Aries Marine fleet now totals 30 vessels
Lafayette, La., based Aries Marine Corporation is set to celebrate its 30th anniversary on February 11 with the addition of two new platform supply vessels from Eastern Shipbuilding. Both are 292 ft
Meyer Werft books order for small LNG tanker
Netherlands shipping company Anthony Veder, Rotterdam, has ordered a 15,600 cu.m LNG carrier from German shipbuilder Meyer Werft. The tanker will have a length overall of abt. 156 m and a breadth
Samsung Heavy Industries develops antipiracy system
A Korean shipbuilder has developed an integrated anti-piracy system that includes a surveillance system capable of detecting pirate vessels up to 10 km out and then dealing with them with long range,
Keppel FELS delivers one jack-up, books orders for more
Singapore’s Keppel FELS Limited has started the year with the delivery of one jack-up rig and an order for two more. The delivered rig was the Rowan Stavanger, the second of three
Investment in wave and tidal energy to jump
Investment in wave and tidal energy is expected to steeply increase over the next five years, according to U.K. energy business analysts Douglas-Westwood. A recent report released by Douglas-Westwood projects that $1.2
Stena Bulk bulks up in MR products tanker sector
Stena Bulk is bulking up in the MR segment (Medium Range product tankers of 50,000 dwt). It is acquiring 50 percent of the Danish shipping company Weco. The move doubles the Stena
Video shows retaking of Samho Jewelry from pirates
AP has released a video related to today’s daring rescue of the Samho Jewelry by South Korean special forces. January 21, 2011
Northrop Grumman moving nearer shipbuilding spin-off
Northrop Grumman (NYSE:NOC) yesterday said that it continues to explore strategic alternatives for a potential separation of its Shipbuilding business. “While any final decision remains subject to board approval, the company currently
Aker Drilling orders drillships at DSME, plans IPO
Aker Drilling Offshore Services Public Ltd., Cyprus, a wholly owned subsidiary of Aker Drilling ASA, has signed a letter of intent with Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering in South Korea for the
Korean forces kill pirates, free Samho Jewelry
South Korean special forces have retaken the Korean-owned, Maltese-flag product tanker MV SAMHO JEWELRY, which had been hijacked January 15 when 350 nautical miles southeast of the port of Muscat, Oman. Eight