JANUARY 9, 2013 — GAC Maritime Security has added the P-trap anti-boarding device to its range of non-lethal anti-piracy protection solutions. Created by Netherlands-based specialists Westmark BV, this patented anti-boarding device creates
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
JULY 2, 2012 — Heavy lift shipping giant Dockwise today reports that, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Dockwise White Marlin B.V., it now controls 80.4 percent of the outstanding shares of Fairstar Heavy
Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. (NYSE:DO) reports that a subsidiary has entered into a turnkey contract with South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. for construction of a new ultra-deepwater drillship with
Estonian shipyard BLRT Marketex is to build four wind farm service catamarans for Sure Wind Marine of Hexham, Northumberland, U.K. Designed by Incat Crowther, the catamarans will be available for projects throughout
This past September, Gibraltar-based shiprepair yard Gibdock drydocked the 3,000 grt offshore survey vessel Boa Galatea for Norway’s Boa Offshore. This is the first time that the family-owned Boa Offshore business, which
Island Offshore, in which the Chouest family is a partner, has placed contracts with STX OSV Holdings Limited for the construction of two platform supply vessels. STX OSV says the total value
Three vessels under construction at STX OSV’s Niteroi, Brazil, shipyard are to have Rolls-Royce advanced anchor handling systems. The vessel’s are on order for DOF ASA’s Brazilian operation, Norskan, for use in
