Keppel FELS set to deliver first Dynamic Offshore jack-up
JANUARY 28, 2013 — Cyprus based Dynamic Offshore Drilling will deploy its first rig next month in the Western offshore part of India under a five year contract for Oil and Natural
Shipbuilding suppliers association names new President
JANUARY 27, 2013 — Rick Hepburn, PE, CAPT, USN (Ret) has been appointed the second President of The American Shipbuilding Suppliers Association “Rick will work to achieve the ASSA vision to strengthen
Rolls-Royce installs MT30 gas turbine in new U.K. carrier
JANUARY 25, 2013 — Rolls-Royce this week successfully completed the installation of the first MT30 gas turbine into the Royal Navy’s new aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth, at Babcock’s Rosyth shipyard in
ABS releases new DP systems guide
JANUARY 25, 2013 — ABS has released the ABS Guide for Dynamic Positioning Systems as a significant update to present classification requirements to reflect industry advances in the use of dynamic positioning
Norwegian Cruise Line IPO raises $477.6 million
JANUARY 25, 2013 — Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (Nasdaq:NCLH) yesterday announced the closing of its initial public offering of 27,058,824 of its ordinary shares at a price of $19.00 per share.
Wärtsilä wins repeat order for EGC and SCR system
JANUARY 25, 2013 — Wärtsilä reports that it has received a repeat order to provide a hybrid exhaust gas cleaning and SCR system. The contract was signed in December 2012. Wärtsilä has
Polymers used in clean up of tanker grounded by Sandy
JANUARY 25, 2013 — After Hurricane Sandy, lifting the 184 ft tanker John B. Caddell off the Staten Island street where it had washed up (see earlier story) was only part of
Austal partners with Sembawang on LCS, JHSV support
JANUARY 25, 2013 — Austal is partnering with Singapore’s Sembawang Shipyard Pte. Ltd. to provide support specifically tailored to the U.S. Navy’s fleet of Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) and Joint High Speed
Liberty Maritime files suit against MARAD
JANUARY 24, 2013 — Philip Shapiro’s Liberty Maritime Corporation and several other Liberty companies yesterday filed a civil action in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York against
Spurs Marine has new ownership
JANUARY 24, 2013 — Pablo Sosa, Vice President and General Manager, and Chris Jones, Sales Application Engineer, are the new owners of Ft. Lauderdale, FL, based Spurs Marine Manufacturing. Spurs is the