DOF Subsea wins 90 day contract for Skandi Hawk
SEPTEMBER 6, 2012 —DOF Subsea’s DP2 Construction Support Vessel Skandi Hawk, delivered earlier this year by India’s Cochin Shipyard, continues to keep busy. It will be the offshore work platform for a
ST Engineering books $144 million in marine orders
SEPTEMBER 6, 2012 — VT Halter Marine’s parent, Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd (ST Engineering), announced today that its marine sector has won shipbuilding and repair contracts worth about S$179 million (US$144 million).
GL launches EmissionManager software at SMM
SEPTEMBER 5, 2012 — Classification society Germanischer Lloyd (GL) has launched a new software product, “GL EmissionManager,” that will allow shipowners and operators to collect, track and calculate the emissions of a
Bath Iron Works gets $26 million Navy contract mod
SEPTEMBER 5, 2012 — General Dynamics Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, is being awarded a $26,000,000 modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-06-C-2303) for DDG 1000 class services. This modification provides additional class
New APL box giants promise big fuel savings
SEPTEMBER 5, 2012 — The first of ten new 13,800 TEU containerships under construction at Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) for APL will be delivered next year. The series will be some 20
Rena officers released from prison
SEPTEMBER 5, 2012 — New Zealand media report that the captain and second officer of the grounded containership Rena have been released from prison after serving half their sentence as required by
Hornbeck Offshore expands newbuilding program
SEPTEMBER 5, 2012 — Covington, La., headquartered Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. (NYSE: HOS) has expanded its OSV newbuilding program at VT Halter Marine and Eastern Shipbuilding and has started a new 200
Wallem to manage ISH international flag ships
SEPTEMBER 4, 2012 — Mobile, Alabama, headquartered International Shipholding Corporation (ISH) says its wholly owned LMS Shipmanagement, Inc. subsidiary and Hong Kong headquartered Wallem Group Ltd. “have agreed to form an alliance
Kirby to buy Allied assets in $116 million deal
SEPTEMBER 4, 2012 — Tank barge operator Kirby Corporation reports that it has entered into an agreement to purchase the assets of Allied Transportation Company, a subsidiary of Allied Marine Industries, and
MAN Diesel & Turbo introduces new dual fuel four-stroke
SEPTEMBER 4, 2012 — MAN Diesel & Turbo has introduced the latest addition to its four-stroke portfolio, the L35/44DF engine. The dual fuel engine has been developed to comply with IMO Tier