Forland orders new Havila 857 design subsea vessel
Bergen, Norway, based Forland Shipping AS has signed a contract for a 110 m subsea vessel to be built at Havyard’s Leirvik shipyard in Sogn, Norway for delivery in August next year.
Danish Yachts building carbon fiber SWATH for wind farm service role
A Danish shipyard that specializes in superyachts is entering the commercial market with a wind farm service vessel that will see its expertise in carbon fiber hull construction applied to a SWATH
Name change for Cape Town shipyard
South Africa’s 65 year old DCD-Dorbyl (Pty) Limited has completed a group restructure that includes a name change for Capetown’s DCD-Dorbyl Marine, which is now DCD Marine. Whatever the name, the shipyard
Austal to build 80 m vehicle-passenger cat for repeat customer
Austal has secured an order valued at around Euro 35 million for a highly efficient medium speed ferry for French Polynesian operator and existing customer, SNC Aremiti Ferry. The 80 m vehicle-passenger
Cruise industry announces new passenger emergency drill policy
The global cruise industry has announced a new emergency drill policy requiring mandatory muster for embarking passengers prior to departure from port. The new policy follows the industry’s announcement on January 27
OSG suspends dividend payments
Tanker giant Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. (NYSE: OSG), says that its Board of Directors has suspended the payment of regular quarterly dividends. No dividend will be paid in the first quarter of
Harvey Gulf orders two more LNG OSVs from Trinity Offshore
Harvey Gulf International Marine, New Orleans, LA, ordered two additional 302 ft X 64 ft, dual fuel Offshore Supply Vessels from Trinity Offshore, Gulfport, MS. Harvey Gulf now has four dual fuel
Jensen-designed “super pumper” fireboat for San Francisco
Jensen Maritime Consultants, Inc., Seattle, WA, a Crowley company, has been chosen to design a custom “super pumper” fireboat to enhance the City of San Francisco Fire Department’s (SFFD) marine fire fighting
Free Seas bulker reported hijacked by Somali pirates
Bournemouth, U.K., based Neptune Maritime Security says it has “received information via credible channels that the vessel, MV FREE GODDESS (IMO 9107045), has been successfully hijacked by Somali pirates.” FREE GODDESS is
SEACOR sells National Response Corporation to J.F. Lehman
SEACOR Holdings Inc. (NYSE: CKH) reports that it has agreed to sell part of its environmental business to private equity firm J.F. Lehman & Company. The businesses to be sold include National