Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG) recently booked attractive new orders as part of an expansion of its product portfolio. Now the shipyard is in the press yet again – by creating 40 jobs for engineers at a new office in Hamburg. “In May we will open our new office Flensburg Ship Design in Hamburg to show our [...]
The Tognum Group is to erect a new plant in Poland to expand its European production and development capacity. The specialist for propulsion and power solutions is to invest over €90 million in the new site close to the City of Stargard Szczeciński in North-West Poland. The plant is to start producing the first components [...]
![Rolls-Royce to Open New Marine Service Centre in Hong Kong]()
Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, is planing to expand its presence in Greater China with the development of a new Marine Service Centre on Hong Kong’s Tsing Yi Island, which is scheduled to open in 2012. The new Marine Service Centre will offer specialist support services and engineering expertise to customers in Hong Kong. [...]
![USA: Avondale Shipyard Workers to Keep Shipyard Open]()
Avondale Shipyard workers, union representatives and others working frantically to keep the shipyard open are starting from a $271 million hole, said Ron Ault, president of the AFL-CIO Metal Trades Department. That’s how much Huntington Ingalls Industries, which owns Avondale, expects to recover in shutdown costs from the federal government, according to its quarterly Securities [...]
![South Korea: DSME to Open Institute for Training High School Graduates]()
Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering Co. announced yesterday that it will set up an institute for training high school graduates … by Choi He-suk (koreaherald) Source: koreaherald, September 9, 2011;
![St. John Enterprises Inc. to Open New Barge Building Facility at Former Tallulah Shipyard (USA)]()
Today, Gov. Bobby Jindal was joined by St. John Enterprises Inc. CEO Ron Lewis to announce that the company plans to create more than 450 jobs in the next five years at the Madison Parish Port. St. John plans to invest $32 million in cranes, machinery and other upgrades at a 100,000-square-foot facility on 56 [...]
![China: Jiangsu Nikekafu Mining Co to Open New Stainless Steel Production Facility for Shipbuilding]()
An agreement has been signed for the construction of a new project for the production of stainless steel for shipbuilding, expected to … Source: steelorbis, August 25, 2011;
![Hamworthy to Open New Service Centre in Brazil]()
Hamworthy is to open a new dedicated service centre in Brazil. The new service centre represents a direct investment in a market that has offered sustained growth for the company’s oil and gas handling systems and pump systems businesses in recent years. With offices in Rio and planned workshops and warehousing operations in Macae it [...]
![Canada: After Five Years of Waiting CFB Esquimalt Opens Its Drydock Facilities]()
After a five-year hiatus, naval ships are able to return to CFB Esquimalt’s drydock for repairs and paint jobs. HMCS Algonquin recently … By Erin McCracken (bclocalnews) Source: bclocalnews, August 8, 2011;
![USA: NNS and The Mariners’ Museum Open Exhibition Named Always Good Ships]()
Huntington Ingalls Industries announced today that its Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division has partnered with The Mariners’ Museum to share the shipyard’s history through a collection of 51 photographs. The exhibit, named “Always Good Ships,” will be open to the public Aug. 6 through Oct. 31. “We are excited to partner with The Mariners’ Museum [...]
