Maersk Drilling has signed a contract with Samsung Heavy Industries in South Korea for the construction of two ultra deepwater drillships. The drillships are scheduled for delivery in the third and fourth
It looks like one finished Jones Act tanker will come out of AHL Shipping’s failed plan to build three 49,000 dwt tankers in the U.S. using a “virtual shipyard” approach. Mid Ocean
Pasha Hawaii’s second ship from VT Halter Marine will not be a clone of its first, the RO/RO Jean Anne. The new ship, the Marjorie C, will be a a combination container
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) today announced the joint development along with Akishima Laboratories (Mitsui Zosen) Inc. of an optimum trim system for vessels, A pilot test of the system, using a
Within days of selling two newbuild anchor handlers, Singapore-listed Otto Marine Limited has entered into a contract that will see the sale to Mermaid Marine Australia Ltd (MMA) of a newbuild 75
Lloyd’s Register CEO Richard Sadler (left in picture) and ABS Chairman and CEO Robert D. Somerville (right) have signed an agreement that sees the two classification societies release jointly-developed software that will
Ambassadors International, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMIE) – the parent of Windstar Cruises – and its U.S. subsidiaries on April 1voluntarily filed petitions for reorganization under Chapter 11 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for
Prospector Offshore Drilling S.A. has exercised two of its three options with China’s Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Offshore Co. Ltd. for the construction of two additional high specification harsh environment JU-2000E jack-up drilling
Ingalls Shipbuilding division of Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. (NYSE:HII) has been awarded its first U.S. Navy contract since Northrop Grumman spun off its shipbuilding business as Huntington Ingalls. The award is for
Jasper Investments Limited (Jasper) has exercised its option with Singapore’s Keppel FELS Limited shipyard to build a second KFELS B Class jack-up rig at US$180 million for delivery in first half 2013.