Singapore’s Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd (Keppel O&M), through its subsidiary Keppel FELS Brasil, announced today that it had secured two contracts totalling R$500 million (approx. S$381.4 million) for Floating Production storage
Fred. Olsen Windcarrier AS, Oslo, Norway, recently entered into a contract with Norwegian shipyard Båtservice Mandal AS for the construction of four crewboats for transport of service technicians to and from offshore
Will Royal Caribbean Cruises’ latest newbuildings incorporate solar power? That’s an intriguing question given that the Miami-based cruiseship operator recently signed a letter of intent (LOI) with Germany’s Meyer Werft to build
Maxum Marine recently hosted a christening ceremony at Pier 66, in the Port of Seattle, Washington, for its new barge, Global Seattle. Maxum Marine, a division of Maxum Petroleum, provides marine gas
General Dynamics Electric Boat has been awarded a $60 million U.S. Navy contract modification that funds continued design efforts to make Virginia-class submarines more affordable. Electric Boat is a wholly owned subsidiary
Norway’s Eidesvik Offshore ASA has placed a newbuilding contract worth over NOK 800 million(about $138 million) with Ulstein Verft AS. It covers the construction of a 165 m offshore IMR/ construction vessel
Princess Cruises’ Grand Princess is to lose the Skywalker Nightclub that hangs over the stern at 18th deck level, looking like a sort of spoiler. A new nightclub on deck 15 will
Swiftships Shipbuilders, LLC, Morgan City, La., is being awarded a $20,221,529 modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-09-C-2210) for the detail, design and construction of four 28-meter coastal patrol craft (CPCs) and associated
“In order for the Coast Guard to win the future, we need to continue recapitalizing our fleet,” said Coast Guard Commandant Bob Papp in his State of the Coast Guard address, delivered
Wärtsilä’s Board of Directors has appointed Björn Rosengren M.Sc. (Tech.), born 1959, as the new President and CEO of Wärtsilä Corporation. He will assume the position on September 1, succeeding Ole Johansson,
