of a major new shipbuilding and ship repair development at New Song Thu shipyard. Rolls-Royce designed and supp
At a European conference in Zagreb, held right after Croatia acceded to the European Union, Croatia expressed a positive view on the future development of the maritime sector. According to Croatia’s shipbuilders association, the future lies in structural restructuring, orientation to smaller specifi
Jiangsu Zheijang Shipyard delivered the second multifunctional anchor handling supply vessel named SEALINK 179 to Malaysian SEALINK company on August 28, 2013. To meet the requirements of classification notation from HAB, ENVIRO and ORO, the vessel is featured by a total power rating of 9120kw, prop
Damen Shipyards Galati has handed over the second Platform Supply Vessel in a series order heralding a new era in offshore construction for Damen Shipyards Group. World Peridot, built to Damen’s innovative PSV 3300 design, has been delivered to World Wide Supply as part of the Norwegian owner’s late
Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RS) and Nordic Yards Wismar GMBH have signed an agreement on classification under construction and survey for compliance with the applicable statutory requirements of two MPSV 06 NY multipurpose icebreaking salvage vessels. The ships of 7 MW each to be construc
The Korean Register – an IACS member classification society – is leading a project to build and operate the world’s first green-ship equipment certification centre in Gunsan, Jeonbuk, Korea which is due to open in February 2014. Work is already underway and the new 300 billion won (US$269 million) f
Creon, the Aim-listed resource and resource infrastructure focused investment company announced that, Jiangsu Yangzijiang Offshore Engineering Co. Ltd. (YZJOE), is ready to “strike steel” on the construction of its 350ft Le Tourneau “super enhanced 116e” design self-elevating Mobile Offshore Jack-up
Wärtsilä, the marine industry’s leading solutions and services provider, has received a significant order to supply the propulsion solutions for six new offshore pipe laying vessels being built by IHC Merwede, a global leader in delivering efficient vessels and equipment. Three of the ships are to b
Evergreen Group recently held the naming ceremony for its first L-type vessel built by CSBC Corporation in Taiwan, the Ever Living. The ceremony held at CSBC’s Kaohsiung shipyard was officiated by Mr. S.S. Lin, First Vice Group Chairman of Evergreen Group. The official rope-cutting of the new 8,508-
Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding and Offshore Co., Ltd. (SWS Offshore) held on August 8 the Classification Contract Signing Ceremony of 2+2 PSVs, being built for Pacific Radiance, that indicated that the cooperation between SWS Offshore and DNV officially started. The new Regional President of DNV,
