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

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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

Iron Man technology comes to shipbuilding

AUGUST 19, 2014 — Technology reminiscent of Marvel’s Iron Man could become a part of the everyday shipbuilding scene. An exoskeleton developed by Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] will soon be under evaluation

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Rolls-Royce inks agreement with Polish ship repairer

AUGUST 19, 2014 — Rolls-Royce Marine and Poland’s Nauta shipyard in Gdynia have signed a cooperation agreement. Rolls-Royce Marine will gain exclusive rights to provide services on all Rolls-Royce equipment coming into

Swiber puts five vessels under Mexican flag

AUGUST 19, 2014 — Singapore based Swiber Holdings Limited is putting five of its vessels operating in Mexico under Mexican flag The derrick pipelay barge Swiber Concorde, previously under Panamanian registry,was the

Crude offloading suspended at LOOP

AUGUST 18, 2014—Crude offloading operations have been temporarily suspended at the Louisiana Offshore Oil Port’s Offshore Marine Terminal while an inspection and repairs are performed on the LOOP pipeline. Estimates are that