Nordic Yards to build 2,500 t deckhouse for icebreaker

AUGUST 12, 2013 — Nordic Yards has been awarded the tender for the construction of a 2,500 tonne, fully fitted out, deckhouse for a Russian icebreaker. A contract for the fabrication of

Paris MOU gears up for Labor convention inspections

AUGUST 12, 2013 — Port state control agencies in Paris MOU countries are getting set to include the requirements of the Maritime Labor Convention, 2006 (MLC) in their inspection criteria. A Paris

Vard books its biggest order ever

AUGUST 12, 2013 — Vard Holdings Limited has secured contracts with a joint venture of DOF Subsea and Technip for the design and construction of four pipe lay support vessels (PLSVs). Worth

MOL makes progress with mods to Comfort sisters

AUGUST 12, 2013 — Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd.(MOL) reports that the causes of the mid-June incident that saw the five year old containership MOL Comfort break in two have been thoroughly investigated.

NASSCO Earl gets $82.4 million more for Ike drydocking

AUGUST 12, 2013 — General Dynamics-NASSCO Earl Industries, Portsmouth, Va., is being awarded an $82,481,992 undefinitized contract action as a modification to a previously awarded contract (N00024-11-C-4303) for the USS Eisenhower (CVN

Judge finds Diana and the magic pipers guilty

AUGUST 12, 2013 — Diana Shipping Services S.A., a Panamanian corporation headquartered in Greece, Ioannis Prokakis and Antonios Boumpoutelos, both citizens of Greece, were convicted August 8 after an 12-day bench trial

Long Beach fireboats to have Voith Schneider propellers

AUGUST 9, 2013 — Voith GmbH reports that two powerful new fireboats designed by Robert Allan Ltd. for the Port of Long Beach, CA, will have Voith Schneider propellers and turbo couplings.

German owner ends Iran port calls

AUGUST 9, 2013 — Iran sanctions watchdog United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) has applauded German shipping company Reederei Rudolf Schepers GmbH & Co KG Last month, UANI wrote to Reederei Rudolf Schepers,

IHC Merwede books €1 billion in pipelay vessel orders

AUGUST 9, 2013 — IHC Merwede’s Offshore division has been successful in securing orders worth over €1 billion for the design, engineering and construction of a total of six pipelaying vessels. The

Aker Philadelphia to build four more tankers for Crowley

AUGUST 9, 2013 — Aker Philadelphia Shipyard ASA (Oslo: AKPS) says that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Aker Philadelphia Shipyard, Inc. (APSI), and Crowley Maritime Corporation are expanding the cooperation initiated with the sale

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