Wärtsilä opens new workshop in Brazil
FEBRUARY 27, 2013 — Wärtsilä is opening a new services workshop in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, today. It says that the new facilities will strengthen its presence in Brazil and enable
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STX OSV set for recovery in demand in large AHTS market
FEBRUARY 26, 2013 — Roy Reite, CEO and Executive Director of STX OSV, says the group is “well-suited to serve the thriving subsea construction vessel market, for which we are still seeing
GPA releases more details of Jackson Offshore PSVs
FEBRUARY 25, 2013 — Naval architecture and marine engineering firm Guido Perla & Associates, Inc. (GPA) has released some more details of the two platform supply vessels that BAE Systems is building
EC unveils new strategy for shipbuilding
FEBRUARY 20, 2013 — Remember LeaderSHIP 2015? Unveiled in 2003, it was the EU shipbuilding industry’s grand plan for survival in a tough world where new orders were drying up and newbuilding
ABB to acquire APS Technology
FEBRUARY 12, 2013 — Zurich, Switzerland, headquartered ABB, has agreed to acquire APS Technology Group (APS), a San Diego, California-based company that develops and markets systems for the port industry. The acquisition
ABB to supply electrical systems for Brazilian drillships
FEBRUARY 7, 2013—Under contracts worth $160 million, ABB, Zurich, Switzerland, will design, supply, supervision of installation, testing and commissioning of the main electrical systems for seven next generation drill ships that are being
IHC Merwede introduces new OSV series
JANUARY 29, 2013 — IHC Merwede has introduced a new series of Packhorse offshore support vessels that will initially be built through the cooperation agreement established between IHC Merwede and Jaya Holdings.
ABB books $1 million SuperStar Virgo maintenance contract
JANUARY 28, 2013 — ABB has won a long-term service contract from Star Cruises for preventive maintenance of all ABB equipment onboard SuperStar Virgo for the next five years. The approximately US$1
Rolls-Royce wins COSCO OSV order
JANUARY 8, 2013 — Rolls-Royce has won a £26 million order to provide an integrated design, power and propulsion and equipment package for four Rolls-Royce UT 771 CDL offshore supply vessels to
Westcon Group buys Florø shipyard and design group
JANUARY 2, 2013 — Norway’s Westcon Group AS has acquired the STX Norway Florø AS shipyard and STX Norway Design Florø AS from STX Europe AS on of December 31st 2012. “We