Ecoships unveils new eco-friendly bulker design

SEPTEMBER 2, 2014 — Ecoships, the technical ship management arm of London-headquartered Newport Shipping Group, has introduced the Greenlotus 32, a next generation bulk carrier design developed to set the standard in

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Wärtsilä Yuchai JV inaugurates new engine factory

SEPTEMBER 2, 2014 — Wärtsilä Yuchai Engine Co., Ltd, a joint venture between Wärtsilä and Yuchai Marine Power Co., Ltd., has inaugurated its new factory in Doumen District, Zhuhai City, Guangdong Province,

Van Oord orders rock installer at Sinopacific

SEPTEMBER 2, 2014 — Rotterdam headquartered Van Oord Dredging and Marine Contractors bv has ordered a new subsea rock installation vessel from Sinopacific Shipbuilding Group’s Ningbo shipyard in China. Delivery is set

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DNV GL approves underwater wet welding procedure

SEPTEMBER 2, 2014 — Classification society DNV GL says it has completed a joint research and development program with Subsea Global Solutions LLC (SGS), that will allow permanent repairs to be carried

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Samsung Heavy in merger with Samsung Engineering

SEPTEMBER 1, 2014 — Korean shipbuilding giant Samsung Heavy Industries has officially announced that it will merge with Samsung Engineering Co., Ltd, the first and largest engineering company in Korea. Samsung Heavy

Ultra Deep orders DSCV in China

SEPTEMBER 1, 2014 — Singapore based Ultra Deep Solutions says that it has entered a contract with Chinese shipbuilder Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries (ZPMC) covering construction of an Ultra Deep Installer –

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HOS OSVs win Navy contract

SEPTEMBER 1, 2014 — Hornbeck Offshore Services, LLC, Covington, Louisiana, is being issued a $19,754,900 modification under a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00033-08-C-2007) to exercise a 180-day option to extend services for

NASSCO gets $140 million Navy contract mod

SEPTEMBER 1, 2014 — General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Co., San Diego, California, is being awarded a $139,953,434 modification to previously awarded cost-plus-award-fee contract N00024-08-C-4410 for USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52)