Donjon-SMIT refloats tanker grounded in Mississippi River
On June 13, 2011, Donjon-SMIT, LLC, was notified that a client vessel was aground in the Mississippi River just above Cubit’s Gap, about 10 miles below Venice, La. Traffic on the Mississippi
New offshore wind farm in Irish Sea
One of the largest offshore wind farms in the world will be developed in the Irish Sea under partnership between DONG Energy and ScottishPower Renewables. The West of Duddon Sands offshore wind
OSD-IMT to design cable layer for Boskalis-SMIT
OSD-IMT, the U.K. arm of IJmuiden, Netherlands, based Offshore Ship Designers, has been chosen by Samsung and Boskalis-SMIT Engineering to develop the basic design, detailed design and production drawings for a 99
DCNS inks contract to build two LHD’s for Russia at STX France
French defense contractor DCNS has now signed a contract with Russian defense export agency Rosoboronexport that will see STX France build two Mistral-class helicopter carriers (LHDs) at its Saint Nazaire shipyard. The
Corrosion reportedly found in first Austal LCS
What’s reported to be “aggressive” corrosion has been found in USS Independence (LCS-2), the first Austal-built littoral combat ship. According to a Bloomberg News report, the corrosion is in the propulsion areas
Keppel FELS on track for on-time delivery of ENSCO 8504
Singapore’s Keppel FELS shipyard reports that is on track to deliver ENSCO 8504, the fifth of seven ENSCO 8500 Series ultra-deepwater semisubmersible drilling rigs being built exclusively for Ensco plc (NYSE: ESV).
OceanSaver books six ship order for new BWT system
Two Suezmax tankers and four bulkers being built for Ciner Shipping Industry & Trading are to have Ocean Saver Mark II ballast water treatment systems. Ciner Shipping is a subsidiary of Turkey’s
Navios Acquisition buys two MR2 product tankers
Angeliki Frangou, Chairman and CEO of Navios Maritime Acquisition Corporation (NYSE: NNA) says “we are pleased to add significant cash flow by acquiring quality vessels at a good price.” Navios Acquisition has
Aker Solutions to provide drilling package for DSME drillship newbuild
Aker Solutions has won a contract from Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Equipment to supply a complete drilling equipment package for a new deepwater drillship. The contract is worth about NOK 540 million.
Rolls-Royce books orders for offshore industry propulsion systems
Rolls-Royce said yesterday that it had received orders worth over £100 million (about $161 million) to supply propulsion systems for offshore construction and drilling vessels. The ships will be built at shipyards