Underwater insert repair keeps bulker out of dry dock
AUGUST 22, 2012 — Hydrex reports that its diver/technicians recently carried out a permanent insert repair on a 224-meter bulker at anchor in Busan, South-Korea. The ship was being sold and the
Rolls-Royce to design and equip advanced buoy tender
AUGUST 22, 2012 — A highly specialized buoy tender vessel ordered by India’s Directorate General of Lighthouses & Lightships (DGLL) is to have an £8 million Rolls-Royce design and equipment package. The
China Rongsheng reports plunging orders, revenues and earnings
AUGUST 22, 2012 — China’s largest privately owned shipbuilder, China Rongsheng Heavy Industries, saw revenues fall by 37.2 percent in the six months ended June 30, while earnings fell by 82.3 percent,
COSCO Qidong books $20 million order for jack-up barge
AUGUST 22, 2012 — China’s COSCO (Qidong) Offshore Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of COSCO Shipyard Group Co. Ltd., has secured a contract valuedat over $20 million from BAM International Australia and Clough
FPSO conversion starts at Brazil’s former Ishibras
AUGUST 21, 2012 — The docking of the Petrobras 74 in Brazil’s Estaleiros Inhaúma shipyard in Rio this week marked another milestone in the revitalization of Brazilian shipbuilding. The Inhaúma yard is
Chouest to hire 250 to 500 employees for LaShip shipyard
AUGUST 21, 20012 — Edison Chouest is planning to hire 250-500 workers at its LaShip shipyard in Houma, La., reports the Houma Courier, and will hold a job fair from 9 a.m.
USMMA gets “space” ship for training
AUGUST 21, 2012—NASA and the U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) have signed a memorandum of understanding to transfer NASA’s solid rocket booster recovery ship, 176 ft M/V Liberty Star, to the National Defense
Conrad Industries adds to backlog
AUGUST 21, 2012 — Morgan City, La., headquartered shipbuilder Conrad Industries, Inc. (OTC Pink Sheets: CNRD.PK) has announced its second quarter and six months 2012 financial results and backlog at June 30,
Imtech system nominated for innovation award
AUGUST 21, 2012 — An intelligent energy management system being supplied for two hybrid ferries is one of the four nominees for the Dutch Maritime Innovation Award 2012. On order for CMAL
Kvichak delivers utility vessels to Superior Energy
AUGUST 21, 2012 — Kvichak Marine Industries, Seattle, Wash., recently delivered two 38 ft anchor handling utility vessels to Houston headquartered Superior Energy Services. The all-aluminum vessels are hard-chined monohulls designed by