Shipbuilding News
- Destroyer Frank E. Petersen Jr. ChristenedU.S. shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division christened the guided missile destroyer Frank E. Petersen Jr. (DDG 121), the 71st in the U.S. Navy’s Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) class of destroyers and the 33rd built by Ingalls.Shipbuilding News October 09, 2018
- Danish OSK Designs New Ropax Ferries for OnoratoThe provider of passenger and freight maritime transportation Onorato Armatori has signed a contract with Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI) for the order of two plus two RoPax ferries, designed by Danish naval architects, OSK-ShipTech.Shipbuilding News July 01, 2019
- Danish Shipping to Install Exhaust Gas ScrubbersDenmark-based shipping companies prefer to install exhaust gas purification systems, the so-called scrubbers, on their ships.Shipbuilding News June 28, 2019
- US Philly Shipyard in Talks on Jones Act BoxshipsUS-based Philly Shipyard, Inc. (PSI) is in advanced talks with a Jones Act operator to establish a new shipping service in the Hawaii containership trade with up to four new vessels.Shipbuilding News June 09, 2017
- SunStone Eyes Up to Ten Expedition Cruise ShipsMiami-based expedition vessels provider SunStone Ships has reached an agreement with China Merchants Industry Holdings (CMIH) for the construction of up to ten expedition vessels.Shipbuilding News March 21, 2017
- Fincantieri Inks Heads of Terms for STX France with French StateItalian shipbuilding company Fincantieri signed on Wednesday the Heads of Terms for the acquisition of shares in STX France with the French State, represented by the Agence des Participations de l’Etat (APE).Shipbuilding News April 13, 2017
- LR Awards AiP to Natural Gas Operating Fleet ConceptFinland’s technology group Wärtsilä and COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry Co (CHI) have joined forces in the development of a natural gas operating fleet concept, a design which has now received Lloyd’s Register’s (LR) Approval in Principle (AiP) certificate.Shipbuilding News April 13, 2017
- New Orders Pouring Into South Korean HHISouth Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) reported USD 2.04 billion-worth of newbuilding orders in the first quarter of 2017, up by 22.9 percent when compared to the corresponding figures from last year.Shipbuilding News April 19, 2017
- Saudi Arabia Bahri Adds 38th VLCCThe National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (Bahri) has taken delivery of Maharah, a 300,000 dwt very large crude carrier (VLCC), from South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI).Shipbuilding News June 12, 2017
- Wijnne Barends Orders Six Ships in IndiaDutch shipping company Wijnne Barends, a part of the Spliethoff Group, has placed an order for the construction of six energy-efficient vessels at the Indian shipyard Chowgule & Company.Shipbuilding News March 29, 2017