River cruise ship newbuilds to have Future Teak decking systems

JULY 11, 2012 — Six 190 passenger Longship Class river cruise ship newbuildings ordered from German shipbuilder Neptun Werft by Viking River Cruises are to have Future Teak decking systems from Bolidt.

New MD at Damen Shipyards Singapore

JULY 11, 2012 — Maarten Jongen is to be Managing Director of Damen Shipyards Singapore (DSSi) from March 2012. He will focus on marketing, services and further improving efficiency at the yard,

Wärtsilä to supply main engines for China’s first gas fueled tugs

JULY 11, 2012 —Wärtsilä is to supply the main engines for two environmentally sustainable tugs being built for CNOOC Energy Technology & Services Limited (CETS), a subsidiary of the state-owned China National

Costa Concordia passengers file new suit against Carnival in Florida

JULY 10, 212 — Law firm Napoli Bern Ripka Shkolnik, LLP  says that victims of Costa Concordia cruise ship disaster have filed a new complaint  in Florida State Court before the Florida

Rickmers-Linie promotes Ulrichs to MD

JULY 10, 2012 — Rickmers-Linie, part of Hamburg’s Rickmers Group, has promoted Ulrich Ulrichs to the position of Managing Director.   Mr Ulrichs joined Rickmers-Linie in 2005 when he took over responsibility

Irving Shipbuilding awarded $9.3 million preliminary NSPS contract

JULY 10, 2012 — Peter MacKay, Canada’s Minister of National Defence today welcomed the signing of a preliminary contract with Irving Shipbuilding Inc. as part of the Arctic Offshore Patrol Ships (AOPS)

Private equity firm in majority recapitalization of Tideland Signal

JULY 10, 2012 — Houston based private equity investor Rock Hill Capital Group reports that it has closed on a majority recapitalization of Tideland Signal Corporation. Also based in Houston, Tideland is

Drydocks World Dubai completes major maintenance project on NDI jack-up

JULY 10, 2012 — Drydocks World, Dubai, has completed maintenance and upgrade work on Abu Dhabi-UAE based National Drilling Company’s (NDC) jack-up cantilever type self elevating drilling platform, Delma. Drydocks World has

Keppel Kazakhstan to build $242 million KFELS B Class jack-up for Caspian

JULY 10, 2012 — Keppel Kazakhstan and its consortium partner Ersai Caspian Contractor have secured a contract from Teniz Burgylau for a KFELS B Class jack-up rig worth $242 million. Scheduled for

WSDOT sails away with award for bringing in new ferries on time and under budget

JULY 10, 2012 — Building three ferries on time and under budget has brought Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) an award in the America’s Transportation Awards competition, sponsored by the American

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