Havyard starts fitting out offshore wind service vessel
AUGUST 21, 2014 — Havyard’s Leirvik, Norway, shipyard is now fitting out the first of two Havyard 832 SOVs (Service Operation Vessels) for ESVAGT of Esbjerg, Denmark, which will operate them as
EB gets contract worth up to $32.3 million
AUGUST 21, 2014 — General Dynamics, Electric Boat Corp., Groton, Connecticut, is being awarded a $8,990,973 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for the ongoing acquisition of the weapons systems shipboard development, integration requirements, and shipboard
Nakilat Damen delivers mooring boats
AUGUST 21, 2014 — Nakilat (Qatar Gas Transport Company) reports that Nakilat Damen Shipyards Qatar has delivered two 16-m mooring boats to towage operator Nakilat SvitzerWijsmuller. The two Stan Tug 1606 mooring
Tuco books second ProZero workboat sale
AUGUST 21, 2014 — Denmark’s Tuco Marine Group, which specializes in light structures and hulls manufactured with composite materials such as carbon fiber, has sold a “ProZero 12 m DC Light Pilot”
Border tracts attract lease sale bids
AUGUST 20, 2014 — Today’s Western Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale 238 attracted $109,951,644 million in high bids for 81 tracts covering 433,823 acres on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf offshore Texas.
Star Bulk adds to fleet
AUGUST 20, 2014 — Star Bulk Carriers Corp. (NASDAQ: SBLK), which is majority controlled by affilliates of Oaktree Capital Management, is acquiring 34 second hand bulkers from Excel Maritime Carriers, which is
Austal completes sale of 102 m trimaran
AUGUST 20, 2014 — Austal Limited (ASX:ASB) has completed the sale of the 102 m trimaran stock vessel Austal Hull 270 to Channel Islands ferry operator Condor Ferries for A$61.5 million. Condor
MacGregor subsea cranes ordered for two MPSVs
AUGUST 20, 2014 — Cargotec reports that its MacGregor unit has secured a new contract from Chinese shipbuilder Fujian Mawei Shipbuilding for two 100-tonne active heave-compensated subsea MacGregor cranes. The cranes will
Cecon Pride completes sea trials
AUGUST 20, 2014 — Seven years later, the first of three construction vessels on order for Cecon ASA at shipbuilder Chantier Davie Canada Inc., Lévis, Quebec, has completed sea trials. Yesterday, Cecon
Navibulgar orders Bluetech 42 design bulkers
AUGUST 20, 2014 — Bulgarian shipowner Navibulgar has ordered four eco-friendly size bulk carriers from Chinese shipbuilder Jiangsu Hongqiang Marine Heavy Industry. The contract includes options for two further ships. The ships