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Monday, February 11, 2013
technip deep orient naming ceremony
News

MSD Shipyard Delivers the Deep Orient, Technip’s Latest Deepwater Construction Vessel

French offshore contractor Technip named their latest offshore construction vessel today in a ceremony held at Metalships & Docks (MSD) shipyard in Vigo,

February 11, 2013
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Friday, February 8, 2013
GasLog Boosts Order Book with Two Charter-backed LNG Carriers
Shipbuilding

GasLog Boosts Order Book with Two Charter-backed LNG Carriers

International owner and operator of LNG carriers, GasLog (NYSE:GLOG), said Friday that it has ordered two charter-backed 174,000 cbm tri-fuel diesel electric

February 8, 2013
Total Views: 53

Thursday, February 7, 2013
offshore platform topsides north sea
Engineering News

Sembcorp’s SMOE Wins S$900 Million North Sea Topsides Contract

SINGAPORE – SMOE, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sembcorp Marine, announced today they have secured a contract worth about S$900 million from Det norske

February 7, 2013
Total Views: 87

Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Golar Frost
News

Drydocks World Completes Conversion of FSRU Toscana

Drydocks World announced today that they have finalized the conversion of the 135k,000 cbm LNG carrier Golar Frost, to a Floating Storage and Re-gasification

February 6, 2013
Total Views: 600

Hamriyah lamprell
Engineering News

Lamprell Awarded Super 116E Jack-Up Newbuild Contract from Jindal

UAE-based shipyard Lamprell announced today that it has been awarded a newbuild contract from Dev Drilling for the construction and delivery of a completely

February 6, 2013
Total Views: 239

Thursday, January 31, 2013
Private Equity Steers Blohm + Voss Towards Luxury Yachts
Shipbuilding

Private Equity Steers Blohm + Voss Towards Luxury Yachts

By Eyk Henning FRANKFURT–London-based private equity firm Star Capital Partners Ltd. is pursuing a deal that will allow it to turn one of the oldest

January 31, 2013
Total Views: 100

Crowley Christens New Jones Act Tanker
Shipbuilding

Crowley Christens New Jones Act Tanker

Crowley Maritime Corporation christened its newest tanker Wednesday during a ceremony at the Aker Philadelphia Shipyard and says it will soon put the

January 31, 2013
Total Views: 78

Louisiana’s Aries Marine Orders PSV Pair from Leevac
Shipbuilding

Louisiana’s Aries Marine Orders PSV Pair from Leevac

LEEVAC Shipyards in Jennings, Louisiana has announced that it has received an order to build two 270-foot diesel electric PSV’s for Aries Marine of

January 31, 2013
Total Views: 67

Wednesday, January 30, 2013
seven viking ulstein subsea 7
News

Seven Viking, a Next-Generation, Harsh Environment IMR Vessel

The cutting edge Seven Viking vessel, designed to support Statoil’s harsh-environment operations in the North Sea and Norwegian Continental Shelf is

January 30, 2013
Total Views: 489

Tuesday, January 29, 2013
huntington ingalls time lapse video
Multimedia

Timelapse: Installing the Gerald R. Ford’s Island at Huntington Ingalls

Huntington Ingalls just released this 20-second time-lapse video showing the installation of the 555-ton island on board the Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier

January 29, 2013
Total Views: 36

Monday, January 28, 2013
TOTE Returns to NASSCO in New LNG-Conversion Project
News

TOTE Returns to NASSCO in New LNG-Conversion Project

General Dynamics NASSCO shipyard in San Diego said Monday that it has finalized a contract with Totem Ocean Trailer Express (TOTE) to design the conversion of

January 28, 2013
Total Views: 130

DSME 2012 Net Profit Plunges
Shipbuilding

DSME 2012 Net Profit Plunges

By Kyong-Ae Choi SEOUL–Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co.’s (042660.SE) net profit in 2012 plunged 82%, primarily reflecting the

January 28, 2013
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News

COSCO Delivers Pair of Panamax Bulk Carriers, Ecopride G.O. and the Union Mariner

COSCO Dalian Shipyard announced today the delivery of two 82,000 DWT  bulk carriers,  the ECOPRIDE G.O. and UNION MARINER, respectively to its European

January 28, 2013
Total Views: 39

Sunday, January 27, 2013
lcs 2 uss independence austal shipbuilding
News

Austal and Sembawang Shipyard Announce Strategic Partnership

Austal Shipbuilding and and Singapore-based Sembawang Shipyard have announced a strategic partnership aimed at providing life-cycle services specifically

January 27, 2013
Total Views: 104

uss ford huntington ingalls shipyard island heavy lift
Defense

Heavy Lift Photo of the Day: Gerald R. Ford Gets Her 555 Ton “Island”

The 60-foot long, 30-foot wide island was the 452nd lift of the nearly 500 total lifts needed to complete the first of the next-generation class of American

January 27, 2013
Total Views: 87

Thursday, January 24, 2013
kfels b class jack-up rig keppel
News

Keppel Chief: Opportunities Ripe for Acquisitions

By Kyunghee Park Keppel Corp., the world’s largest oil-rig maker, said there are opportunities to buy companies even as the entry of Chinese shipyards

January 24, 2013
Total Views: 39

Wednesday, January 23, 2013
seaspan containerships
Shipbuilding

Seaspan Orders Four Fuel Efficient, 10,000 TEU Containerships

New York-listed Seaspan Corporation (NYSE: SSW) announced Wednesday that it has signed contracts for the construction of four fuel efficient 10,000 TEU

January 23, 2013
Total Views: 120

Fincantieri Completes STX OSV Purchase to Become World’s Fifth Largest Shipbuilder
Shipbuilding

Fincantieri Completes STX OSV Purchase to Become World’s Fifth Largest Shipbuilder

Italian shipbuilding group Fincantieri on Wednesday said that it has successfully completed its previously announced purchase of a controlling stake in STX OSV

January 23, 2013
Total Views: 143

Estaleiros Navais de Viana do Castelo S.A envc
Engineering News

EU Commission Shines Critical Spotlight on Portuguese Shipyard ENVC

By Frances Robinson BRUSSELS–The European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation to verify whether numerous public support measures granted by

January 23, 2013
Total Views: 97

Clipper Stad Amsterdam damen
Multimedia

Ship Photo of the Day: Clipper Stad Amsterdam’s Refurbishment at Damen Shipyards

The Clipper Stad Amsterdam, jointly owned by the city of Amsterdam and HR agency Randstad, has been plying the world’s oceans continuously since her

January 23, 2013
Total Views: 292