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Thursday, March 22, 2012
Made in China: COSCO Shipyard to Construct Four PSV’s for American Shipowner
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Made in China: COSCO Shipyard to Construct Four PSV’s for American Shipowner

Singapore-listed COSCO Corporation says that four shipbuilding contracts signed by its COSCO Shipyard Co. located in Guangdong, China with a so far undisclosed

March 22, 2012
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Monday, March 19, 2012
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STX OSV Adds to their Backlog, DOF ASA Sends Newbuild Order for Subsea Construction Vessel

In their second contract announcement so far today, Norway-based STX OSV adds to their offshore vessel newbuild orderbook with a NOK 650 million contract for

March 19, 2012
Total Views: 91

Drydock and Tug Sink at Vigor’s Everett, WA Shipyard [INCIDENT PHOTO]
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Drydock and Tug Sink at Vigor’s Everett, WA Shipyard [INCIDENT PHOTO]

A drydock housing the 140-foot Crowley tug Invader sank over the weekend at the Vigor Marine Shipyard in Everett, Wash., bringing the tug and an estimated

March 19, 2012
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Island Offshore Sends Contract to STX OSV for Newbuild Subsea Support Vessel

SINGAPORE (Dow Jones)–STX OSV Holdings Ltd. (MS7.SG) Monday said it had got a new contract for the construction of an advanced subsea support vessel for

March 19, 2012
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Sunday, March 18, 2012
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St. Paddy’s Day was Good for Austal Shipbuilding, Two More Littoral Combat Ships Confirmed

Austal Shipbuilding had plenty of reason to drink green beer this weekend following the US Navy’s confirmation of two more orders for Austal USA-built

March 18, 2012
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Friday, March 16, 2012
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Brazilian Shipbuilding “Renaissance” Stalls, Samsung Heavy Sells Stake in Struggling Shipyard

RIO DE JANEIRO (Dow Jones)–South Korea’s Samsung Heavy Industries Co. (010140.SE), the world’s second-largest shipbuilder by sales, sold its

March 16, 2012
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Thursday, March 15, 2012
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Get Them While They’re Hot…Rolls Royce Receives £45 Million Order for PSVs

Rolls-Royce Marine received an order today from Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co, Ltd. to design and equip four deepwater platform supply vessels

March 15, 2012
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Wednesday, March 14, 2012
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Petrobras Orders 4 Damen Platform Supply Vessels from Wilson Sons

Wilson Sons Limited, a long time partner with Damen Shipyards, announced today that its joint venture partner Ultratug Offshore signed a contract with

March 14, 2012
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Viking Lady Going Full Hybrid as FellowSHIP Fuel Cell Project Enters Phase III
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Viking Lady Going Full Hybrid as FellowSHIP Fuel Cell Project Enters Phase III

Building on the success of the world’s first high temperature fuel cell power pack installation on board the OSV Viking Lady, the FellowSHIP project

March 14, 2012
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Technip and Aker Awarded Entry to Statoil’s Design Competition for World’s Largest Spar Platform
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Technip and Aker Awarded Entry to Statoil’s Design Competition for World’s Largest Spar Platform

Technip and Aker Solutions have recently announced they both have been awarded front-end engineering design (FEED) contracts by Statoil ASA for the development

March 14, 2012
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Ecuadorian Shipyard to Build Damen Fast Crew Supplier for Oilfield Executives

For the first time, a Damen Fast Crew Supplier 1605 will be built in Ecuador by Astilleros Navales Ecuatorianos (ASTINAVE) Shipyard. Damen is supplying the

March 14, 2012
Total Views: 107

Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Introducing the Constructor-Class from GustoMSC
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Introducing the Constructor-Class from GustoMSC

Oil and gas will remain the backbone of the world’s energy supplies for a long time to come, and the offshore sector continues to expand in every

March 13, 2012
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Monday, March 12, 2012
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Helix Signs Contract for New Well Intervention Semi from Jurong Shipyard

SINGAPORE (Dow Jones)–Sembcorp Marine Ltd. (S51.SG) on Tuesday said it has secured a US$385.5 million order to build a semisubmersible well intervention

March 12, 2012
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China’s Shipbuilding Industry Shoots for the Stars…$189 Billion in Sales by 2015

SHANGHAI (Dow Jones)–China aims to increase annual sales by domestic shipbuilders to CNY1.2 trillion (US$189.7 billion) by 2015 as it works toward its

March 12, 2012
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Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Launches Solar Hybrid Car Carrier

  Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) announced the launching of the hybrid car carrier Emerald Ace at the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd, Kobe shipyard.

March 12, 2012
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Brazil’s Kingfish Places $732 Million Newbuild Order for 11 Tankers

RIO DE JANEIRO (Dow Jones)–Brazilian oil field services company OSX Brasil S/A (OSXB3.BR), part of Brazilian businessman Eike Batista’s industrial

March 12, 2012
Total Views: 121

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An Inside Look at ABB’s Azipods [VIDEO]

ABB released this video today that gives a new look at their Azipod ship propulsion systems that they are successfully integrating on board a number of

March 12, 2012
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Sunday, March 11, 2012
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Hyundai Mipo and STX Receive New Shipbuilding Orders

Hyundai Mipo has reportedly won a $198 million newbuild order from an undisclosed European client for 4 platform supply vessels.  The report from the Thai

March 11, 2012
Total Views: 59

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Sete Brasil Shareholders Approve $3.9 Billion Investment Capital Increase

RIO DE JANEIRO -(Dow Jones)- Shareholders of Brazilian drilling-rig holding company Sete Brasil approved a capital increase as the company prepares to line up

March 11, 2012
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Thursday, March 8, 2012
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100 Million Tons of Ships, Hyundai Heavy Surpasses All Others

The Korea Times and Yonhap news reports today that South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has cumulatively built over 100 million tons of ships

March 8, 2012
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