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Wednesday, November 21, 2012
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News

Fred Olsen Energy Declines Option for Additional Semi from Hyundai Heavy

Norwegian oil and gas exploration and production service provider Fred. Olsen Energy ASA (FOE.SE) said Wednesday it has decided not to exercise the option for

November 21, 2012
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Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Marin Teknikk to Design New Subsea Vessel for Otto Candies
Shipbuilding

Marin Teknikk to Design New Subsea Vessel for Otto Candies

Louisiana-based Otto Candies said this week that it will be working with Norway’s Marin Teknikk on a new subsea support and construction vessel (SSCV) to

November 20, 2012
Total Views: 129

Monday, November 19, 2012
Brazil Subsidizes Uncertain Shipyard Success
Shipbuilding

Brazil Subsidizes Uncertain Shipyard Success

By Anna Miars, Unlike the samba beats that punctuate the late night air in Rio de Janeiro, it’s the clamor of construction equipment and hum of machinery

November 19, 2012
Total Views: 87

Rongsheng Heavy CEO: “There is a need to shift our focus to the offshore and marine business”
Offshore

Rongsheng Heavy CEO: “There is a need to shift our focus to the offshore and marine business”

(Bloomberg) — China Rongsheng Heavy Industries Group Holdings Ltd. said a new offshore-energy equipment unit may generate 50 percent of its orders over

November 19, 2012
Total Views: 47

Sunday, November 18, 2012
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News

Prosafe Adds Another $295 Million to Their Tab at Jurong

Prosafe finalized a US$295.2 million contract today with Jurong Shipyard to build the second unit of a new generation harsh-environment accommodation

November 18, 2012
Total Views: 54

Friday, November 16, 2012
Transpetro Gives EAS a Second Chance, Calls for the Construction of Four Tankers
Shipbuilding

Transpetro Gives EAS a Second Chance, Calls for the Construction of Four Tankers

RIO DE JANEIRO—-The transportation arm of Brazilian state-owned energy giant Petroleo Brasileiro SA (PBR, PETR4.BR), or Petrobras, said Friday that it

November 16, 2012
Total Views: 28

Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Shipyard Photo of The Day – NASSCO Floats First Mobile Landing Platform
Navy

Shipyard Photo of The Day – NASSCO Floats First Mobile Landing Platform

SAN DIEGO–General DynamicsNASSCO on Tuesday completed the complex float out operation for the U.S. Navy’s first Mobile Landing Platform (MLP) ship,

November 13, 2012
Total Views: 53

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Engineering News

MODEC’s FPSO Footprint in Brazil Gets Larger with New Order from Petrobras

MODEC, a Tokyo-based offshore engineering contractor announced today that Petrobras signed a Letter of Intent with them for the supply, charter, and operations

November 13, 2012
Total Views: 137

Monday, November 12, 2012
cma cgm marco polo
Engineering News

CMA CGM’s Marco Polo is Now the World’s Largest Containership

The Emma Maersk and her E-class of sister containerships have had their day in the sun, but there’s now an even bigger kid on the block named Marco Polo

November 12, 2012
Total Views: 1305

Thursday, November 8, 2012
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Defense

Missed Targets and Presidential Election Results Spell Bad News for Huntington Ingalls

(Bloomberg) — Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc. fell after the U.S. Navy’s sole builder of aircraft carriers reported third-quarter profit that

November 8, 2012
Total Views: 36

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News

Britoil Jumps into PSV Market with Pair of Ulstein X-Bows

Singapore-based shipowner Britoil Offshore Services Pte Ltd. entered into a contract today with the Ulstein Group for the design and equipment packages for two

November 8, 2012
Total Views: 195

Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Petrobras Former Refining Head Taps Investors for Brazilian Shipyard
Shipbuilding

Petrobras Former Refining Head Taps Investors for Brazilian Shipyard

(Bloomberg) — The former head of Petroleo Brasileiro SA’s refining division is negotiating with a group of investors to build a shipyard in

November 7, 2012
Total Views: 38

Monday, November 5, 2012
Press Releases

Vigor Lands Contract for Split Hull Dump Barge

Last week US Fab, a Vigor Industrial company, won the contract to build American Construction Co., Inc.’s newest vessel, a 242’ x 54’, 

November 5, 2012
Total Views: 53

Sembcorp Marine Reports Record Shipyard Backlog While Profit Figures Drop 48%
Engineering News

Sembcorp Marine Reports Record Shipyard Backlog While Profit Figures Drop 48%

SINGAPORE–Sembcorp Marine Ltd. (S51.SG) Monday reported a 48.1% fall in its third quarter net profit as revenue fell due to lower recognition of rig

November 5, 2012
Total Views: 28

Friday, November 2, 2012
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News

Zhejiang Shipbuilding Delivers New X-Bow PSV for Bourbon Offshore

China’s Zhejiang Shipbuilding delivered the platform supply vessel Bourbon Calm today, the third in a series of four platform supply vessels of

November 2, 2012
Total Views: 160

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Shipbuilding

Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft Shipyard Launches the Ulusoy 15 RoRo Freight Ferry

German shipyard Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG) announced this morning they have successfully launched the second of two identical RoRo freight ferry

November 2, 2012
Total Views: 84

Samsung Heavy Rallies after Profits Far Exceed Estimates
Finance

Samsung Heavy Rallies after Profits Far Exceed Estimates

(Bloomberg) — Samsung Heavy Industries Co., the world’s second-largest shipyard, rallied the most in eight months in Seoul trading after

November 2, 2012
Total Views: 17

Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Hyundai Heavy Ship Construction
Shipbuilding

Ship Prices Fall to Eight-Year Low as Hyundai Heavy Competes for Orders

(Bloomberg) — Prices for new ships have fallen to an eight-year low as shipyards sacrifice margins to win orders. Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., the

October 31, 2012
Total Views: 334

Two Killed in Explosion at South Korean Shipyard
Ship Fires

Two Killed in Explosion at South Korean Shipyard

An explosion at a South Korean shipyard has killed two workers and injured nine others, Yonhap News Agency has confirmed with Police. The explosion occurred at

October 31, 2012
Total Views: 37

Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Canada’s Fednav Orders New Icebreaker
Shipbuilding

Canada’s Fednav Orders New Icebreaker

Fednav, the world’s largest operator of ice-classed vessels and Canada’s leading deep-sea bulk transporter, announced Tuesday that it has placed an

October 30, 2012
Total Views: 98