Guadeloupe-based ferry operator L’Express des Iles has selected Austal to design and construct two 47 metre high speed catamaran ferries. The order consists of one vehicle-passenger ferry and one passenger ferry, and is the company’s third contract with Austal since 1997. The new vessels will be built at Austal’s Western Australian facility and are scheduled for delivery in mid-2011.

Northrop Grumman Corporation, Charlottesville, supplied the electronic navigation systems for the Greek cruise ship "Aegean Odyssey", which has recently completed a major refurbishment.

Fairstar Heavy Transport NV, Rotterdam, has entered into a contract with Guangzhou Shipyards International Co. Ltd. (GSI) to build two 50,000 DWT open stern, semi-submersible vessels. The ships are based on a design approved by Det Norske Veritas…