Norwegian orders two more Breakaway plus ships
JULY 14, 2014 — Norwegian Cruise Line (NASDAQ: NCLH) announced today that it has reached an agreement with shipbuilder Meyer Werft GmbH of Germany to build two new Breakaway-Plus class cruise ships
Port Neches shipyard hit with OSHA penalties
JULY 14, 2014 — Port Neches, Texas, barge builder Sterling Shipyard LP has been cited for 16 serious, repeat and failure-to-abate violations by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health
Costa Concordia is afloat again
JULY 14, 2014 — It may be low in the water and supported by sponsons, but the Costa Concordia is afloat again. The first day of the refloating project was successfully concluded
Port Calcite relaunches fuel barge
JULY 14, 2014 —The Greenstone II, a U.S. Department of Interior fuel barge, was recently relaunched at Port Calcite, Rogers City, MI, on completion of drydocking, repair work, and inspections. The barge
Cecon faces another delay in delivery of Davie newbuild
JULY 14, 2014 — Cecon ASA looks like it faces another delay in taking delivery of the Cecon Pride, the first of the three construction vessels it has on order at shipbuilder
Chancellor Merkel christens new German research ship
JULY 14, 2014 — German Chancellor Dr. Angela Merkel has had a busy weekend. Before flying to Brazil to see Germany win the FIFA World Cup on Sunday, she was in Rostock-Warnemünde
Guido Perla design Fast Supply Vessels for Mexico
JULY 14, 2014—Seattle-based naval architecture and marine engineering company Guido Perla & Associates, Inc. (GPA) has been awarded a contract to deliver the Design Package and Class Approval Package for two GPA
LHA 6 sails away from Ingalls Shipbuilding
JULY 14, 2014 — Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) reports that the amphibious assault ship America (LHA 6) has departed the company’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division Friday, sailing to the West Coast in preparation
Ledcor orders two tugs at B.C. shipyard
JULY 11, 2014 — The Marine Division of Canada’s Ledcor Resources and Transportation has awarded the construction of two A.G. McIlwain-designed tugs to Bracewell Marine Group Ltd. The two tugs will be
MacGregor to supply Pusnes offloading system for FPSO
JULY 11, 2014 —Cargotec’s MacGregor unit has won an order from Bumi Armada Berhad, Malaysia, to supply a Pusnes offloading system for the Kraken floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) conversion project.