OCTOBER 21, 2013 — Bakker-Sliedrecht, Sliedrecht, The Netherlands, has won a contact to provide the drive systems for seven double ended catamaran ferries being built by the State of Rio Janeiro, Brazil.
OCTOBER 21, 2013 — An Australian warship has apprehended a group of Somali pirates suspected in an October 11 attack on the VLCC Island Splendor (see earlier story) and has destroyed its
OCTOBER 21, 2013 — Classification society ABS has formed an Asset Performance Management Group (APMG). The new organization integrates several existing services into a single team focused on complete life cycle performance
OCTOBER 20, 2013 — While movie goers continue to throng theaters to see “Captain Phillips,” there continue to be reminders that the battle against piracy continues in real life and can take
OCTOBER 20, 2013—Ship repair company Elgin Brown and Hamer (EBH) Namibia has marked a milestone with the commissioning and inauguration of its newly-acquired Panamax-sized third floating dry dock, Namdock 3. The company
OCTOBER 18, 2013 — Conrad Shipyard, Morgan City, LA, has delivered the M/V J.B. Moffett, the first of two 200 ft class liftboats, to Alliance Offshore of Larose, LA. The J.B. Moffett
OCTOBER 18, 2013 — Chinese shipbuilding giant COSCO issued a flurry of announcements this week reporting additions to its orderbook, but also had some the not-so-great news concerning a $500 million DP3
OCTOBER 18, 2013 — Navigator Holdings Ltd., whose majority shareholder is investor Wilbur Ross’s WL Ross & Co, reports that it has filed a registration statement on Form F-1 with the U.S.
OCTOBER 18, 2013 — BAE Systems San Francisco Ship Repair is being awarded a $12,494,114 firm-fixed-price contract for a 59-calendar day regular overhaul and drydocking availability of dry cargo/ammunition ship USNS Amelia
OCTOBER 18, 2013 — Paris headquartered offshore services giant Bourbon reports that it has sold three vessels, including a tug, an MPSV (multi-purpose supply vessel) from the subsea services fleet and a