Ship Design

During the Norwegian Shipowners’ Association Annual Conference today, His Majesty King Harald of Norway presented the 2014 Heyerdahl Award to Rolls-Royce

Tokyo-based classification society ClassNK announced today an agreement to acquire NAPA, the world’s leading maritime software house, in a deal hailed as a

Wärtsilä Ship Design has unveiled a new Aframax tanker design said to be highly efficient to match current and upcoming emissions

The American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has been selected by Island Ventures II LLC, a joint venture between Edison Chouest Offshore and Island Offshore, to

Norway-based Scana Propulsion signed a contract today to deliver the propulsion system for an Anchor Handling Tug Supply Vessel (AHTS) being built by Vard

Not only does she have a pair of ABB Azipods installed, but this Perini Navi-built yacht is even outfitted with a Dynamic Positioning system. Named Grace E,

On the occasion of the Queen Mary 2’s 10th anniversary of her delivery from STX Europe, CUNARD Line’s Chief Naval Architect Dr. Stephen Payne,

Following similar orders placed in November 2012 and August 2013, Norwegian OSV operator Siem Offshore has again reached out to Finnish engine manufacturer

Deltamarin signed a contract today with Malaysian oilfield services provider Bumi Armada to provide the basic design of a floating production, storage and

Swedish tanker owner Terntank has stepped forward and placed the first order ever for the new Wärtsilä 5RT-flex50DF dual fuel, low pressure, 2-stroke

China Navigation Company (CNCo) took delivery of the handysize bulk carrier MV Wuchang last month, the first in a series of sixteen new B.Delta37 designed,

There’s certainly no substitute to eating fresh, unfrozen fish immediately after catch, particularly if it’s tuna and you happen to have some

As the MOL Comfort disaster clearly showed, there is a point at which the load on a ship’s structure exceeds the breaking strength. One might say the

Maaskant Shipyards Stellendam, part of Damen Shipyards Group, has been contracted today by Dutch shipowner, Rederij Groen (NL) to build a pair of 35-meter

Crown Prince Haakon of Norway visited the world-class arctic technology facilities at Aker Arctic in Helsinki, Finland this afternoon as part of a two-day trip

AET, the Kuala Lumpur-based tanker operator has announced that two of their 320,000 dwt Very Large Crude Carriers (VLCCs), which are currently under

Sept. 2 (Bloomberg) –Wärtsilä a Finnish maker of ship engines, rose the most in eight weeks in Helsinki trading after winning a repeat-order for the

Currently taking shape at Foss Maritime’s shipyard in Seattle are the Port of Long Beach’s new Robert Allan-designed fireboats. Once delivered in

Japanese classification society ClassNK released the following statement today regarding the forensic investigation into what may have caused the initial

The American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has announced the release of the ABS Guidance Notes on Accidental Load Analysis and Design for Offshore Structures. ABS