OCTOBER 15, 2012—Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc., (HOS), which recently signed a contract with Bollinger Shipyards to stretch six Offshore Support Vessels for deepwater operations, has extended its newbuilding plans with orders for two
OCTOBER 15, 2012 — General Dynamics Electric Boat Corp., Groton, Conn., is being awarded a $459,005,270 option under a previously awarded Navy contract (N00024-11-C-2111) for design agent, planning yard, engineering and technical
OCTOBER 15, 2012 — The introduction of sulfur limits in the North American ECA and the ratification of the Maritime Labor Convention 2006 (MLC 2006) were high on the agenda when Germanischer
OCTOBER 15, 2012 — Ocean Rig UDW Inc. (NASDAQ:ORIG) reports that it has signed a contract to construct a seventh generation ultra deepwater drillship at Samsung Heavy Industries. It will be a
OCTOBER 15, 2012 — Japan’s NYK Line has decided to build four next-generation, Post-Panamax type PCTCs (Pure Car and Truck Carriers). With a breadth 2-3 m wider than current PCTCs, they will
OCTOBER 15, 2012 — Sembcorp Marine subsidiary Jurong Shipyard Pte Ltd. has awarded Wärtsilä, a contract to supply main generating engines and thrusters for six new deep water drillships to be built
OCTOBER 15, 2012 — AVIC International Investments Limited, a Singapore-listed offshoot of China’s government-controlled AVIC Group, has signed an agreement to acquire the majority of shares in Finnish ship design and engineering
OCTOBER 14, 2012 — Grandweld Shipyards has inaugurated its new Dubai Maritime City facility in a ceremony presided over by His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President of Dubai Civil
OCTOBER 14, 2012 — Talks continue ended at resolving a labor dispute that could close 14 ports on the U.S.East and Gulf coasts. Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service Director George H. Cohen
OCTOBER 14, 2012 —The U.S. Maritime Administration says that America’s six state maritime academies will receive an additional $2.3 million total from a government program that recycles obsolete vessels. Funding is being
