Keppel FELS adds another jack-up for Mexico to order book
JULY 15, 2013 — Singapore’s Keppel FELS shipyard has booked another jack-up rig order from a Mexican customer. It has won a $206 million contract from Grupo R for a KFELS B
Napolitano to step down as DHS Secretary
JULY 12, 2013 — Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano has confirmed media reports that she is stepping down as head of the agency whose components include the U.S. Coast Guard, U.S.
MAN gets LOI for four ME-LGI engines
JULY 12, 2013 — MAN Diesel & Turbo has signed a Letter of Intent with Vancouver-based Waterfront Shipping for the use of four MAN ME-LGI engines on its ships. The engines will
Havyard wins first wind farm service vessel contract
JULY 12, 2013 — Fosnavåg, Norway, based Havyard has signed a contract for design and construction of two Havyard 832 SOVs (Service Operation Vessels) for ESVAGT of Esbjerg, Denmark, which will operate
MEO reels in orders, expands its fleet
JULY 12, 2013 — Singapore based Miclyn Express Offshore Limited (MEO) reports that the MEO Rover, a 2,000 dwt platform supply vessel under construction at its Batam, Indonesia, shipyard has been awarded
Loss of fore section a blow to MOL Comfort investigation
JULY 12, 2013 — ClassNK says that the fore section of the MOL Comfort, which sank yesterday, had been expected to provide valuable information on the cause of the casualty. A ClassNK
NSPS: Ottawa brings in a bean counter
JULY 11, 2013 — There’s been growing public skepticism about the cost effectiveness of Canada’s National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy(NSPS) ever since a Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) report in February indicated that the
Damen delivers wind farm vessels to MCS
JULY 11, 2013 — Maritime Craft Services (Clyde) Ltd. recently took delivery of three more Twin Axe design wind farm support vessels from Damen Shipyards Singapore. The addition of the latest three
Chris Stone named Bibby Ship Management COO
JULY 11, 2013 — Chris Stone has joined Liverpool, U.K., based Bibby Ship Management Group Ltd. as its new Chief Operating Officer. He will replace Simon Barham, who was scheduled to move
Brazil operations give Vard a red ink quarter
JULY 11, 2013 — Ålesund, Norway, headquartered shipbuilder Vard Holdings Limited, which is 55.63 percent owned by Fincantieri, reported a second first quarter FY 2013 loss of NOK 44 million, mostly because