CIMC Raffles books jack-up order
MARCH 12, 2014 — Yantai CIMC Raffles Offshore Limited (CIMC Raffles), a wholly-owned subsidiary of CIMC Group, has secured an order from Thaumas Marine, a subsidiary of Malaysia’s Coastal Contracts Bhd, to
Study suggests building BC ferries in BC
MARCH 12, 2014 — Here’s a study that looks to have missed the boat. Produced by a Vancouver, BC, think tank called the Columbia Institute, it claims to show significant economic benefits
Electric Boat gets $57.2 million for SSN-73 PSA
MARCH 12, 2014 — The U.S. Navy has awarded Electric Boat a $57.2 million contract to prepare and perform maintenance work on the USS Minnesota (SSN-783), a Virginia-class attack submarine. Electric Boat
Austal lays keel of JHSV 5
MARCH 12, 2014 — Austal USA laid the keel of Trenton (JHSV 5), the fifth of ten Joint High Speed Vessels (JHSV), in a ceremony held Tuesday at its Mobile, AL, shipyard.
Elliott Bay Design Group gets AIP for LNG bunker barge
MARCH 11, 2014 — Seattle-based naval architecture and marine engineering firm Elliott Bay Design Group (EBDG) has obtained approval in principle from ABS for the design of a 2,000 cubic meter liquefied
Damen to build second DOC 8500 cable layer
MARCH 11, 2014 — DeepOcean UK, a subsidiary of DeepOcean Group Holding BV, has entered into a seven year charter agreement with Maersk Supply Services, for a newbuild next generation cable lay
UECC orders LNG fueled PCTC duo for Baltic
MARCH 11, 2014 — Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd reports that it has signed shipbuilding contracts with United European Car Carriers (UECC) covering the construction of two 3,800 car capacity pure car and
Sembawang Shipyard to revitalize Voyager
MARCH 11, 2014 — Sembcorp Marine’s Sembawang Shipyard is to carry out a S$25 million revitalization of Royal Caribbean International’s cruise ship Voyager of the Seas. “We are very pleased to be
Vard gets LOI for its largest ship yet
MARCH 11, 2014 — Vard has received a Letter of Intent from Solstad Offshore for the design and construction of a large offshore subsea construction vessel (OSCV). If firmed up, the contract
Despite sluggish economy, LISNAVE repairs more ships in 2013
MARCH 11, 2014—In an extremely competitive ship repair market, Portugal shipyard LISNAVE Estaleiros Navais, S.A., Setubal, held its own in 2013, repairing a total of 107 vessels, including 103 dry dockings and