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Tuesday, November 25, 2014
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News

Helix ESG’s Seawell to Get Major Upgrade at Damen’s Vlissingen Yard

Helix ESG’s light well intervention/dive support vessel MSV Seawell will be back up on blocks next month at Damen Shiprepair Vlissingen for a major

November 25, 2014
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Friday, November 21, 2014
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News

Fincantieri Signs On to Explore Cruise Shipbuilding in China

Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri has signed on to work with Carnival Cruise Lines and China State Shipbuilding Corporation in exploring the possibility of joint

November 21, 2014
Total Views: 71

Tuesday, November 18, 2014
ocean rig drillship
Engineering News

Samsung Heavy and Samsung Engineering Scrap Merger Deal

Samsung Heavy Industries said on Wednesday it has decided to scrap a merger with Samsung Engineering because of the high costs of buying shares from

November 18, 2014
Total Views: 50

Chemical Tanker First to Use New Duplex Stainless Steel Cargo Tanks
Ship Design

Chemical Tanker First to Use New Duplex Stainless Steel Cargo Tanks

The new chemical tanker built in Japan is the first to use a new type of steel cargo tanks said to be cheaper and stronger that existing

November 18, 2014
Total Views: 473

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Engines

Drydocks World to Build Nine LNG-Powered Escort Tugs

Dubai shipbuilder Drydocks World has contracted Wärtsilä to design and supply the propulsion and other equipment for the first LNG-powered harbor tugs to

November 18, 2014
Total Views: 155

Thursday, November 6, 2014
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News

Hoegh LNG Orders Fifth FSRU Newbuild from Daewoo

Following the successful installation of the FSRU Independence off Lithuania and the signing of two new long-term contracts offshore Colombia and Egypt on

November 6, 2014
Total Views: 133

Tuesday, November 4, 2014
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Engineering News

CNO Expresses Concern Over U.S. Navy’s Shipbuilding Industrial Base

“There’s some likelihood we’ll lose a builder,” commented Admiral Jonathan Greenert, the U.S. Navy’s Chief of Naval Operations

November 4, 2014
Total Views: 60

Monday, November 3, 2014
DSME
News

More LNG Carriers Ordered from DSME

South Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) announced today in an exchange filing it has won a newbuild order for two LNG carriers

November 3, 2014
Total Views: 42

Guangzhou Shipyard International
News

GSI Surges 72% After Acquisition of Chinese Naval Shipyard

Guangzhou Shipyard International Co., a unit of China’s biggest shipyard, surged 72 percent on its first day of trading in seven months after announcing

November 3, 2014
Total Views: 184

Thursday, October 30, 2014
hyundai heavy industries
Finance

Hyundai Heavy Loses $1.8 Billion in 3rd Quarter, Braces for Worst Annual Loss

South Korea's Hyundai Heavy Industries Co Ltd, the world's biggest shipbuilder, slid to a record quarterly loss of $1.8 billion and warned it's heading for its

October 30, 2014
Total Views: 42

Tuesday, October 28, 2014
msc magnifica damen shiprepair rotterdam
Engineering News

MSC Magnifica to Receive New Rudders at Damen Shiprepair Rotterdam

Since arriving at Damen’s shiprepair yard in Rotterdam on 20 October, work has been in progress around the clock on the 2010-built, 293 meter-long cruise

October 28, 2014
Total Views: 120

Friday, October 24, 2014
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News

De Beers Commissions Offshore Diamond Exploration Ship

More than $7 billion has been invested into the search for diamonds since 2000 according to De Beers Group. Much of that has been focused in places such as

October 24, 2014
Total Views: 200

Wednesday, October 22, 2014
Samsung Heavy Develops Self-Guided, Hull-Cleaning Robot
News

Samsung Heavy Develops Self-Guided, Hull-Cleaning Robot

South Korea’s Samsung Heavy Industries has announced the development of a underwater robot for cleaning the hulls of ships. Think of it as a Roomba for

October 22, 2014
Total Views: 364

Tuesday, October 21, 2014
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News

SPOTD: Centennial J Gets Set for Turret Installation at Jurong

The VLCC Centennial J was selected by Tullow Oil for the Tweneboa-Enyenra-Ntomme (TEN) Project offshore Ghana where she is currently being converted into an

October 21, 2014
Total Views: 91

keppel fels shipyard almeida
News

Profit Falls at Singaporean Rig Builder

"We believe that with the depleting (oil) reserves and aging (rig) fleet, the industry fundamentals are still strong," said Chief Executive Loh Chin Hua in a

October 21, 2014
Total Views: 35

Thursday, October 16, 2014
Freshly Minted Meyer Turku Shipyard Floats First Ship
Engineering News

Freshly Minted Meyer Turku Shipyard Floats First Ship

Finland's new Meyer Turku Oy shipyard has celebrated its first newbuild float out since the Turku shipyard changed ownership just last

October 16, 2014
Total Views: 72

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News

Hyundai Mipo Wins LPG Carrier Newbuild Order

Hyundai Mipo Dockyard announced today it has won an order for two LPG carriers from an undisclosed ship owner. The value of the newbuild contract is KRW 108.5

October 16, 2014
Total Views: 27

Sunday, October 12, 2014
Espadon Jurong Drillship Design
News

Bears Crowd to Sembcorp After Stock’s 18% Drop

Sembcorp Marine Ltd. lost about $1.3 billion in market value this year, making it the second-biggest decliner on Singapore’s Straits Times Index. There’s

October 12, 2014
Total Views: 35

navion norvegia
News

Teekay’s Navion Norvegia to be Converted for Libra FPSO Project

By late 2016, Teekay Offshore’s shuttle tanker Navion Norvegia will he installed offshore Brazil after an extensive yard period at Jurong Shipyard in

October 12, 2014
Total Views: 135

Tuesday, October 7, 2014
SHI Wins $440 Million Order for Three Arctic Shuttle Tankers
Shipbuilding

SHI Wins $440 Million Order for Three Arctic Shuttle Tankers

South Korea's Samsung Heavy Industries says it has won an order from an unidentified European shipowner to construct three arctic shuttle

October 7, 2014
Total Views: 96