MAN launches new high speed marine engine line

AUGUST 23, 2012 — Nuremburg-based MAN Engines will introduce a new high speed engine line at next month’s SMM event. The D2868 LE421 and LE422 are fully classified marine diesel engines for

UTEC appoints Louisiana based Operations Manager

AUGUST 22, 2012 — Independent offshore survey specialist UTEC has appointed Daniel Boone as its Louisiana based Operations Manager. UTEC provides a wide range of survey services including offshore positioning and construction

Underwater insert repair keeps bulker out of dry dock

AUGUST 22, 2012 — Hydrex reports that its diver/technicians recently carried out a permanent insert repair on a 224-meter bulker at anchor in Busan, South-Korea. The ship was being sold and the

Rolls-Royce to design and equip advanced buoy tender

AUGUST 22, 2012 — A highly specialized buoy tender vessel ordered by India’s Directorate General of Lighthouses & Lightships (DGLL) is to have an £8 million Rolls-Royce design and equipment package. The

China Rongsheng reports plunging orders, revenues and earnings

AUGUST 22, 2012 — China’s largest privately owned shipbuilder, China Rongsheng Heavy Industries, saw revenues fall by 37.2 percent in the six months ended June 30, while earnings fell by 82.3 percent,

COSCO Qidong books $20 million order for jack-up barge

AUGUST 22, 2012 — China’s COSCO (Qidong) Offshore Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of COSCO Shipyard Group Co. Ltd., has secured a contract valuedat over $20 million from BAM International Australia and Clough

FPSO conversion starts at Brazil’s former Ishibras

AUGUST 21, 2012 — The docking of the Petrobras 74 in Brazil’s Estaleiros Inhaúma shipyard in Rio this week marked another milestone in the revitalization of Brazilian shipbuilding. The Inhaúma yard is

Chouest to hire 250 to 500 employees for LaShip shipyard

AUGUST 21, 20012 — Edison Chouest is planning to hire 250-500 workers at its LaShip shipyard in Houma, La., reports the Houma Courier, and will hold a job fair from 9 a.m.

Conrad Industries adds to backlog

AUGUST 21, 2012 — Morgan City, La., headquartered shipbuilder Conrad Industries, Inc. (OTC Pink Sheets: CNRD.PK) has announced its second quarter and six months 2012 financial results and backlog at June 30,

Imtech system nominated for innovation award

AUGUST 21, 2012 — An intelligent energy management system being supplied for two hybrid ferries is one of the four nominees for the Dutch Maritime Innovation Award 2012. On order for CMAL

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