Mobile’s Harrison Bros Dry Dock and Repair Yard is to close
MAY 29, 2012 — Bill Harrison III, owner of Harrison Brothers Dry Dock and Repair Yard Inc., Mobile, Ala., has announced that the shipyard — founded in 1895 — is to close.
Keel laying for Offshore Patrol Boat for Irish Navy
MAY 29, 2012—A keel-laying ceremony was recently held for the first of two Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs) for the Irish Naval Service (INS). The keel was laid by Commodore Mellet, Flag Officer
Transpetro suspends contracts for 16 tankers on order at EAS
MAY 28, 2012 –Petrobras subsidiary Transpetro reports that it has suspended execution of its contracts 16 of the 22 tankers it has on order from shipbuilder Estaleiro Atlântico Sul (EAS). The contracts
Transpetro suspends contracts for 16 tankers on order at EAS
MAY 28, 2012 –Petrobras subsidiary Transpetro reports that it has suspended execution of its contracts 16 of the 22 tankers it has on order from shipbuilder Estaleiro Atlântico Sul (EAS). The contracts
Transpetro suspends contracts for 16 tankers on order at EAS
MAY 28, 2012 –Petrobras subsidiary Transpetro reports that it has suspended execution of its contracts 16 of the 22 tankers it has on order from shipbuilder Estaleiro Atlântico Sul (EAS). The contracts
Hyundai Heavy to build giant semi for Fred Olsen Energy
MAY 28, 2012 – Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), has won a $700 million order to build a semi-submersible drilling rig for Fred Olsen Energy. Hyundai Heavy, as a turnkey contractor, will undertake
Shipowners call proposed Panama Canal toll hikes “simply unacceptable”
MAY 25, 2012 —The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has sent a strongly worded letter to the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) describing plans to increase tolls by up to 15 percent as
Rena officers get prison sentences
MAY 25, 2012 — The Master and Second Officer of the containership Rena were today each sentenced to seven months imprisonment on a total of 11 charges laid by Maritime New Zealand
Damen expands presence in Swedish ship repair
MAY 25, 2012—The Netherland’s Damen Shipyards Group will now have two ship repair yards in Sweden, following its acquisition of the shares of Swedish ship repair and maintenance yard Oskarshamnsvarvet in Oskarshamn.
NTSB makes ferry safety recommendations
MAY 25, 2012—The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recently concluded that the probable cause of a loss of propulsion control of a Staten Island Ferry two years ago was the failure