ASL Marine to buy MEO Batam shipyard
JANUARY 27, 2014 — Singapore’s ASL Marine Holdings and Miclyn Express Offshore (MEO) — along with their respective Indonesian shipbuilding subsidiaries – have reached an agreement that will see ASL acquire MEO’s
Shipyards
First LNG-fueled Harvey Gulf OSV launched
JANUARY 22, 2014 — The Gulfport, MS, shipyard of Gulf Coast Shipyard Group (GCSG), Inc., has launched the first of the six 302 ft x 64 ft dual fuel offshore supply vessels
Austal USA launches JHSV 4
JANUARY 19, 2014 — Austal USA, Mobile, AL, last week successfully launched the USNS Fall River (JHSV 4). The 103 m high speed catamaran was launched in a multi-step process that saw
Gulf Coast Shipyard Group leases additional space
JANUARY 18, 2014 — Gulfport, MS, headquartered Gulf Coast Shipyard Group has leased space at the Port of Gulfport, to complete the series of LNG fueled platform supply vessels that it is
Keppel Singmarine takes GTT LNG system license
JANUARY 17, 2014 — With Singapore aiming to be a hub for LNG bunkering and regional LNG distribution there will be a need for more small to medium scale LNG carriers and
Electric Boat gets $30 million contract mod
JANUARY 17, 2014 — General Dynamics Electric Boat Corp., Groton, CT, is being awarded a $29,848,059 modification to a previously awarded contract (N00024-11-C-2109) to exercise an option for engineering and technical design
New dry dock boosts Hendry ship repair capacity
JANUARY 14, 2014 — Port of Tampa shipbuilder and repairer Hendry Corporation has just completed building a new 2,500 ton lift capacity floating dry dock. Named the Capt. F.M. Hendry, the dry
Signet Maritime invests $7.2 million in shipyard upgrades
JANUARY 13, 2014 — Signet Maritime Corporation is investing $7.2 million in infrastructure improvements to its Pascagoula, MS, shipyard, Signet Shipbuilding & Repair (SS&R), to support an increased workload and future growth.
Damen starts fitting out STV for Oman
JANUARY 13, 2014 — Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding in Vlissingen, the Netherlands, is to start fitting out a new sail training vessel (STV) for the Oman Ministry of Defense. Named RNOV Shabab
USNS Fall River christened at Austal USA
JANUARY 13, 2014—Austal USA recently christened USNS Fall River (JHSV 4) at its state-of-the-art shipyard in Mobile, AL. USNS Fall River is the fourth of 10 Joint High Speed Vessels (JHSV) that