Nam Cheong books AWB order
JUNE 23, 2014 — Malaysia’s largest offshore support vessel builder, Nam Cheong Limited, has won an order worth around $84 million to build two Accommodation Work Barges, with the option to purchase
NAO firms up PSV duo order at Vard
JUNE 23, 2014 — Nordic American Offshore Ltd. (NYSE:NAO) has firmed up a letter of intent announced earlier this month and entered into agreements to purchase two newbuilding Platform Supply Vessels (PSVs).
Ten Scorpio bulkers to have MacRack equipped hatch covers
JUNE 23, 2014 — Cargotec’s MacGregor unit has won an order from Sungdong Shipyard in South Korea for side rolling hatch covers for ten 180,000 dwt bulk carriers The ships are being
Doosan delivers ME-GI engine for LNG-fueled TOTE newbuild
JUNE 23, 2014 — The ME-GI engine for the first of TOTE’s two LNG fueled 3,100 TEU containerships has been delivered to NASSCO’s San Diego shipyard by Korea’s Doosan Engine. The MAN
Ingalls authenticates keel of LHA 7
JUNE 23, 2014 — Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) authenticated the keel for the future multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7) in a June 20 ceremony at its Ingalls Shipbuilding division,
J.M. Martinac faces foreclosure auction of its yard
JUNE 20, 2014 — J.M. Martinac Shipbuilding Corporation reportedly faces a foreclosure auction of its Tacoma, WA, shipyard July 18. The Tacoma News Tribune says that the shipyard needs to find new
Terntank orders two more LNG fueled tankers
JUNE 20, 2014 — Skagen, Denmark, headquartered Terntank Rederi A/S has exercised its options to add two new LNG-fueled 15,000 dwt tankers to the two it ordered at China’s AVIC Dingheng Shipbuilding
American P&I Club back in profit
JUNE 20, 2014 — The American Club reported excellent progress during 2013 at the annual meeting of its members held in New York yesterday. The decline in tonnage and revenue which had
Canadian TSB reports on loss of tow by 1962-built U.S. tug
JUNE 20, 2014 — The Transportation Safety Board of Canada yesterday released its investigation into an incident in which a 1962-built U.S.-flag tug lost its tow of a one time “adventure cruise”
Damen Vlissingen stretches jack-up’s legs
JUNE 20, 2014 — Damen Shiprepair Vlissingen (DSV) in the Netherlands has been chosen to upgrade the Rowan Companies jack-up Rowan Viking for a new contract with Lundin Petroleum in the Norwegian