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Monday, June 27, 2011
Maersk Line: Make it twenty Triple-E’s
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Maersk Line: Make it twenty Triple-E’s

Today, Maersk Line announced that it has exercised its option with South Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding (DSME) for ten additional “Triple-E”

June 27, 2011
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Friday, June 24, 2011
UPDATE: Dryships excersises option for seventh ultra-deepwater drillship
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UPDATE: Dryships excersises option for seventh ultra-deepwater drillship

Ocean Rig’s ultra deepwater drillship OCEAN RIG OLYMPIA DryShips Inc. has announced that its subsidiary, Ocean Rig UDW Inc., has exercised its third

June 24, 2011
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U.S. Shipbuilders Council strike strategic partnerships with major defense shipyards
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U.S. Shipbuilders Council strike strategic partnerships with major defense shipyards

The USNS Lewis and Clark was launched in 2005 at General Dynamics NASSCO shipyard in San Diego. Photo courtesy General Dynamics NASSCO The Shipbuilders Council

June 24, 2011
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Thursday, June 23, 2011
The “aggresive corrosion” of the USS INDEPENDENCE – Who’s to blame?
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The “aggresive corrosion” of the USS INDEPENDENCE – Who’s to blame?

U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Zachary Harrell/Released You may have seen recently that Austal, a designer and manufacturer of high performance aluminium vessels

June 23, 2011
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South Korean Shipyards Running Aground
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South Korean Shipyards Running Aground

Samsung Shipyard in Geoje, South Korea courtesy Flickr user gCaptain Recession’s Lagging Effect on Orders Forces South Korean Shipbuilders to Cut

June 23, 2011
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Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Farstad announces two AHTS newbuilds
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Farstad announces two AHTS newbuilds

SINGAPORE (Dow Jones)–STX OSV Holdings Ltd. (MS7.SG), a Singapore-listed shipbuilder, Wednesday announced it has secured new contracts for the

June 22, 2011
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Drillships, LNG help Hyundai Heavy bounce back in 2011
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Drillships, LNG help Hyundai Heavy bounce back in 2011

SEOUL (Dow Jones)–Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. (009540.SE), the world’s largest shipbuilder by orders, expects its new ship orders to exceed $7.47

June 22, 2011
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Monday, June 20, 2011
STX To Build $1B Shipyard For Russia’s State-Run Shipbuilder, United Shipbuilding
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STX To Build $1B Shipyard For Russia’s State-Run Shipbuilder, United Shipbuilding

SEOUL (Dow Jones)–STX Group said Monday it had signed an initial agreement with United Shipbuilding Corp. to build a $1 billion shipyard in St.

June 20, 2011
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Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Rolls-Royce wins offshore supply vessel order in Brazil
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Rolls-Royce wins offshore supply vessel order in Brazil

The UT 700 series platform supply vessel courtesy Rolls-Royce On the heels of yesterdays annoucement from Incat Crowther that it has won a contract to design a

June 15, 2011
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Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Incat Crowther’s new 45m monohull crewboat
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Incat Crowther’s new 45m monohull crewboat

Incat Crowther has recently announced a contract to design a 45m Monohull Crew Boat for BSCO Navigation, a subsidiary of Brasil Supply.  The new design,

June 14, 2011
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Friday, June 10, 2011
STX OSV Wins $139M PSV Order Fueling Hopes of Supply Vessel Pick Up
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STX OSV Wins $139M PSV Order Fueling Hopes of Supply Vessel Pick Up

STX OSV Holdings Limited, a global designer and shipbuilder of offshore and specialized vessels, has announced it has secured new contracts for the

June 10, 2011
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Monday, June 6, 2011
UK’s SeaEnergy Sells Renewables Unit to Focus on Marine
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UK’s SeaEnergy Sells Renewables Unit to Focus on Marine

LONDON (Dow Jones)–U.K. offshore wind development company SeaEnergy PLC (SEA.LN) said Monday it has conditionally agreed to sell its loss-making

June 6, 2011
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NOAA, partners to search for ships lost in World War II off North Carolina
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NOAA, partners to search for ships lost in World War II off North Carolina

Photo of the tanker Ormidale, later renamed Bluefields, which was torpedoed and sunk in 1942 by German submarine U-576. (Credit: Historical Collections of the

June 6, 2011
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Wärtsilä and Versa to jointly develop fuel cell technology
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Wärtsilä and Versa to jointly develop fuel cell technology

Pictured: In the summer of 2010, a WFC20 fuel cell unit was installed onboard the Undine, a car carrier owned by Sweden’s Wallenius Lines Solid oxide

June 6, 2011
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Sunday, June 5, 2011
Italy’s Fincantieri Drops Layoff Plans
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Italy’s Fincantieri Drops Layoff Plans

ROME -(Dow Jones)- Italian state-owned shipmaker Fincantieri SpA has agreed to scrap its planned slashing of 2,551 jobs at the government’s request, the

June 5, 2011
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Thursday, June 2, 2011
JMS aquires Roger Long Marine Architecture
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JMS aquires Roger Long Marine Architecture

JMS Naval Architects & Salvage has announced that they have acquired Roger Long Marine Architecture Inc. (RLMA).  Under the deal, JMS will receive

June 2, 2011
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Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Chalk it up: Hyundai Heavy clinches $1.2 billion drillship order
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Chalk it up: Hyundai Heavy clinches $1.2 billion drillship order

Hyundai Heavy Industries said today it clinched a USD 1.12 billion order to build two drillships for drilling contractor Rowan Companies Inc. on May 31. The

June 1, 2011
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Samsung: Shell’s FLNG facility will cost $3 billion
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Samsung: Shell’s FLNG facility will cost $3 billion

LONDON -(Dow Jones)- A regulatory filing by South Korea’s Samsung Heavy Industries Co. Ltd. (010140.SE) has revealed that Shell’s recently

June 1, 2011
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Tuesday, May 31, 2011
General Dynamics NASSCO to build Navy’s new Mobile Landing Platforms
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General Dynamics NASSCO to build Navy’s new Mobile Landing Platforms

Pictured: U.S. Navy’s Mobile Landing Platform Concept SAN DIEGO — General Dynamics NASSCO announced today that it has received from the U.S. Navy a

May 31, 2011
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Germanischer Lloyd unveils energy efficient Aframax BEST-Plus ship design
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Germanischer Lloyd unveils energy efficient Aframax BEST-Plus ship design

Oslo, Norway – The on-going trend to greener shipping impacts all ship designs. In recognition of the recently developed Energy Efficiency Design Index

May 31, 2011
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