The first of a new type of “compact” deepwater drillships jointly designed by Shell and Noble Corporation recently arrived in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. After completing commissioning and acceptance testing this
Naval architectural firm Robert Allan Ltd. of Vancouver, Canada, reports that Hong Kong’s Wang Tak Engineering & Shipbuilding last month delivered an Allan-designed RAnger 4600 Class fireboat, Guan Xiao Er Hao, to
Offshore Ship Designers has been contracted to develop the design of a low-emission diesel-electric harbor tug for Iskes Towage & Salvage. Both companies are based in IJmuiden in The Netherlands. Iskes has
Maritime Services Corporation (MSC), marine interior specialist in turnkey installations, currently has a backlog of contracts exceeding $10.5 million in value for assignments to be completed this November through March. A $6
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal and Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) President and CEO Mike Petters have announced that the State and Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding
French defense contractor and naval shipbuilder DCNS has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with South African shipbuilder KND for the promotion, construction and sale of offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) in South
VT Halter Marine, Pascagoula, Miss., has delivered Vision/650-10, the last of 10 Articulated Tug Barges (ATBs) in Crowley Maritime Corporation’s 650-series newbuild program. The ATB is now ready to enter service and
Incat Crowther, Newport, NSW, Australia, reports that Hobart, Tasmania, shipbuilder Richardson Devine Marine recently launched the 37 m catamaran passenger ferry Kilimanjaro III. It is the third vessel from the designer builder
Norway’s Ulstein Group has established a new company, Ulstein IDEA Equipment Solutions. This company will take over the activities of former IDEA Heavy Equipment b.v, a Dutch company with which Ulstein has
Incat Crowther reports the launch of Topaz Zenith. Launched by Topaz Shipbuilding’s Fujairah, UAE, shipyard, this innovative 27.6 m wave piercing catamaran crew boat has been designed to support offshore energy installations.
