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Strategic Marine’s Vietnam yard books fab projects

NOVEMBER 27, 2013 — Henderson, Western Australia, headquartered shipbuilder Strategic Marine is constructing two marine infrastructure fabrication projects in its Vietnam shipyard. Both are for Australian clients. The first consists of three

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Fincantieri strengthens Russian ties

NOVEMBER 27, 2013 — Fincantieri has won a contract from RosRAO, the Russian Federal Unitary Enterprise for radioactive waste management, to build a semi-submersible floating platform for the transportation of nuclear submarine

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Royal Boskalis orders mega dredge

NOVEMBER 27, 2013 — Netherlands based dredging giant Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) has ordered a new self-propelled megacutter from shipbuilder IHC Merwede. This self-propelled cutter suction dredge, with a total installed

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Zamakona ups capacity of Canary Islands shipyard

NOVEMBER 27, 2013 — Spain’s Zamakona Yards has started expansion work at its Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, shipyard, Repnaval. It is extending and upgrading its slipway No. 4 to

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BSEE cites operators for SEMS deficiencies

NOVEMBER 26, 2013 — Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) Director Brian Salerno (left) has cited 12 offshore operators for their failure to demonstrate compliance with the Safety and Environmental Management

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MARAD releases Panama Canal expansion study

NOVEMBER 26, 2012 — The U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) has released a study on shipping patterns and industry costs intended to help prepare for the anticipated impact of the Panama Canal expansion

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River closure follows towboat sinking

NOVEMBER 26, 2012 — The Coast Guard says the Captain of the Port closed the Mississippi River from mile marker 493 to mile maker 501 on the upper Mississippi River yesterday to

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Crowley orders LNG fueled ConRo duo

NOVEMBER 25, 2013 — Crowley has signed a contract with VT Halter Marine, Inc., Pascagoula, MS, covering the construction of two 219.5 m, LNG-fueled, combination container combination container – Roll-On/Roll-Off (ConRo) ships.

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Prosafe firms up semi-sub contracts

NOVEMBER 25, 2013 — Larnaca, Cyprus, headquartered Prosafe (Oslo: PRS) has completed firm turnkey contracts for construction of two semi-submersible accommodation vessels at China’s with COSCO (Qidong) Offshore Co., Ltd. Prosafe signed