Category: shipyard
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Op-Ed: Market barriers as Sweden’s alternative fuel development ramps up
Op-Ed: Market barriers as Sweden’s alternative fuel development ramps up By Nils Igelström, Managing Director at GAC Sweden Sweden’s rapid development of alternative fuels has the potential to help shipping’s maritime sector. But the challenges of accessing markets beyond northern Europe could hinder real progress. Sweden is at the forefront in the production of renewable…
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New REM Offshore IMR vessel will have Brunvoll thruster package
New REM Offshore IMR vessel will have Brunvoll thruster package Norway’s REM Offshore has confirmed its option for a second vessel at Myklebust Shipyard. It will be built on the same Skipsteknisk ST-245 design as the innovative energy subsea construction vessel (ESCV) ordered at the yard earlier this year, but will be configured as an…
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Davie signs contracts for major upgrades to Lévis shipyard
Davie signs contracts for major upgrades to Lévis shipyard Chantier Davie Canada Inc. (Davie) has ambitions to transform its Lévis, Quebec, shipyard into “North America’s largest and most versatile shipbuilding center.” Today it reported signing two contracts that will help it make that happen. One is with Miami, Fla,-headquartered Pearlson & Pearlson Inc. The other…
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Vard completes complex PSV to cable layer conversion
Vard completes complex PSV to cable layer conversion Norwegian Fincantieri Group member Vard reports that it has successfully delivered the cable laying vessel IT Infinity to IT International Telecom Marine SRL (IT) after its conversion from a 2008-built platform supply vessel. The PSV to cable layer conversion was carried out to meet the increasing demands…
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Ocean Master: Fast ferry delivered fast
Ocean Master: Fast ferry delivered fast Austal Philippines has delivered a 32-meter Incat Crowther designed catamaran to Australia’s Rottnest Fast Ferries, less than twelve months after commencing construction at its Balamban, Cebu, shipyard. The vessel, the Ocean Master, is now en route to Perth, Western Australia, with the target of entering service before Christmas, delivering…
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VIDEO: Trident shares its vision for sustainable shipbuilding
VIDEO: Trident shares its vision for sustainable shipbuilding At the 2024 International Workboat Show, we had the opportunity to sit down with Luke Briant, vice president of sales and marketing at Arlington, Va.-based Trident Maritime Systems, to discuss the company’s unique approach to shipbuilding, sustainability, and its long-term vision for the maritime industry. In this…
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Op-Ed: The degradation and recovery of U.S. shipbuilding
Op-Ed: The degradation and recovery of U.S. shipbuilding by Ted Williams, president of Senesco Marine LLC Global maritime supremacy has been a cornerstone of our national security for decades. However, today, we have not only lost this supremacy, we are not even close to being able to regain it if needed. We are a nation…
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Viking takes delivery of first ship in new series, Viking Vela
Viking takes delivery of first ship in new series, Viking Vela Fincantieri’s Ancona, Italy, shipyard today delivered the Viking Vela, the first in a new series of ocean ships on order at the shipbuilder for Viking Cruises. Viking is working on a project for a partial hybrid propulsion system for future ocean ships based on…
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New Meghna Group LPG carrier will have Wärtsilä cargo handling system
New Meghna Group LPG carrier will have Wärtsilä cargo handling system A new fully-pressurized LPG carrier being built for Meghna Fresh LPG, part of the Dhaka, Bangladesh-headquartered Meghna Group of Industries, will have a Wärtsilä Gas Solutions cargo handling system. The group is one of the Bangladesh’s largest industrial conglomerates, and in addition to being…
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Armon picks Thordon COMPAC for Liberty Lines’ high-speed hybrid ferries
Armon picks Thordon COMPAC for Liberty Lines’ high-speed hybrid ferries Thordon Bearings has completed the delivery of COMPAC propeller shaft and SXL rudder bearings for the series of environmentally advanced high-speed ferries under construction at Spain’s Astilleros Armon for Italian operator Liberty Lines. San Sebastian-based Echetalde, Thordon’s authorized distributor in Spain, delivered 18 seawater-lubricated COMPAC…
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Conrad Industries reports a profitable third quarter
Conrad Industries reports a profitable third quarter Morgan City, La.-headquartered shipbuilder Conrad Industries, Inc. (OTC Pink: CNRD) has reported its third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2024 financial results and backlog at September 30, 2024. For the quarter ended September 30, 2024, Conrad had net income of $7.5 million and earnings per diluted…
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Op-Ed: A decade of financial restructuring in maritime
Op-Ed: A decade of financial restructuring in maritime By Scott C. Clarkson, United States Bankruptcy Judge, Central District of California, Santa Ana, Calif. Over the past decade, several international shipyards, boat builders, and marine shipping companies have encountered financial difficulties due to various external challenges. Notable examples include Harland & Wolff, the historic Belfast shipyard,…