Costamare orders containership newbuilds at Sungdong

Costamare Inc. has concluded shipbuilding contracts and charter agreements for five newbuild containerships, new chartering agreements for other containerships and has completed financing arrangements for two previously contracted newbuild containerships. Costamare has

Crowley christens double hull Alaska tank barges

Crowley Maritime Corporation has christened two new double-hulled petroleum tank barges, the 165-1 and 165-2, in a small ceremony at shipbuilder Dakota Creek Industries in Anacortes, Wash. The vessels, which are the

Keppel FELS gets Bigfoot order from GDI

Singapore’s Keppel FELS Limited has secured contracts worth about US$393 million from returning customer Gulf Drilling International Ltd. of Qatar, They cover the construction of two high-specification KFELS B Class Bigfoot jack-up

Volstad OCV to have MacGregor offshore cranes

Cargotec is to supply two active heave-compensated (AHC) cranes for Volstad Maritime’s large offshore construction vessel (OCV) on order at Bergen Group Fosen shipyard in Norway (hull 89. The contract covers a

P&I club warns: Don’t put garbage in WCR

The Gard P&I Club has reminded shipowners that May 1, 2011 saw the entry into force of the Wider Caribbean Region (WCR) – Special Area under MARPOL Annex V: Regulations for the

STX OSV reports strong first quarter

Singapore-listed, Norwegian headquartered shipbuilder STX OSV Holdings Limited announced results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2011 that included an increase of 21percent in operating revenue to NOK 3,192 million. EBITDA

Metro Machine awarded $78.8 million Navy contract

Metro Machine Corp., Norfolk, Va., is being awarded a $78,836,991 modification under previously awarded contract (N00024-09-C-4416) for amphibious landing ship USS Ashland’s (LSD 48) modernization, upgrades, preservations, and alterations in support of