Fincantieri floats out Regal Princess
MARCH 27, 2013 — Fincantieri’s Monfalcone, Italy, shipyard yesterday floated out its latest newbuild for Princess Cruises, Regal Princess, a sister ship to the soon to debut Royal Princess. Following the Italian
Zamakona books order for live fish transport vessel
MARCH 27, 2013 — Norway’s Sølvtrans Holdings ASA has signed a new contract with the Spanish shipyard Zamakona Yards for the construction of a new 3,200 cu.m well boat (live-fish transporter). Delivery
Prospector Offshore hit by Cyprus banking woes
MARCH 26, 2013 – Oslo-listed Prospector Offshore Drilling S.A. today announced what it described as “a potential loss as a result of the Eurozone agreement with Cyprus.” “Reference is made to the
Latest 112 m Incat wave piercer heads for Denmark
MARCH 26, 2013 – The latest 112 m wave piercing catamaran from shipbuilder Incat Tasmania, KatExpress 2, is on its 12,500 mile delivery voyage from Hobart, via the Panama Canal, to Denmark.
Oro Negro back at PPL Shipyard for two more jack-ups
MARCH 26, 2013 – Sembcorp Marine’s PPL Shipyard last week won orders from Mexico’s Oro Negro to build two more Pacific Class 400 rigs in addition to the two it ordered in
HHI wins TLP and FSU orders worth $2 billion
MARCH 26, 2013 – Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), the world’s largest shipbuilder has won orders worth $2 billion from Total E&P Congo. They cover engineering, procurement, supply, construction, and commissioning of
NOL adds new 14,000-TEU “Eco ship”
MARCH 25, 2013—Singapore’s NOL Group is spending $4 billion to renew its fleet with some of the most-efficient, environmentally friendly containerships in the market. It recently took delivery of the APL Temasek,
Bollinger delivers fifth FRC to Coast Guard
MARCH 25, 2013 — Bollinger Shipyards, Inc. has delivered the Margaret Norvell, the fifth Fast Response Cutter (FRC) to the United States Coast Guard. The 154 foot patrol craft Margaret Norvell is
NPT Propeller delivers impressive results
MARCH 25, 2013 — The latest Grontmij/Schmidt Maritime Seahorse 35000 design bulk carrier, built by China’s Yangzhou Guoyu Shipbuilding Co. for Nordic Hamburg, recently completed sea trials in which it exceeded all
Bibby COO warns: Eco ships won’t arrive overnight
MARCH 25, 2013 — The eco ship revolution may be on the horizon but the new ships will not replace the existing fleet overnight and meantime ship managers are under increasing pressure