Wärtsilä UV based BWMS picked for Tidewater PSV newbuilds

OCTOBER 16, 2012 — Wärtsilä has won a contract to supply ballast water management systems (BWMS) to four 3,800 dwt platform supply vessels (PSVs) being built for Tidewater at China’s COSCO (Guangdong)

Dockwise books contracts worth $56 million

OCTOBER 16, 2012 — Heavy lift specialist Dockwise Ltd. today announces that it has been awarded 10 new contracts and contract extensions with a total value of $56 million. The bulk of

Study aims to ease Australian path to LNG fueled ships

OCTOBER 16, 2012 — Det Norske Veritas (DNV) and nine key members of the Australian maritime, port and energy sectors have established a four-month study organized as a Joint Industry Project (JIP).

Steerprop propulsors chosen for dual fuel STQ ferry

OCTOBER 16, 2012 — Steerprop Ltd., Rauma, Finland, has been contracted to deliver the main propulsion propulsors for the dual fuel ferry being built for Société des traversiers du Québec (STQ) by

Electric Boat gets another $459 million for nuclear sub work

OCTOBER 15, 2012 — General Dynamics Electric Boat Corp., Groton, Conn., is being awarded a $459,005,270 option under a previously awarded Navy contract (N00024-11-C-2111) for design agent, planning yard, engineering and technical

GL North American Committee meets in Houston

OCTOBER 15, 2012 — The introduction of sulfur limits in the North American ECA and the ratification of the Maritime Labor Convention 2006 (MLC 2006) were high on the agenda when Germanischer

Ocean Rig orders another drillship

OCTOBER 15, 2012 — Ocean Rig UDW Inc. (NASDAQ:ORIG) reports that it has signed a contract to construct a seventh generation ultra deepwater drillship at Samsung Heavy Industries. It will be a

NYK orders four post-Panamax PCTCs

OCTOBER 15, 2012 — Japan’s NYK Line has decided to build four next-generation, Post-Panamax type PCTCs (Pure Car and Truck Carriers). With a breadth 2-3 m wider than current PCTCs, they will

Wärtsilä engines, thrusters picked for Brazil drillships

OCTOBER 15, 2012 — Sembcorp Marine subsidiary Jurong Shipyard Pte Ltd. has awarded Wärtsilä, a contract to supply main generating engines and thrusters for six new deep water drillships to be built

China’s AVIC to acquire Deltamarin

OCTOBER 15, 2012 — AVIC International Investments Limited, a Singapore-listed offshoot of China’s government-controlled AVIC Group, has signed an agreement to acquire the majority of shares in Finnish ship design and engineering

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