Engineering News

OTTAWA (Dow Jones)–The Canadian government Wednesday awarded C$33 billion (US$32.3 billion) of shipbuilding contracts, the largest in the country’s

SEOUL (Dow Jones)–Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. (042660.SE) has exceeded its annual order target of $11 billion by 9%,

Life is good when you can tranport over 100,000 metric tons. Heavy lift operator Dockwise today announced that its new-build “Type-0” super vessel,

NEWPORT NEWS, Va.–Mike Petters keeps a well-thumbed volume of naval history handy on his desk. One of its lessons, he says, is that maintaining a fleet

My interview this morning with Caterpillar’s (NYSE:CAT) Director of Marine Product Support, Jaime Tetrault (via Skype). Jaime has worked in various

SEOUL (Dow Jones)–Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. (042660.SE) said Monday it is talking with the Indonesian government about the

Caterpillar (NYSE:CAT) said today that it has secured a contract to power 16 offshore supply vessels for use in the Brazilian offshore market. Caterpillar

Rolls-Royce says it has received its first order for vessels based on the group’s award-winning, highly efficient, “Environship” concept. 

Keppel Shipyard has secured three conversion contracts worth $142 million according to a company release.  The contracts include the conversion of a Liquefied

Fincantieri Marine Group says its Bay Shipbuilding division has started construction on two Polar Class PSV’s for Tidewater Marine.  The PSV’s are

Germany’s ThyssenKrupp In Talks To Sell Civil Shipbuilding Operation Blohm + Voss to U.K Private Equity Firm Citing Overcapacity, Low Orders FRANKFURT

Hyundai Heavy Industries said today that its Korean shipyard has clinched a $530 million order from Noble Corporation for the construction of a new deepwater

  Great Lakes Shipyard of Cleveland, OH has landed $23 million in construction contracts from an affiliate of SEACOR Holdings to build two new

Hyundai Heavy Industries says it has won a $400 million order to build two 155,000 cbm LNG carriers for Singapore-based BW Maritime. These membrane-type LNG

SEOUL (Dow Jones)–STX Offshore & Shipbuilding Co. (067250.SE) said Friday a European shipper has placed an order for a liquefied natural gas

Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd (Keppel O&M), through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Keppel Nantong Shipyard Co. Ltd (Keppel Nantong) in China has secured a

This week’s interesting ship is the new “Ramform W” class seismic vessel, two of which were ordered by Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS) earlier

Bourbon Front, the first of four ULSTEIN PX105 platform supply vessels built at China’s Zhejiang Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. has been delivered to Bourbon

Houston based GulfMark Offshore says it will be building at least three new PSV’s as part of a vessel construction program initiated today.  The program

LONDON (Dow Jones)–United Arab Emirates-based oil rig engineer Lamprell PLC (LAM.LN) expects earnings in the second-half of the year to improve on