Rolls-Royce unveils first in new line of patrol craft
SEPTEMBER 13, 2013 — Rolls-Royce unveiled a new design of maritime patrol craft at a defense event held in London this week. The first of a “protection vessel family” of designs, the
Lamprell wins jack-up conversion contract
SEPTEMBER 13, 2013 — UAR-based Lamprell (LSE: LAM),has been awarded a major rig refurbishment contract by Ajman, Dubai, based jack-up accommodation units Millennium Offshore Services group (MOS). The contract covers the conversion
BigRoll orders Module Carriers
SEPTEMBER 13, 2013 — BigRoll Shipping has been established by Netherlands based heavy lift specialists BigLift Shipping and RollDock Shipping to design, build and operate a fleet of state-of-the-art DP2 Module Carriers.
COSCO Shipyard Group books orders worth $566 million
SEPTEMBER 13, 2013 — China’s COSCO Shipyard Group Ltd has added more than $566 million to its order book. COSCO (Qidong) Offshore Co Axis Offshore, a joint venture between Danish shipowner, J.
Helix orders well intervention semi at Jurong
SEPTEMBER 12, 2013 — Houston headquartered Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. (NYSE: HLX) has signed a $346 million contract with Sembcorp Marine subsidiary Jurong Shipyard in Singapore for the construction of a
Harvey Gulf swoops on Abdon Callais Offshore
SEPTEMBER 12, 2013 — Harvey Gulf International Marine, LLC, New Orleans, and Abdon Callais Offshore, LLC (ACO), Golden Meadow, LA, have executed a definitive agreement that will Harvey Gulf is to purchase
Rolls-Royce to design gas turbine system for RN Type 26
SEPTEMBER 12, 2013 — Rolls-Royce has been awarded a contract to design the gas turbine system for the U.K. Royal Navy’s future Type 26 Global Combat Ship, which will, subject to contract,
Bergen Group shipyards reborn as NorYards
SEPTEMBER 12, 2013 — The shipbuilding division of Norway’s Bergen Group is about to start a new life, as NorYards AS. It will be 51% percent owned by Calexco, a company with
Competition authorities approve DNV GL merger
SEPTEMBER 11, 2011 — The competition authorities in South Korea, the U.S., the EU and China have cleared the merger between Det Norske Veritas (DNV) and Germanischer Lloyd (GL), both of which
Another cargo of cannabis goes up in smoke
SEPTEMBER 11, 2013 — Just one day after Italian authorities finished putting out a fire aboard a ship carrying a cargo of cannabis (see earlier story), the French Navy found itself responding