DECEMBER 11, 2012 — Earlier this year, Tokyo headquartered classification society ClassNK officially announced that its register had surged past the 200 million gross ton mark. Since then it has been hosting
DECEMBER 11, 2012 — Gibraltar ship repair yard Gibdock has completed its first project for Belgian dredging contractor DEME— alongside maintenance and repairs to the rock cutter suction dredge Ambiorix. Delivered by
DECEMBER 11, 2012 — Fred. Olsen Windcarrier International Ltd, which is indirectly owned 50/50 by Bonheur ASA and Ganger Rolf ASA, has been awarded a contract by the German company BARD Engineering
DECEMBER 11, 2012 — Scorpio Tankers Inc. (NYSE: STNG) has executed options with Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co. Ltd. of South Korea for the construction of two MR product tanker newbuildings. It has
DECEMBER 11, 2012 — Fincantieri’s Marghera, Italy, shipyard yesterday started the building dock phase of construction of Costa Diadema, the future Costa Cruises flagship. With a gross tonnage 132,500 and accommodations for
DECEMBER 11, 2012 — Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.’s has started construction of the first of a new generation of eco-friendly “Sayaendo” Series LNG carriers. The LNG carrier will measure 288.0 m LOA,
DECEMBER 10, 2012 — Rolls-Royce reports that it has secured a comprehensive US$15 million project management and integrated propulsion and control systems package with Jackson Offshore Operators for the two advanced platform
DECEMBER 10, 2012 — The LNG-burning low speed engine that will power TOTE’s innovative newbuild containerships at NASSCO (see earlier story) was formally announced as commercially available just last month. At a
DECEMBER 10, 2012 — Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) announced today its Ingalls Shipbuilding division has delivered the amphibious transport dock Arlington (LPD 24) to the U.S. Navy. Arlington is the eighth ship
DECEMBER 10, 2012 — Sembcorp Marine’s subsidiary Sembawang Shipyard has been awarded a Favored Customer Contract (FCC) from Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (RCL), USA, to provide ship repair, revitalisation, upgrading and related