JULY 21, 2014—A major Chinese chemical company will make a $1.85 billion capital investment in a methanol manufacturing complex on the Mississippi River in Vacherie, La., St. James Parish, according to a
JULY 21, 2014 — Singapore headquartered Swire Pacific Offshore Operations (Pte) Ltd. (SPO) has celebrated the naming of its second L Class vessel, Pacific Legacy. The naming ceremony was held at Maizuru
JULY 21, 2014 — Sembcorp Marine subsidiary Sembawang Shipyard, Singapore, has secured a Floating Storage Production Offloading (FPSO) conversion contract worth about S$600 (around US $483 million) from Saipem SA, France. Under
JULY 21, 2014 — The Obama administration has set the stage for companies to start seismic surveys off the U.S. East Coast. After what it terms “a transparent and robust public process,”
JULY 15, 2014 — Vard Holdings Limited has secured a contract for the design and construction of a VARD 1 08 design platform supply vessel for E.R. Offshore, Hamburg, Germany, which has
JULY 14, 2014—Seattle-based naval architecture and marine engineering company Guido Perla & Associates, Inc. (GPA) has been awarded a contract to deliver the Design Package and Class Approval Package for two GPA
JULY 10, 2014 — As expected, Teekay LNG Partners, through a new 50/50 joint venture with China LNG Shipping (Holdings) Limited, has finalized shipbuilding contracts for six icebreaking LNG carriers for the
JULY 10, 2014 — Wilson Sons (Brazil) and Damen Shipyards Group have signed a contract that will see two Damen PSV 5000 platform supply vessels built at Wilson Sons Guarujá II (SP)
JULY 8, 2014 — Norway’s Ulstein Verft has delivered the 130 m SX 121 design subsea newbuild Island Performer to Island Offshore. The flexible, state-of-the-art RLWI/IMR vessel will serve her first five
JULY 7, 2014 — Canada’s Atlantic Towing has selected Damen’s ice-strengthened PSV 5000 design for the four new platform supply vessels it will add to its fleet, after securing a long-term contract