The operation activities at the new facility of Mulder Shipyard are in their full swing. There are three new yachts under construction at the yard: the Mulder 98 Flybridge, the new Mulder 75 Wheelhouse and the Mulder Bellagio. Besides the new builds, there is an average of eight yachts docked at the facility for maintenance [...]
Spanish PEVASA Group recently ordered a complete propulsion system from MAN Diesel & Turbo for a new tuna vessel. The system is unique in that it comprises a package of three high-efficiency products, including a modern, medium-speed MAN 8L32/44CR engine with common-rail (CR) technology, a Renk RSVL-950 gear unit, and an innovative MAN Alpha VBS1100 [...]
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Fastnet Shipping Limited announced the recent introduction of MV Fastnet Rock to their growing fleet of support vessels. Fastnet Rock is the 3rd Addition to enter Fastnet Shipping’s fleet inside the past 12 months coming in after Fastnet Puffin, which was launched in February 2013 and Fastnet Skua, launched in April 2012. The addition of [...]
The future of the Melbourne-based Williamstown naval shipyard depends on the ability of the shipyard to keep the orders coming, since the company owner BAE Systems is considering closure or even scrapping of the shipyard if it fails to secure naval work beyond 2015, The Australian writes. Various steps are being discussed in order to [...]
On April 1 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) formally welcomed its new employees joining the company this year at a ceremony conducted at Shinagawa Intercity Hall in Minato-ku, Tokyo. President Shunichi Miyanaga addressed the new recruits, who on this date joined the ranks of MHI employees and simultaneously started their lives as full-fledged members of [...]
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Wartsila will set up a new fully-owned manufacturing facility in Brazil to meet the increasing market demand, particularly in the offshore market. Wartsila’s investment in the new facilities is approximately EUR 20 million (approx $26.1 Mln). The manufacturing premises will be based on a multi-product factory concept for the assembly and testing of Wärtsilä generating [...]
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Kongsberg GeoAcoustics recently delivered a full side-scan sonar package to Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. Ltd, Korea, for installation on a new-build survey vessel that will enter operation for the Geological Survey of India (GSI) in 2013. As part of a comprehensive delivery from Kongsberg Maritime, the Kongsberg Geoacoustics package includes an advanced 2094D Side Scan [...]
Austal USA announced the promotion of Craig Perciavalle to President, Austal USA. “I am pleased to see Craig Perciavalle take the helm,” said Austal USA Chairman Rear Admiral Dugan Shipway. “He is a true American shipbuilder who will deliver on our existing naval contracts.” Mr. Perciavalle is currently serving as Senior Vice President of Operations. [...]
Two highly respected companies have combined their expertise to develop a new daughter craft RIB. The first of these companies is VOS (Vroon Offshore Services) – part of the Vroon conglomerate that was formed in Breskens over a century ago and has since grown into a major international shipping business that operates and manages a [...]
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Four new Royal Fleet Auxiliary tankers which will be bought as part of the Military Afloat Reach and Sustainability (MARS) programme will be called the Tide class. The 37,000 tonne ships will come into service from 2016 to replace the RFA’s single hulled tankers and will maintain the Royal Navy’s dedicated bulk fuel Replenishment At [...]
