But a lot of ships are coming from Chinese yards at the moment:
https://en.portnews.ru/news/301430/
This one will come to a port near you soon.
ABB deliver their technology to Chin’s first hybrid SAR vessel:
Looks like small US shipyards are fairly busy building tugs and other smaller vessels for the domestic market:
Larger US yards are mostly struggling, but some are even upgrading to meet the requirement of the Navy for new vessels:
Nexan’s new Cable layer Aurora is progressing at Ulstein Verft:
https://www.offshore-mag.com/rigs-vessels/article/14183217/capstan-installed-on-nexans-cablelay-vessel#:~:text=ULSTEINVIK%2C%20Norway%20–%20Ulstein%20Verft%20has,are%20about%20to%20be%20installed.&text=The%20vessel%20is%20due%20to,and%20operational%20by%20mid-2021.
Shipyards needs to change focus for a sustainable future:
Or so say this article by a Director from Yaskawa Environmental Energy:
If you, like me, is/was wondering about what is Yaskawa??
Obviosly a Japanese company, based on the name, but the fellow that is quoted is obviously Norwegian (also by the name)
Well wonder no more, it is all revealed here:
And here:
Sovcomflot take delivery of another dual fuel LNG Carrier from STX:
And on the other side of the Pacific, Ingalls is about to deliver another NSC to USCG:
https://www.asdnews.com/news/defense/2020/09/14/ingalls-shipbuilding-successfully-completes-builders-trials-stone-wmsl-758#:~:text=Ingalls%20Shipbuilding%20Successfully%20Completes%20Builder’s%20Trials%20for%20Stone%20(WMSL%20758,%2C%20Stone%20(WMSL%20758).
Building icebreakers are politics, not economics, in Canada too:
Looks like some US shipyards are doing well:
Building “world class tugs” to foreign design and with foreign equipment for their parent company MAY have something to do with it. (??)
Wonder if they are still using Eastern European welders as they have in the past?
Two new cross channel ferries for P&O Ferries will be built at Guanzhou Shipyard. Guandong, China. They will be equipped with Hybrid power, Azipods and numerous other systems and innovative equipment from ABB:
ABB is a Swiss/Swedish company, but with production and development facilities for their maritime equipment also in Norway, Finland,Germany and China. They have sales and service representation worldwide.
Turkey appears to be doing good, both on ship breaking and ship building:
https://www.maritime-executive.com/corporate/sefine-shipyard-aims-to-grow-capacity-by-50-percent#:~:text=Stating%20that%20they%20started%20the,by%2050%20percent%20in%20capacity”.
Keppel is aiming to get into Offshore Wind sector in place of the dormant Oil & Gas business at may never come back:
Cochin Shipyard in India is expanding to meet demand from local and overseas customers:
Norway’s largest Ambulance boat delivered:
Gunvor Ulstein steps down as CEO of Ulstein Group after 22 years in the position:
She took over from her father, Idar Ulstein and has been a driving force in the family owned conglomerate ever since.
Here brother, Tore Ulstein has stepped down as CEO of Island Offshore, which is another company in the family portfolio.
She will still be active in the family businesses, as well as in the local business fraternity though.
New ATB for the Great Lake trade delivered:
Cochin Shipyard and Italy’s Fincantieri, signed a Memorandum of Understanding for co-operation in the areas of design, ship building, ship repair, marine equipment manufacturing, besides training & skill development:
http://www.maritimegateway.com/cochin-shipyard-italys-fincantieri-sign-mou/
Since VARD is owned by Fincantiwri maybe we will see VARD designed vessels being built at Cochin Shipyard, or hulls being built there for outfitting at VARD’s yards in Norway.
Another boat from Aas to Sølvtrans
Aas Mek. Versksted in Vestnes has delivered its third boat in a year and a half to Sølvtrans in Ålesund:
The crew is well taken care of with spacious and well equipped accommodations for ten people, who have facilities such as a coffee bar, TV lounge and gym.
But also equipped with the latest electronic equipment to ensure a safe and easy working environment.
All operations on board are remotely controlled from the bridge.
