Engineering News

Caterpillar (NYSE:CAT) Announces the Development of Their First High Performance Dual Fuel Marine Engine. Caterpillar Marine Power Systems is pleased to

In November 2011 Iskes Towage & Salvage took its first Damen tug into operation: the ASD 2810 ‘Argus’. Pleased with its capabilities, Iskes

SEOUL -(Dow Jones)- Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. (042660.SE) said Tuesday that it has signed an initial pact with companies that own the

DSME said today it has started construction on its No.5 Royal Dock that, once completed, will be the largest floating dock in the world.  Construction on the

SINGAPORE (Dow Jones)–STX OSV Holdings Ltd. (MS7.SG) on Sunday said it has won a contract worth US$536 million from a unit of a unit of Brazilian energy

Development of in-house ‘green ship’ designs by class societies risks creating conflict of interest with their core safety role. (Houston,

COVINGTON, La.,- Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. (NYSE: HOS) announced today that its Board of Directors has approved a new vessel construction program for

Damen Shipyards will unveil its new Platform Supply Vessel (PSV) at EUROPORT 2011 and will launch a complete PSV range in the next few months. The PSV 3300 E3

SEOUL (Dow Jones)–Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. (042660.SE) said Monday it is considering acquiring German wind-turbine maker Bard

SINGAPORE (Dow Jones)–Sembcorp Marine Ltd. (S51.SG) said Thursday that its third-quarter net profit fell 25% from a year earlier due to weaker margins

LNG, as a promising fuel alternative, has not been used for container vessels.  Daewoo Shipbuilding (DSME) and Germanischer Lloyd (GL) have proved the

Some of you may remember a cartoon which appeared during World War I, a drawing showing an inquisitive stranger talking with the gateman at a railway crossing.

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries said today it has agreed to build two new-generation liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers to be jointly owned by Osaka Gas Co.,

ZURICH -(Dow Jones)- Power and technology group ABB Ltd. (ABBN.VX) is preparing for uncertain economic times ahead, its Chief Executive Joe Hogan said.

SEOUL (Dow Jones)–Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. (009540.SE) on Thursday reported a 30% fall in third-quarter net profit due mainly to a decline in

One of the world’s most prolific shipbuilders, Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME), located in Okpo, Korea, hit their sales target for this

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SEOUL (Dow Jones)–South Korean shipping-to-shipbuilding conglomerate STX Group said Sunday it won’t seek large-scale merger and acquisition bids

SINGAPORE (Dow Jones)–Keppel Corp. (BN4.SG) said Thursday its third-quarter net profit rose 33.3% from a year earlier, beating analysts’

By Daniel Michaels, Wall Street Journal ALESUND, Norway—While many American and European manufacturers transplanted production to low-wage countries in