Meyer Werft prepares to float out next Celebrity cruise ship

AUGUST 7, 2012 — Germany’s Meyer Werft is preparing to float out its next cruise ship for Celebrity Cruises. Early Sunday morning August 12, the Celebrity Reflection is scheduled be floated out

Essberger signs 35 vessel broadband deal with Telemar

AUGUST 7, 2012 — German shipowner John T. Essberger is adopting broadband satellite communications for its fleet of 35 vessels. It has signed a contract with the Telemar Group’s Telemar GmbH subsidiary

Rand Logistics reports first quarter results

AUGUST 7, 2012 — Rand Logistics, Inc. (Nasdaq: RLOG), which operates U.S. and Canadian flag Great Lakes bulk carriers, yesterday announced financial and operational results for its FY 2013 first quarter ended

Keppel firms up $4.1 billion order for Petrobras semis

AUGUST 7, 2012 — Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd (Keppel O&M) has firmed up contracts worth $4.1 billion with Sete Brasil Participações S.A. (Sete Brasil) that will see it build five additional

Cochin Shipyard launches advanced PSVs

AUGUST 6, 2012 — Government of India owned Cochin Shipyard Limited last week launched two platform supply vessels that it is building for a European client. Bearing the shipyard Hull Nos. BY

JV plans European LNG marine fuel infrastructure

AUGUST 6, 2012 — Linde Group, which has a contract to deliver LNG fuel for the natural gas fueled ferry newbuild Viking Grace (pictured at left), is setting up a 50/50 joint

Russia to build $1.5 billion nuclear icebreaker

AUGUST 6, 2012 — Russia’s Baltic Shipyard in Saint Petersburg is to build a 36.96 billion ruble ($1.15 billion) nuclear-powered icebreaker for Atomflot company, the shipbuilder said today, reports the RIA Novosti

Bollinger sea trials new generation Crowley tug

AUGUST 6, 2012 — Bollinger Shipyards has released video showing sea trials of the first of four Ocean class tugs under construction for Crowley. The Ocean class towing vessel is a new

USCG completes Arctic oil spill recovery exercise

AUGUST 3, 2012 —U.S. Coast Guard and Department of Defense crews yesterday completed a three-day oil spill recovery equipment exercise off the coast of Barrow, Alaska, by deploying a DESMI Polar Bear

Oceanteam refinances two offshore construction vessels

AUGUST 3, 2012 — Norway’s Oceanteam Shipping ASA (OTS) has concluded a $147 million refinancing of two offshore construction vessels, CSV Bourbon Oceanteam 101 and CSV Southern Ocean, with SpareBank 1 SMN,

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