Shipbuilding News
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Bollinger Shipyards Delivers 50th Fast Response Cutter to US Coast Guard
Bollinger Shipyards LLC (Bollinger) has delivered the USCGC William Chadwick to the U.S. Coast Guard in Key West, Florida. This is the 176th vessel Bollinger has delivered to the U.S. Coast Guard over a 35-year period and the 50th Fast Response Cutter (FRC) delivered under the current program. “It’s incredibly…
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V.Group welcomes three new LNG Dual Fuel VLCC vessels
V.Group will be providing full technical management of the three LNG dual-fuel new build vessels that are currently under construction in Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) and will be joining V.Group’s fleet management in Q1 2023. René Kofod-Olsen, Chief Executive Officer at V.Group said: “International Seaways’ trust in V.Group…
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Damen Shipyards wins tender to supply high performance support vessel for Royal Navy’s NavyX innovation team
Royal Navy innovation team “NavyX” takes delivery of Damen Fast Crew Supplier (FCS) 4008 In a ceremony held at Her Majesty’s Naval Base (HMNB) Portsmouth on 29th July, the UK’s Royal Navy ‘NavyX’ innovation team took delivery of a modified Damen Fast Crew Supplier (FCS) 4008. Named XV Patrick Blackett…
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Wuchang Shipbuilding delivers three ships a day
On July 26, the delivery ceremony of 4000 HP LNG powered stand-by ship “HAI YANG SHI YOU 543/548” and PH121H offshore supply vessel “GUO HAI MIN XIANG” was held in Qidong, Jiangsu Province. So far, the project of two types of eight LNG-powered stand-by ships built by Wuchang Shipbuilding Industry,…
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Europe is seeing a hiring boom in ship industry fintech roles
Some parts of the world are investing more heavily in fintech roles than others. Europe was the fastest growing region for fintech hiring among ship industry companies in the three months ending May. The number of roles in Europe made up 27.8% of total fintech jobs – up from 9.9%…
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Master Boat building new tug for Bay Houston Towing
Master Boat Builders Inc. will build a fourth new tugboat in its Coden, Ala., yard for Bay Houston Towing Co., Houston. Master Boat currently has three tugs under construction of a different design for Bay Houston Towing. “Bay Houston has an incredible reputation as one of the top tugboat operators…
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Eastern Shipbuilding Group Announces Keel Authentication For Third United States Coast Guard Offshore Patrol Cutter
Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. (ESG) hosted the keel authentication ceremony for the U.S. Coast Guard’s future Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC), USCGC INGHAM (WMSM-917), the third vessel in the new Heritage Class built at the Nelson Street facility. The presiding officer for the U.S. Coast Guard was Rear Admiral Chad L.…
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Reuters : DSME workers reach deal to end strike
The company has promised workers a 4.5% wage increase. The strike has delayed the delivery of eight vessels -Daewoo Second major industrial dispute under S. Korean President Yoon South Korea-based Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has entered a deal with contract workers that will end a 51-day strike after…
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St. Johns Ship Building Announces Keel Laying Ceremony for Jones Act Compliant Crew Transfer Vessels
St. Johns Ship Building hosted a keel laying ceremony for the first Incat Crowther 30 Crew Transport Vessel (CTV) built in compliance with Jones Act regulations in the United States. St. Johns Ship Building was recently acquired by Americraft Marine Group, a maritime subsidiary of the U.S.-headquartered privately-owned business group,…
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New Times Shipbuilding’s 210,000DWT bulk carrier launched
On July 15, the launching of 28#210,000DWT dual-fuel bulk carrier built by New Times Shipbuilding for Eastern Pacific Shipping was successfully completed. MOUNT JADEITE is 299.95m long, 294.75m long between two columns, 50m wide, and 25.2m deep. It has a design draft of 18.4m, a structural draft of 18.48m, a cargo…
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