ST Marine delivers first seismic vessel
Singapore shipbuilder ST Marine has successfully delivered its first seismic survey vessel. Built for Swire Pacific Offshore Operations (Pte) Ltd.), the 68.0 m by 17.4 m Pacific Finder is a 4-streamer vessel.
Podcast: W&O’s Michael Hume
For the U.S. marine market, the recovery has been slowed by the government-imposed drilling moratorium in the wake of the Deepwater Horizon incident. With the moratorium lifted and the government reluctantly issuing new deepwater drilling permits under stricter safety guidlines, the outlook for 2011 is much brighter. Tidewater has ordered two Platform Supply Vessels and Eastern Shipbuilding is near dotting the “I’s and crossing the T’s” for a $250 million contract for five Platform Supply Vessels for export to Brazil. Additionally, VT Halter Marine has signed a contract to build a Roll-on/Roll-Off ship for Pasha.
On the military side, the U.S. Navy is moving ahead with plans for its Littoral Combat Ship and Joint High Speed Vessel programs.
To put it in perspective, we spoke with Michael Hume, Chief Operating Officer of W&O, which is the largest supplier of engineered products, pipe, valves and fittings to the marine industry in the U.S., supporting new construction and ship maintenance projects for commercial shipping and the U.S. government. We talked to Hume about how W&O weathered the downturn in shipbuilding, the emergence of the North American Emissions Control Area, and just what exactly he sees for the near-term shipbuilding picture in the U.S.
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Detyens awarded $7.3 million MSC contract
Detyens Shipyards, Inc., North Charleston, S.C., is being awarded a $7,325,687 firm-fixed-price contract for a 55-calendar-day regular overhaul of Military Sealift Command dry cargo/ammunition ship USNS Lewis and Clark. This regular overhaul
Delaware offshore wind project takes another step forward
NRG Blue Water Wind’s planned 450 MW Delaware offshore wind park has gotten a boost. The Department of the Interior is starting the process to offer the project the first commercial wind
Sevan issues LOI for two more round rigs, plans IPO of drilling business
Sevan Marine ASA , the developer of a series of cylinder shaped offshore floaters, has issued LOI’s to China’s Cosco Nantong Shipyard. They cover turn-key EPC (Engineering, Procurement and Construction) contracts for
Hornblower places contract for fuel cells for Statue Cruises hybrid
Hydrogenics Corporation (Nasdaq:HYGS) (TSX:HYG) has received a contract from Statue Cruises, LLC, a subsidiary of Hornblower Cruises & Events for the delivery of two HyPM HD 16 fuel cell power modules delivering
OOCL joins containership building spree with $861 million order
The latest container giant to join the big box ship ordering spree is Hong Kong headquartered OOCL (Orient Overseas Container Line). Yesterday signed a contract with Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries for
Kristian Røkke to take helm at Aker Philadelphia Shipyard
Kristian Røkke has been appointed President and CEO of Aker Philadelphia Shipyard ASA (AKPS). As CEO, Mr. Røkke, who is the son of Aker ASA Chairman Kjell Inge Røkke, will “lead the
MAN Diesel Turbo two stroke is first to meet IMO Tier III requirements
An MAN B&W 6S46MC-C8 engine with integrated SCR fulfills the strictest IMO emission standards. The engine, capable of an output of almost 7 MW, was built by Hitachi Zosen at its Ariake
Resolve releases details of Guam dry dock refloat
Resolve Marine Group has released some details on how it successfully raised and refloated the “Machinist” dry dock at Guam Shipyard in Apra Harbor, Guam. The 825 ft floating dry dock sank