Offshore wind jack-up gets new feet

APRIL 10, 2014 — Damen ARNO Dunkerque, Dunkirk, France, has given the offshore wind turbine installation and maintenance vessel MPI Resolution new “feet.” The shipyard has carried out upgrades on the spudcans

Despite sluggish economy, LISNAVE repairs more ships in 2013

MARCH 11, 2014—In an extremely competitive ship repair market, Portugal shipyard LISNAVE Estaleiros Navais, S.A., Setubal, held its own in 2013, repairing a total of 107 vessels, including 103 dry dockings and

BAE Norfolk gets $56.9 million CG 61 contract mod

FEBRUARY 17, 2014 — BAE Systems Norfolk Ship Repair, Norfolk, VA, is being awarded a $56,967,490 undefinitized contract action as a modification to a previously awarded contract (N00024-11-C-4403) for the Ticonderoga class

Shipyard bollard failure blamed in Carnival Triumph breakaway

FEBRUARY 6, 2014 — A National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) accident report says that a bollard failure at BAE Systems Mobile, AL, shipyard is the probable cause of the April 3, 2013,

ASL Marine to buy MEO Batam shipyard

JANUARY 27, 2014 — Singapore’s ASL Marine Holdings and Miclyn Express Offshore (MEO) — along with their respective Indonesian shipbuilding subsidiaries – have reached an agreement that will see ASL acquire MEO’s

Consultancy sees 161 cruise newbuilds ahead

JANUARY 24, 2014 — A new report sees newbuilding demand for cruise ships reaching the equivalent of a total of 161 vessels of an average 2,500-berth capacity between 2014 and 2025. The

New dry dock boosts Hendry ship repair capacity

JANUARY 14, 2014 — Port of Tampa shipbuilder and repairer Hendry Corporation has just completed building a new 2,500 ton lift capacity floating dry dock. Named the Capt. F.M. Hendry, the dry

Triyards drops plan to acquire Australian yard

JANUARY 3, 2014 — Singapore based shipbuilder and fabricator Triyards Holdings Limited won’t be going ahead with plans to acquire a property from Henderson Supply Base Pty Ltd  known as Lot 5

Polarcus Naila set for refit at Shipdock Amsterdam

DECEMBER 17, 2013 — The 3D seismic vessel Polarcus Naila is set to arrive in Amsterdam in February 2014. It is scheduled for a six week visit to ship repair and coversion

Drydocks World signs MOU with MARS

DECEMBER 12, 2013 — Dubai’s Drydocks World and Maritime World have signed a MOU with MARS Fundusz Inwestycyjny Zamkniety (MARS Closed-End Investment Fund), a Warsaw, Poland, based company, that manages multiple companies

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