ClassNK EVP joins Green Foundation Board of Experts

APRIL 15, 2015 — The Netherlands-based Green Award Foundation has selected ClassNK Executive Vice President Tetsuya Kinoshita to serve on its Board of Experts from May 1 2014. The Green Award Foundation

ALP tugs to have Rolls-Royce deck machinery

APRIL 14, 2014 — Rolls-Royce has been awarded a £19m contract to deliver deck machinery for the four Ulstein SX157 design ocean going tugs that Japan’s Niigata Shipbuilding & Repair will build

Port2Port contractors released on bail

APRIL 14, 2014 — Port2Port West Africa, the Nigerian subsidiary of Port2Port maritime security of the U.K., reports that two of its contractors were released on bail, April 9, on the order

Drydocks World to build two jack-ups for Malta

APRIL 14, 2014 — Drydocks World, Dubai,  has signed an agreement with Malta Oil & Gas Ltd. to build two new jack-up drilling rigs based on the Gusto MSC CJ54-X135-A design. The

Liberia gets boost from private equity ship financing

APRIL 14, 2014 — The entry of private equity funding into the ship finance market is helping to sustain the continued growth of the Liberian Registry.  “Owners are ordering ships again, and

HII joins with Kinder Morgan to look at Avondale options

APRIL 13, 2014 — Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) reports that it will conduct a study with pipeline giant Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. (NYSE:KMP) to explore redeveloping Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Avondale shipyard

Uzmar-built tug returns from successful sea trials

APRIL 13, 2014 — Turkish shipbuilder Uzmar reports that the 20.4 m line multipurpose Robert Allan designed line-handling tug Koc Musaned 2 returned to its Izmit shipyard April 5 after the first

HII joins with Kinder Morgan to look at Avondale options

APRIL 13, 2014 — Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) reports that it will conduct a study with pipeline giant Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. (NYSE:KMP) to explore redeveloping Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Avondale shipyard

Asymmetric hulled icebreaker nears completion

APRIL 11, 2014 — A new type of icebreaker that uses its asymmetric hull to break ice side ways was demonstrated this week at Finland’s Arctech Helsinki Shipyard. The icebreaking multipurpose emergency

Ezra receives LOA for Gunflint Project subsea work

APRIL 11, 2014 — Singapore headquartered Ezra Holdings Limited has received a Letter of Agreement (LOA) from Noble Energy for the Gunflint Project in the Gulf of Mexico. Under the terms of

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