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Tuesday, October 29, 2013
Ship Photos of The Day – First Zumwalt Class Stealth Destroyer Launched in Maine
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Ship Photos of The Day – First Zumwalt Class Stealth Destroyer Launched in Maine

General Dynamics Bath Iron Works on Monday successfully launched the Navy's first Zumwalt-class destroyer at their Bath, Maine

October 29, 2013
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Friday, October 25, 2013
d’Amico To Build Four Chemical Tankers
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d’Amico To Build Four Chemical Tankers

Luxembourg – October 24th, 2013 – d’Amico International Shipping S.A. (Borsa Italiana: DIS), an international marine transportation company,

October 25, 2013
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Wednesday, October 23, 2013
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News

Rederij Groen Orders More Seismic Research Support Vessels

Maaskant Shipyards Stellendam, part of Damen Shipyards Group, has been contracted today by Dutch shipowner, Rederij Groen (NL) to build a pair of 35-meter

October 23, 2013
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Tuesday, October 22, 2013
p-55 platform petrobras campos basin
Engineering News

Japanese Shipbuilders Acquire Footprint in Brazil, Led by MHI

Five Japanese shipbuilders – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI), Imabari Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., Namura Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., Oshima Shipbuilding

October 22, 2013
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Monday, October 21, 2013
Shell Prelude FLNG: Samsung Joins Biggest Vessel Hull Ever Created [VIDEO]
Engineering News

Shell Prelude FLNG: Samsung Joins Biggest Vessel Hull Ever Created [VIDEO]

Samsung Heavy Industries in South Korea is building the world’s largest vessel, Shell’s Prelude FLNG facility, a 488 meter, 600,000 dwt vessel that

October 21, 2013
Total Views: 136

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Nakilat Damen Shipyards Signs Newbuild Orders

Nakilat Damen Shipyards Qatar (NDSQ) has secured newbuild and operations contracts today for seven new vessels consisting of two 60-ton bollard pull (BP)

October 21, 2013
Total Views: 103

Friday, October 18, 2013
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News

COSCO Shipyard Group Wins Over $400 Million in New Contracts

COSCO Corporation’s shipbuilding subsidiaries, COSCO (Nantong) Shipyard and COSCO (Dalian) have won shipbuilding orders today worth over USD $400

October 18, 2013
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Thursday, October 17, 2013
b.delta37 deltamarin bulk carrier china navigation
Engineering News

China Navigation Orders Four More Deltamarin Bulk Carriers

China Navigation Company (CNCo), the deep-sea ship-owning and operating arm of Singapore-based Swire Group has confirmed today a newbuild order for four

October 17, 2013
Total Views: 170

oceana ulstein PX105 psv
Engineering News

Oceana to Build Ulstein PSVs at New Brazilian Shipyard

Oceana Offshore, a Brazilian offshore logistics firm has chosen the PX105 design from Ulstein for two platform supply vessels which they plan to build at their

October 17, 2013
Total Views: 89

Friday, October 11, 2013
Ship Photos of The Day – Gerald R. Ford Aircraft Carrier Dry Dock Flooded
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Ship Photos of The Day – Gerald R. Ford Aircraft Carrier Dry Dock Flooded

Huntington Ingalls' Newport News Shipbuilding began flooding the dry dock today where the aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) has been under construction

October 11, 2013
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Shutdown Postpones USS Zumwalt Christening
Navy

Shutdown Postpones USS Zumwalt Christening

The ongoing U.S. government shutdown has forced the U.S. Navy to cancel the christening of the future USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000) originally scheduled for Oct.

October 11, 2013
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Thursday, October 10, 2013
STX Pan Ocean Vanguard
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STX Pan Ocean Cuts Ship Orders to Save Cash

Oct. 10 (Bloomberg) — STX Pan Ocean Co., South Korea’s largest commodities shipping line, canceled some ship orders as it seeks to revive

October 10, 2013
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Keppel AMFELS shipyard shipbuilding
News

Mexican Jack-Up Order Placed With Keppel AmFELS

Keppel AmFELS, the US-based subsidiary of Keppel Offshore & Marine located in Brownsville, Texas announced the winning of a contract from Central Panuco

October 10, 2013
Total Views: 111

Monday, October 7, 2013
Borgøy lng powered tug Buksér og Berging sanmar
Engineering News

Sanmar Shipyard Completes M/T Borgøy, World’s First LNG-Powered Tugboat [HD PHOTOS]

I was on the outskirts of Istanbul this past weekend at the epicenter of Turkey’s bustling shipbuilding industry where the naming ceremony of the

October 7, 2013
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Oman Shipping Signs $356 Million Loan to Acquire Very Large Ore Carriers

Oman Shipping Company has signed a 137 million rials ($355.8 million) loan with two local banks to fund the acquisition of four Very Large Ore Carriers

October 7, 2013
Total Views: 55

manifesto lpg carrier petredec
News

Japanese Yards Win LPG Carrier Newbuild Orders from Petredec

Petredec, the Singapore-based LPG shipping firm has announced plans to expand their fleet of over 50 gas carriers with a newbuild order recently signed with

October 7, 2013
Total Views: 179

Friday, October 4, 2013
Oceaneering International Taps BAE Systems for New Jones Act Subsea Support Vessel
Shipbuilding

Oceaneering International Taps BAE Systems for New Jones Act Subsea Support Vessel

Houston-based oilfield provider Oceaneering International (NYSE:OII) has commissioned the construction of a Jones Act-qualified subsea support vessel at BAE

October 4, 2013
Total Views: 152

kfels b class jack-up rig keppel
Offshore

Keppel Corp Plans to Build First Yard in Mexico With PEMEX

Singapore's Keppel Corporation Ltd, the world's biggest offshore jackup drilling rig builder, said it plans to build its first yard in Mexico jointly with its

October 4, 2013
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Thursday, October 3, 2013
gerald r ford propeller
Engineering News

SPOTD: 30-Ton Propellers Installed on the Gerald R. Ford

Workers at Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) tension the bolts that will keep the 30-ton bronze propeller affixed to one of the 4 shafts protruding from

October 3, 2013
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News

DSME Delivers AET’s Latest Efficiency-Enhanced Supertanker

AET, the Kuala Lumpur-based tanker operator has announced that two of their 320,000 dwt Very Large Crude Carriers (VLCCs), which are currently under

October 3, 2013
Total Views: 356