Vigor Marine replaces bow of 80,000 bbl barge
DECEMBER 12, 2012 — Vigor Marine, Portland, Ore., has replaced the bow of Olympic Spirit, an 80,000 bbl double hull petroleum barge owned by Harley Marine subsidiary, Olympic Tug & Barge, Inc.
Weeks Marine wins $26.25 million USACE contract
DECEMBER 12, 2012 — Weeks Marine Inc., Covington, La., has been awarded a $26,256,300 firm-fixed-price contract to provide for storm damage reduction services for North Carolina’s Carolina and Kure Beach. Work will
Keppel FELS books $420 million PEMEX order
DECEMBER 12, 2012 — Singapore’s Keppel FELS, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd (Keppel O&M), has won a contract from PEMEX Exploracion y Produccion to build two KFELS B
Havyard PSV design picked by COSL
DECEMBER 12, 2012 — China Oilfield Services Limited (COSL) has chosen the Havyard 832 design for renewal of its supply vessel fleet, and has ordered Havyard designs for construction of four vessels.
NNS’s Alma Fallon wins business achievement honor
DECEMBER 11, 2012 — Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) reports that Alma Martinez Fallon, director of supply chain procurement at Newport News Shipbuilding, is a recipient of an Inside Business 2012 Women in
ClassNK rolls out the sake barrel in New York
DECEMBER 11, 2012 — Earlier this year, Tokyo headquartered classification society ClassNK officially announced that its register had surged past the 200 million gross ton mark. Since then it has been hosting
Gibdock completes repairs to powerful dredge
DECEMBER 11, 2012 — Gibraltar ship repair yard Gibdock has completed its first project for Belgian dredging contractor DEME— alongside maintenance and repairs to the rock cutter suction dredge Ambiorix. Delivered by
Fred. Olsen Windcarrier wins contract for Brave Tern
DECEMBER 11, 2012 — Fred. Olsen Windcarrier International Ltd, which is indirectly owned 50/50 by Bonheur ASA and Ganger Rolf ASA, has been awarded a contract by the German company BARD Engineering
Scorpio Tankers orders MR product tanker newbuilds
DECEMBER 11, 2012 — Scorpio Tankers Inc. (NYSE: STNG) has executed options with Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co. Ltd. of South Korea for the construction of two MR product tanker newbuildings. It has
Fincantieri places first Costa Diadema module in dock
DECEMBER 11, 2012 — Fincantieri’s Marghera, Italy, shipyard yesterday started the building dock phase of construction of Costa Diadema, the future Costa Cruises flagship. With a gross tonnage 132,500 and accommodations for