Month: February 2011

The launch of the second ro-pax ferry, ‘Spirit of France’, which STX Rauma is building for P&O Ferries, took place on 17 February 2011. She is a sister ship to ‘Spirit of…

STX Finland Oy and Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources of the Republic of Namibia recently signed a contract for the construction of a fisheries research vessel at a cost of approximately…

In late 2010 Wärtsilä initiated a major project to further develop its low-speed engine portfolio to include gas engines, alongside its medium-speed dual fuel engines, as part of the companys strategy.

Rolls-Royce has won a £20 million order from Chinese conglomerate Sinopec to design and equip a specialist seismic research vessel.

Singapore-based ST Engineering announced that its US shipyard, VT Halter Marine, has been awarded a shipbuilding contract worth about $144 million from Honolulu-based Pasha Hawaii (Pasha).

Alewijnse Marine Systems in the Netherlands is to design and install a new electric propulsion drive using a DC bus system for the main electric installation in three vessels to be built…