Vard books second OCSV order from Farstad
AUGUST 21, 2013 — Vard Holdings Limited has secured a new contract worth about NOK 800 million for the design and construction of an offshore subsea construction vessel (OSCV) for Norway’s Farstad
Pilot company offers to preinspect Australia-bound ships
AUGUST 21, 2013 — Australian Reef Pilots (ARP), a pilotage company that provides licensed pilots for the Torres Strait and Great Barrier Reef, is broadening the range of services that it provides.
Ardmore orders four more newbuilds
AUGUST 21, 2013 — Cork, Ireland, headquartered Ardmore Shipping Corporation (NYSE:ASC) says that it has entered contracts with Fukuoka Shipbuilding Co. Ltd., Japan, for the construction of four 25,000 dwt IMO 2
Wärtsilä to power gas fueled Danish ferry
AUGUST 21, 2013 — Wärtsilä is to supply the main propulsion generating sets for a double ended 100 m ferry that will be the first gas fueled ferry for a domestic route
Zamakona looks to hook more fish transporter orders
AUGUST 21, 2013 — Spanish shipbuilder Zamakona Yards is looking to build on its success in the well boat (live fish transporter) market, which has already brought it two orders (plus two
Captain Eric Clarke takes helm at Imtech Marine USA
AUGUST 21, 2013 — Rotterdam headquartered Imtech Marine reports that Capt. Eric Clarke is now Managing Director of Houston headquartered lmtech Marine USA. In his 10 year career at sea Capt. Clarke
New gates for expanded canal arrive in Panama
AUGUST 21, 2013 — In another milestone for the Panama Canal Expansion Program, the first four gates for the new locks arrived from the port of Trieste, Italy, to the waterway’s Atlantic
KKR forms $580 million Maritime Finance Company
AUGUST 20, 2013 — Global private equityy investment firm KKR (Kohlberg, Kravis and Roberts) today announced the formation of Maritime Finance Company, a new specialty finance company created to lend to the
BAE Hawaii gets another $12.8 million for DDG 90 repairs
AUGUST 20, 2013 — BAE Systems Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, is being awarded a $12,820,427 modification to previously awarded contract (N0024-06-C-4408) for repairs to the USS Chafee (DDG 90). This repair modification consists
Bollinger Shipyards delivers seventh Sentinel Class cutter
AUGUST 20, 2013—Bollinger Shipyards, Inc., Lockport, LA, has delivered the Charles David Jr., the seventh Fast Response Cutter (FRC) in the Sentinel Class to the U.S. Coast Guard. Bollinger has been awarded