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Pascagoula, MS - Despite the significant impact of Hurricane Katrina, Rolls-Royce has delivered the first of four propellers for the USS George H. W. Bush (CVN 77), the nation's newest and most advanced nuclear-powered aircraft carrier.
One of the most successful design stories in the history of commercial shipbuilding reached a major milestone this week - with the placing of the 500th order for a Rolls-Royce UT vessel.
Rolls-Royce has opened a new factory in Shanghai, China, to serve the world's largest commercial shipbuilding market.
The US Navy's Office of Naval Research today unveiled its new advanced electric-ship demonstrator ship, SEA JET, for the first time.
An international armada of over 100 warships will weigh anchor in Portsmouth next week to be reviewed by Her Majesty the Queen - and nearly 70 of them will be powered and equipped by Rolls-Royce.
Rolls-Royce has won a £137 million long-term service and support contract for gas turbines which power 27 ships in service with the Royal Navy, and French, Belgian and Royal Netherlands navies.
SASEMAR, the Spanish marine safety agency, has ordered two advanced pollution prevention and control vessels designed and equipped by Rolls-Royce in a contract worth around £16 million.
Rolls-Royce, under contract to Northrop Grumman, the prime contractor for the DD(X) programme, has delivered its first MT30 marine gas turbine generator set to the US Navy.
The Rolls-Royce MT30 has achieved a major development milestone - receiving American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) certification, a US Navy requirement for operation.
Chantilly, VA - Rolls-Royce is providing powerful Kamewa 125 SII waterjets for the US Navy's X-Craft, an experimental ship launched tomorrow.
Craig Taylor
Business Partner – Corporate Communications
Gordon Welsh
Communications Director - Marine
