On Wednesday, 11 June, Edda Wind took delivery of Commissioning Service Operation Vessel (CSOV) “Austri Enabler” from Gondan Shipbuilders. Austri Enabler has secured a 12 months (plus options) contract following delivery and will commence operation outside UK in Q3 2025. Austri Enabler is the fourth and last vessel in a series of four sister vessels… Read More
𝐓𝐰𝐨 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐣𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐌𝐨𝐦𝐚 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐞, 𝐌𝐨𝐳𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞 🇲🇿 Last week, two newly built, high-capacity 𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜 𝐂𝐮𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐃𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐬 (CSDs) were successfully loaded onto a carrier vessel at our Kinderdijk yard in the Netherlands. These impressive vessels – each measuring 62 metres in length and weighing nearly 1,000 tons – are now en… Read More
The Royal Navy’s next-generation warship HMS Venturer has entered the water for the first time, marking a major milestone in the UK’s sovereign shipbuilding programme and signalling progress on a £1.25 billion contract to deliver five Type 31 frigates. The vessel was launched from Babcock’s Rosyth facility, where the company is undertaking simultaneous construction of… Read More
By Mackenzie Eaglen From official testimony before Congress just this month, service leaders acknowledged all ships—nuclear and conventional—take too long to build; cost far too much; and are delivered too late to sailors. As importantly, Navy leaders acknowledged everyone is to blame. Finally, “everyone” includes the United States Navy. Outlining the equivalent of a shipbuilding “doom loop,”… Read More
IMS® Dredges an Ellicott Dredge Enterprises, LLC brand is pleased to announce the sale of another IMS 7012 HP Versi-Dredge® to a U.S. environmental company making it their 3rd IMS Versi-Dredge. The IMS 7012 HP is known for its high production rate, 30 ft. (9.1m) maximum dredging depth, and one truck transportability when fully assembled. … Read More
