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Babcock’s LGE business wins LPG and ammonia contracts in China
Babcock’s LGE business, the world leader in marine liquefied gas solutions, has won contracts to provide its LPG and ammonia cargo handling and fuel gas supply systems. The contracts are for two mid-size LPG carriers for a Chinese shipyard customer …
Feb 6, 2024 / Curious
Babcock partners with Hyundai Heavy Industries and Hyundai Mipo Dockyard to develop liquefied CO2 carriers
Babcock’s LGE business, the world leader in liquefied gas solutions, has partnered with Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) and Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD) to develop liquefied CO2 carrier designs to service growing demand for this kind of vessel. …
Sep 8, 2022 / Curious
Babcock Awarded 10-Year Contract for HMS Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers Dockings
Babcock, the international defence, aerospace and security company has been awarded a 10-year contract to provide dry-dock maintenance for the Royal Navy’s Queen Elizabeth class (QEC) aircraft carriers.The new £30m contract follows a previous …
May 16, 2022 / Naval
Keel laying for Royal Navy’s Type 31 frigate showcases Babcock workforce
Babcock has started construction of the first of five Royal Navy Type 31 frigates, HMS Venturer, at its Rosyth facility.After cutting the first steel on the programme in September 2021, the traditional keel laying event formally recognised the start …
Apr 27, 2022 / Naval
Navigator Gas awarded approval in principle for ammonia fuelled gas carrier by classification society DNV
Navigator Holdings Ltd. (Navigator) (NYSE: NVGS), a leading provider of seaborne transportation and distribution of liquified gases, has announced that its subsidiary Navigator Gas L.L.C. has been awarded an approval in principle (AIP) for an ammonia …
Oct 1, 2021 / Curious
Navigator Gas awarded DNV AiP for new ammonia fuelled gas carrier design
Navigator Gas has been awarded a new Approval in Principle (AiP) for an ammonia fuelled gas carrier design from classification society DNV. An industrywide consortium, including MAN Energy solutions, Babcock International, and the Norwegian Maritime …
Sep 17, 2021 / Vessels
Aker Solutions, Siemens Energy and Doosan Babcock Join Forces to Deliver CCUS Projects in the UK
Aker Solutions, Siemens Energy and Doosan Babcock have formed a consortium which will see the three companies draw upon more than 450 years of combined experience to develop technology and solutions for the growing UK carbon capture, utilization and …
Sep 9, 2021 / Curious
Høglund to supply automation and gas management systems for Tianjin Southwest Maritime newbuilds in partnership with Jiangnan Shipyard and Babcock
Høglund has signed two more contracts with Jiangnan Shipyard (Group) Co Ltd and Babcock LGE to supply Integrated Automation and Control Systems (IACS) and Gas Handling for two Tianjin Southwest Maritime-owned very large ethane carrier (VLEC) …
Mar 22, 2021 / Curious
Babcock invests in technically advanced shipbuilding facility
Babcock, the Aerospace and Defence company, has awarded a £31.5 million contract to Robertson Construction for the development of a new Assembly Hall at its Rosyth site. The construction project will support circa 100 positions locally in Scotland …
Dec 14, 2020 / Curious
Babcock Group Awards Propulsion Contract to MAN Energy Solutions
Propeller equipment bound for five Type 31 frigates for UK-based corporationMAN Energy Solutions has won the contract to supply propeller equipment for five general-purpose frigates to be constructed by Babcock International Group. Each 138.7-m twin …
Apr 23, 2020 / Naval