OCTOBER 19, 2012 — A groundbreaking ceremony today at Seaspan’s Vancouver Shipyards, in North Vancouver marks a significant milestone in redevelopment of the shipyard into a world-class facility that will build a
OCTOBER 19, 2012 — More evidence, not that any was needed, of the global shipbuilding demand downturn: Yonhap reports that Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., South Korea’s leading shipbuilder, said Thursday that its
OCTOBER 19, 2012 — Representatives from Canadian short sea shipping specialist Oceanex Inc. were in Flensburg, Germany last week for the cutting of first steel for Oceanex Connaigra at shipbuilder Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft.
OCTOBER 18, 2012 — Singapore’s Ezra Holdings has spun off its engineering and fabrication operations in Vietnam and Houston, Texas. Triyards Holdings Limited made its debut today on the mainboard of the
OCTOBER 17, 2012 — Aker Philadelphia Shipyard, Inc. has held a ceremonial keel laying today for the first of two Aframax tankers that are under construction for SeaRiver Maritime, Inc., Exxon Mobil
OCTOBER 10, 2012 — Covington, La., headquartered Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. (NYSE: HOS) has warded Bollinger Shipyards, Inc. a contract to convert six 200 class DP1 offshore supply vessels (OSVs), to 240
OCTOBER 8, 2012 — With orders for large bulk carriers and the like few and far between, hungry Chinese shipyards are turning their attention to what once might have seemed safe niche
OCTOBER 5, 2012 — Austal has entered into agreements to substantially expand its capability in Darwin, Australia through the acquisition of Hydraulink NT and its associated business KM Engineering (“HKME”). In picture:
OCTOBER 2, 2012 — STX OSV Holdings Limited reports that it has secured a contract for the design and construction of one cable laying vessel for an international client. The vessel will
OCTOBER 1, 2012 — Gibraltar ship repairer Gibdock has completed a complex containership deck crane refurbishment job that called for certification of strict welding procedures by Lloyd’s Register (LR), which approved all