Engineering News

© Stéphane Saissi PARIS—French air-crash investigators said they found and retrieved the cockpit voice recorder from an Air France jetliner that

Hyundai Heavy Industries, the world’s biggest shipbuilder, today reported first quarter net profit of KRW 903 billion, an increase of 21.16 percent

ISTANBUL (Dow Jones)–Turkey will build a new canal connecting the Black Sea with the Marmara Sea to reduce traffic in the Bosporus, one of the

The first of two platform supply vessels (PSVs) of the PX106 type design was successfully launched from Alianca shipyard in Brazil mid-April. The vessel is the

Shares in STX Offshore & Shipbuilding (067250.SE) are up 7.1% at KRW31,900 on news that the South Korean shipbuilder is close to winning a KRW3-trillion

ABS just released news about two US-flagged liftboats that have been specified with their Wind IMR notation.  Per ABS code, a Wind Turbine IMR Unit is

Keppel FELS has announced Tuesday that its new multi-purpose self-elevating platform (MPSEP), SEAFOX 5, has secured its first job in offshore wind market in a

Hyundai Heavy Industries announced Monday it has won an order to build an ultra-deepwater drillship for Fred Olsen Energy. The contract also includes an option

Wärtsilä has been awarded the contract to supply a total propulsion package for Dockwise’s new “Type 0” semi-submersible heavy lift

The Shipbuilders Council of America (SCA) has awarded the 2010 “Award for Excellence in Safety” to the Gulf Coast’s Bollinger Shipyards.  

ntegrated Modular Customized (IMC) ferry designs by Deltamarin and Wärtsilä. The vessels combine cost saving modular construction with a tailored

Keppel Offshore & Marine announced Tuesday two new contracts from global customers totaling US $240 million.  The contracts, made through Keppel’s

SEOUL (Dow Jones)–Samsung Heavy Industries Co. (010140.SE) plans to continue its policy of fully hedging its exposure to foreign exchange risks arising

SINGAPORE (Dow Jones)–Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings Ltd. (BS6.SG) Monday said it entered into six shipbuilding contracts with a total value of

Pride International, Inc. said today that it has reached and agreement with Samsung Heavy Industries, Ltd. to extend Pride’s option for the construction

Maersk Drilling has signed a contract with Samsung Heavy Industries in South Korea for the construction of two ultra deepwater drillships, the company said in

SEOUL (Dow Jones)–Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. (042660.SE) said high raw material costs may weigh on its profitability this year due

Keppel FELS has won a contract to build a second KFELS B Class jack-up rig for Jasper Investments worth US $180 million.  This is the second such order Jasper

Signal International has been awarded a $47M contract by Kirby Ocean Transport Company of Houston, Texas, to build an articulated tug/barge (AT/B) unit with an

Zero lost time incidents and the record four month early delivery of the Alpha Star, a DSS 38 ultra deepwater semisubmersible rig, to Brazil’s Queiroz