Vessels & Shipyards

MAN Diesel and Turbo will supply the main engines to a new icebreaking supply-and-research vessel for the Australian Antarctic Division (AAD).

GE’s combined gas, electric and steam turbines (COGES) will feature in a Korean project to develop a liquid propane gas (LPG) fuelled ferry design that the company claims will cut operational costs…

A three-year restructuring plan which will cost nearly 100 jobs has been approved to get leading German ro-ro ship builder Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG) out of mounting financial difficulties, reports Tom Todd.

A visionary approach to the needs of Canadian trade is encapsulated in a highly specialised tanker for year-round asphalt shipments. David Tinsley reports.

Dive Support Vessels (DSV’s) are “notorious” for delays, says Marc Bloem, Product manager at Royal IHC: “There’s always a challenge around the delivery time.”

Meyer Group subsidiary Neptun Werft is to get a new production hall to build four 140m self-floating engine room units (FERUs) a year for installation in cruise ship newbuildings at Meyer’s German…

A collapse in offshore vessel building is encouraging Norwegian shipyards to seek new markets. But the anticipated strong growth in expedition cruising will come from a small base and is no panacea.

Two vessels to be built for Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines by Meyer Turku will feature LNG propulsion and fuel cells for power generation.