Nordic Yards wins order for offshore wind service jack-up
AUGUST 14, 2012 — Germany’s Nordic Yards has signed a contract for the construction of a Wind Turbine Service Jack Up Vessel (WTSJUV) for DBB Jack-Up Services A/S of Aarhus, Denmark. The
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ACL orders five giant RO/RO containerships
AUGUST 13, 2012 —Grimaldi Group member Atlantic Container Line (ACL) has signed a contract with Chinese state-owned Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding, Shanghai, to build the five largest RO/RO containerships (CONROs) in the world. The
COSCO Dalian Shipyard books $170 million jack-up order
AUGUST 13, 2012 —China’s COSCO (Dalian) Shipyard Co. has won a $170 million order to build a jack-up drilling rig based on the LeTourneau Super 116E Class design. Delivery from the shipbuilder
STX Turku floats out LNG fueled cruise ferry
AUGUST 10, 2012 — The LNG-fueled 218 m cruise ferry M/S Viking Grace is a step nearer to entering service with Viking Line. Designed to be the most environmentally friendly large cruise
GE to supply propulsion systems for 23 new LNG ships
AUGUST 8, 2012 — GE’s Power Conversion business (the former Converteam), a major supplier of electric propulsion technology for LNG ships, has recently received a series of new orders from South Korean
GL to class innovative Fjellstrand wind farm support vessels
AUGUST 8, 2012 — Germanischer Lloyd (GL) is to class the six trimaran SWATH WindServer wind farm support vessels that Norwegian shipbuilder Fjellstrand has on order for Denmark’s World Marine Offshore A/S
Ingalls Shipbuilding cuts steel for LPD 27
AUGUST 8, 2012 — Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) this week began construction on the amphibious transport dock LPD 27. Being built at Ingalls Shipbuilding division, it is the eleventh ship in the
Russia to build $1.5 billion nuclear icebreaker
AUGUST 6, 2012 — Russia’s Baltic Shipyard in Saint Petersburg is to build a 36.96 billion ruble ($1.15 billion) nuclear-powered icebreaker for Atomflot company, the shipbuilder said today, reports the RIA Novosti
Oceanteam refinances two offshore construction vessels
AUGUST 3, 2012 — Norway’s Oceanteam Shipping ASA (OTS) has concluded a $147 million refinancing of two offshore construction vessels, CSV Bourbon Oceanteam 101 and CSV Southern Ocean, with SpareBank 1 SMN,
Great Lakes Dredge splashes out at U.S. shipyards
AUGUST 3, 2012 — Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (NASDAQ: GLDD) has signed a contract with shipbuilder Signal International, Inc. for the construction of a 15,000-cubic-yard-capacity trailing suction hopper barge and