Gibdock moves ahead on rig strategy
Gibraltar-based ship repairer Gibdock says it has moved an important step closer to its key strategic aim of carving a niche in the growing regional market for jack-up and semi-submersible drilling rig
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Sembcorp Marine wins $140 million conversion contract
Sembcorp Marine’s subsidiary Sembawang Shipyard has secured a US$140 million contract from Equinox Offshore Accommodation Limited to convert a ropax vessel to a DP2 Accommodation and Repair Vessel (ARV). Sembcorp marine says
NSRP funding for five more shipbuilding cost reduction projects
The Executive Control Board of the National Shipbuilding Research Program (NSRP) has awarded funding for five new research and development projects to continue the program’s mission to reduce the costs associated with
ASRY marks anniversary with investment
Arab Shipbuilding and Repair Yard (ASRY), one of the world’s leading shiprepairers, opened its doors to more than 400 guests, including a group of international journalists earlier this month as part of
IHC Merwede books orders worth €200 for advanced vessels and equipment
IHC Merwede reports that it has recently secured orders worth €200 million for advanced vessels and equipment in its core dredging and offshore markets. The latest agreements confirmed by IHC Merwede include:
Detyens Shipyards awarded MSC ship drydocking
Detyens Shipyards, Inc., North Charleston, S.C., is being awarded a $9,503,299 firm-fixed-price contract for a 55-calendar day regular overhaul/dry-docking of Military Sealift Command dry cargo/ammunition ship USNS Sacagawea. This shipyard availability is
U.S. Great Lakes operators will keep shipyards busy this winter
The Lake Carriers Association says that more than 1,200 boilermakers, welders, electricians and other craftsmen will have jobs this winter maintaining and modernizing U.S.-flag Great Lakes freighters. The major U.S.-flag operators will
ThyssenKrupp signs agreement to sell Blohm + Voss civil operations
Germany’s ThyssenKrupp AG reports that it signed a purchase and sale agreement with U.K.-based Star Capital Partners on December 11, 2011. The sale concerns the companies Blohm + Voss Shipyards, Blohm +
Newport News Shipbuilding releases shipyard safety rap video
Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) reports that its Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division has released a shipyard safety music video featuring a song written by one of its shipbuilders. Shipfitter Alfred Flythe wrote
$9.98 million in federal funding available for small U.S. shipyards
The U.S. Maritime Administration has announced that $9.98 million in federal funding is now available through its Small Shipyard Grant Program to help enhance the efficiency and competitiveness of qualified small U.S.