Ezra adds to war chest
SEPTEMBER 18, 2012 — Singapore based offshore contractor Ezra Holdings Limited has added to its war chest, positioning itself to pursue new opportunities in the subsea and offshore services sector. It reports
Navy takes delivery of LPD 23
SEPTEMBER 17, 2012 —The Navy has accepted delivery from Huntington Ingalls Industries of what will likely be the next to last ship to be built at the Avondale shipyard, the future USS
Mat-Su Borough picks Marcon to market Susitna
SEPTEMBER 17, 2012 — Marcon International, Inc. of Coupeville, Washington, has been selected by the Matanuska-Susitna Borough in Alaska to market the SWATH (Small Waterplane Area Twin Hull) Expeditionary Craft ferry Susitna
Korean shipbuilding giant enlists IBM for major IT revamp
SEPTEMBER 17, 2012 — IBM (NYSE: IBM) reports that Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME), one of the world’s largest shipbuilding and offshore companies, has engaged IBM to build a stronger and
Aker orders PCTCs for bareboat charter to Autoliners
SEPTEMBER 17, 2012 — Höegh Autoliners has entered into 12 year bareboat charters for two 6,500 car capacity Pure Car Truck Carriers (PCTC) to be delivered in 2014. The vessels will be
Farstad takes delivery of PSV from STX OSV Vietnam
SEPTEMBER 17, 2012 — Farstad Shipping Pte. Ltd., Singapore, a wholly owned subsidiary of Farstad Shipping ASA, has today taken delivery of the PSV Far Skimmer from STX OSV Vung Tau in
Scott Ward joins Jensen New Orleans office
SEPTEMBER 17, 2012 — Scott Ward has joined Jensen Maritime Consultants as a naval architect in the company’s new office in the New Orleans business district reporting to Jensen General Manager Sergio
Sembcorp Marine swoops on U.K.’s SLP Engineering
SEPTEMBER 17, 2012 — Singapore’s Sembcorp Marine is acquiring the entire share capital of Mulder Group’s Lowestoft, U.K. based SLP Engineering, which will be renamed Sembmarine SLP. The £2.5 million acquisition is
Austal christens second JHSV
SEPTEMBER 17, 2012 — In a ceremony at its Mobile, Alabama, shipyard held September 15, Austal USA christened USNS Choctaw County (JHSV 2). USNS Choctaw County is the second of nine Joint
Electric Boat to work on fire-damaged submarine
SEPTEMBER 16, 2012—General Dynamics, Electric Boat Corp., Groton, CT, was recently awarded a $94 million contract in relation to the fire restoration efforts to the damaged Los Angeles Class fast attack nuclear