ABB inaugurates Azipod C manufacturing base in China
ABB today inaugurated a new manufacturing base in Shanghai, China. Located in the Lingang New Development Zone, the 37,000 square meter facility will initially have an annual output of 60 Azipod C
DOF Subsea Asia Pacific wins contracts worth $47 million
DOF ASA reports that its DOF Subsea Asia Pacific subsidiary has secured multiple contracts awards in Asia and Australia over the last couple of weeks with a total contract value of about
Rolls-Royce to design and equip Brasil Supply OSV newbuilds
Rolls-Royce is to design and equip two UT 735 SE offshore supply vessels for Brasil Supply S.A., which is headquartered in Vitória, State of Espírito Santo, Brazil. The order is worth GBP15
Colonna’s Shipyard books $7.4 million Navy contract
Colonna’s Shipyard, Inc., Norfolk, Va., is being awarded a $7,744,698 fixed-price contract for a dry-docking restricted availability on USS Squall (PC 7). This contract is for the accomplishment of miscellaneous structural, electrical,
Circle Line parent gets new President and COO
New York Cruise Lines, parent company of internationally celebrated tourism companies Circle Line Sightseeing Cruises, The Beast and World Yacht today announced the appointments of Gus Markou to President and Chief Operating
U.S. files suit against Bollinger in cutter conversion case
The United States has filed suit in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., against Bollinger Shipyards Inc., Bollinger Shipyards Lockport LLC and Halter Bollinger Joint Venture LLC, the U.S. Justice Department announced.
Marshall Islands releases flag-state report on Deepwater Horizon casualty
Adding to the growing number of reports on the Deepwater Horizon disaster, the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI), the country with which the rig was registered, has now issued its report
High-capacity BWTS commissioned on 318,000 dwt VLCC
Los Angeles headquartered N.E.I. Treatment Systems reports a major ballast water treatment milestone: the successful commissioning during sea trial of the world’s highest capacity BWTS installed and operating anywhere in the world.
Strong results for Petrobras
Brazilian state-owned oil giant Petrobras announced its results for the first half of 2011, showing net income of R$21.928 billion (about $13.595 billion), an increase of 37 percent over the same period
Congressman says Port Townsend to get $1.3 million for ferry
U.S. Rep. Norm Dicks says that the U.S. Department of Transportation has approved the award of $1.3 million to the Port of Port Townsend, Washington, to assist in the construction of a