Extreme Semi-SWATH launched in Holland
OCTOBER 23, 2012 – BMT Nigel Gee Ltd. reports that the first 26 m XSS offshore wind farm support vessel for Turbine Transfers has been launched at the Sepers B.V shipyard in
Rolls-Royce to design and equip Brazilian-built PSVs
OCTOBER 23, 2012 – Brazil’s Bravante Group has awarded Rolls-Royce a GBP 24 million (about $38.5 million) order to design and equip four UT 775 SE platform supply vessels (PSVs) that will
Lockheed Martin offers LCS-derived Multi-Mission Combatant
OCTOBER 23, 2012 – Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] is using this week’s Euronaval event in Paris to offer navies world wide a family of Multi-Mission Combatants based on its version of the
Chouest forms subsea services JV with FMC Technologies
OCTOBER 22, 2012 — FMC Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: FTI) reports that it has formed a joint venture with Edison Chouest Offshore LLC. The new company will be based in Houston. Utilizing the
Wärtsilä offers highly efficient Aframax
OCTOBER 22, 2012 — Wärtsilä has developed a design for a new, highly efficient Aframax tanker that offers solutions for meeting current and forthcoming emissions legislation. Developed by Wärtsilä Ship Design, the
OSG says it is considering a Chapter 11 filing
OCTOBER 22, 2012 — In an SEC filing today, tanker giant OSG says it is “evaluating its strategic options, including the potential voluntary filing of a petition for relief to reorganize under
Gulf of Guinea piracy warning from IMB
OCTOBER 22, 2012 — The number of ships reporting attacks by Somali pirates has fallen this year to its lowest since 2009, says a report from the International Chamber of Commerce’s International
ABB Shanghai delivers Azipods for wind turbine installers
OCTOBER 22, 2012 — ABB recently delivered four Azipod C propulsion systems for the Blue Ocean II wind turbine installation vessel built by Samsung Heavy Industries at its Geoje shipyard in Korea.
Rolls-Royce to power SSC hovercraft
OCTOBER 22, 2012 — Rolls-Royce has won a contract to power the U.S. Navy’s future fleet of Ship-to-Shore Connector (SSC) hovercraft. Rolls-Royce will work with Textron Marine & Land Systems, an operating
Seaspan breaks ground for Vancouver Shipyards revamp
OCTOBER 19, 2012 — A groundbreaking ceremony today at Seaspan’s Vancouver Shipyards, in North Vancouver marks a significant milestone in redevelopment of the shipyard into a world-class facility that will build a