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Find news and stories from shipyards around the world, including new builds, ship repairs, drydocks, and advancements in shipyard technologies and heavy construction operations.


Saturday, March 26, 2016
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NOAA

SPOTD – China’s Brand New “Flagship” Research Vessel

  The scientific expedition vessel “Xiangyanghong 03” was launched on Saturday and joined China’s oceanic research team in Xiamen,

March 26, 2016
Total Views: 185

Wednesday, June 3, 2015
Maersk Signs $1.8B Deal With DSME
Ship Design

Maersk Signs $1.8B Deal With DSME

Maersk Line, a unit in shipping and oil group A.P. Moller-Maersk, said on Tuesday it had ordered 11 ultra-large container vessels from South Korea's Daewoo

June 3, 2015
Total Views: 337

Tuesday, June 2, 2015
LOOK – Close Look At The Complexity Of An FPSO [PHOTO]
Interesting

LOOK – Close Look At The Complexity Of An FPSO [PHOTO]

Today’s ship photo of the day is an extremely high detailed HDR Image the FPSO (floating production, storage and offloading) vessel constructed by

June 2, 2015
Total Views: 200

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News

U.S. Alerted In Brazil’s Offshore Bribery Scandal

by Sabrina Valle (Bloomberg) Prosecutors investigating Brazil’s largest corruption scandal say they notified the U.S. Department of Justice of evidence that

June 2, 2015
Total Views: 255

Tuesday, February 3, 2015
HD Photo Special – Aker Philadelphia Shipyard
Photo

HD Photo Special – Aker Philadelphia Shipyard

Over the past year, Philadelphia photographer Charles Cerrone has gained access to wield his camera within the confines of one of the United States’

February 3, 2015
Total Views: 56

Friday, December 20, 2013
Featured Collection: Shanghai Shipyards [HD PHOTOS]
Shipyard

Featured Collection: Shanghai Shipyards [HD PHOTOS]

China laid out a detailed three-year plan in early August to restructure its massive shipbuilding industry, urging local governments to halt approvals of new

December 20, 2013
Total Views: 29

Tuesday, September 18, 2012
JFE holdings IHI Marine
Engineering News

Japanese Shipbuilders Unite! JFE Universal and IHI Marine Merger Delayed [UPDATE]

*Update* Although JFE Holdings, Inc. and IHI Corporation announced on August 27, 2012 that the management integration of their respective subsidiaries

September 18, 2012
Total Views: 148

Thursday, September 6, 2012
BAE Shipyard San Diego
Shipyard

American Shipyard Begins Expansion Project

While the strength of American Shipyards has been in steady decline for decades, there are a few that remain profitable and, at least one, is expanding. BAE

September 6, 2012
Total Views: 143

Sunday, September 2, 2012
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News

Get Jacked…Up!

Yet another successful launch for Keppel Corp in Singapore.  The offshore and marine giant set afloat the Mobile Offshore Self-Elevating Drilling Unit (SEDU)

September 2, 2012
Total Views: 53

Monday, August 27, 2012
Look up there! It’s a bird, it’s a plane…no, it’s a ship?!
Offshore

Look up there! It’s a bird, it’s a plane…no, it’s a ship?!

Yes, that’s right, it’s a ship [a self-propelled DP2 jack-up, heavy lift ship to be precise].  For the uninitiated, it could look like the

August 27, 2012
Total Views: 96

Monday, August 20, 2012
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Engineering News

Big Win for Aker Philadelphia, Crowley Signs $250 Million Contract for Pair of Jones Act Tankers

Aker Philadelpha Shipyard (Oslo: AKPS) breathed a huge sign of relief today as it signed a contract with Jacksonville-based Crowley Maritime Corporation for

August 20, 2012
Total Views: 85

Friday, August 10, 2012
Mercy Ships: ‘Why Do We Dry Dock?’
Jobs

Mercy Ships: ‘Why Do We Dry Dock?’

Here is a nice video of a recent dry docking of the Mercy Ship’s hospital Ship AFRICA MERCY. [vimeo 47311612 w=500 h=281] Why Do We Dry Dock? from Mercy

August 10, 2012
Total Views: 162

Monday, June 18, 2012
$600 Million in New Rig Orders for Hyundai Heavy
Engineering News

$600 Million in New Rig Orders for Hyundai Heavy

SEOUL (Dow Jones) –Hyundai Heavy Industries (009540.SE), the world’s largest shipbuilder, said Sunday it has won three orders worth a combined $600

June 18, 2012
Total Views: 91

Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Hyundai Vinashin Shipyard
Shipyard

Korean Owned, Vietnamese Operated | Hyundai-Vinashin Shipyard Thrives in Vietnam

– by Matthew Flynn, DNV [dropcap]W[/dropcap]e have the best Korean technology and also the mentality of the Korean approach. We can do. We will

June 13, 2012
Total Views: 662

Thursday, June 7, 2012
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Navy

Vacuum Cleaner Sparked $400M Naval Shipyard Fire

Officials at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard released initial findings June 6 in the case of the recent fire onboard the US Navy’s Los Angeles-class fast

June 7, 2012
Total Views: 196

Friday, April 13, 2012
Mirabella V pendennis shipyard
News

World’s Largest Sloop Arrives for Refit at Pendennis Plus

To some gCaptain readers, the superyacht market may be an alien world, however, over the last ten years, this niche industry has exploded. With dedicated,

April 13, 2012
Total Views: 133

Monday, April 9, 2012
Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier shipyard BAE Systems megablock construction shipbuilding
Engineering News

SPOTD: HMS Queen Elizabeth’s Mega Blocks Unite at BAE Systems

This Ship Photo of the Day from BAE Systems’s Govan Shipyard in Glasgow shows one of two massive hull sections of the HMS Queen Elizabeth being driven

April 9, 2012
Total Views: 294

Friday, April 6, 2012
Gulf Drilling Orders New Pacific Class 400 Jackup from Sembcorp
Engineering News

Gulf Drilling Orders New Pacific Class 400 Jackup from Sembcorp

SINGAPORE -(Dow Jones)- Sembcorp Marine Ltd. (S51.SG) Thursday said it secured a US$218.5 million contract to construct a jack-up rig for Gulf Drilling

April 6, 2012
Total Views: 95

Tuesday, March 20, 2012
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News

Rongsheng Heavy Anticipates Delivery of 11 Super-Ore Ships by Year’s End for VALE

HONG KONG (Dow Jones)–China Rongsheng Heavy Industries Group Holdings Ltd. (1101.HK)–China’s biggest non state-owned shipbuilder by order

March 20, 2012
Total Views: 42

Friday, March 16, 2012
Estaleiro AtlanticoSul shipyard brazilian shipbuilding
Engineering News

Brazilian Shipbuilding “Renaissance” Stalls, Samsung Heavy Sells Stake in Struggling Shipyard

RIO DE JANEIRO (Dow Jones)–South Korea’s Samsung Heavy Industries Co. (010140.SE), the world’s second-largest shipbuilder by sales, sold its

March 16, 2012
Total Views: 146