Austal wins another crew boat contract
JUNE 16, 2015 — Austal Limited (ASX:ASB) has secured a further offshore vessel contract. It covers the construction of one 57.6 m High Speed Catamaran Crew Boat for an undisclosed operator based
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ABS to class Baoham Offshore newbuilds
JUNE 16, 2015 — ABS is to class a drilling semisubmersible and a liftboat for Baoham Offshore (HK) Ltd. Baoham already has one ABS classed liftboats under construction and the two newbuilds
Euronav swoops on four VLCC newbuild resales
JUNE 16, 2015 — Antwerp, Belgium, headquartered Euronav has entered into an agreement for the acquisition through resale of four VLCCs that are completing construction for Greece’s Metrostar Management at Hyundai Heavy
NASSCO delivers first AFSB variant of MLP
JUNE 15, 2015 — General Dynamics NASSCO, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), delivered the U.S. Navy’s newest ship, the USNS Lewis B. Puller (MLP 3 AFSB). The ship
With BP U.S. LNG export charter inked, Teekay orders two
JUNE 15, 2015 — Teekay LNG Partners L.P. (NYSE:TGP) says it has entered into a 13-year time-charter contract with BP Shipping Limited (BP) for one Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) carrier newbuilding, plus
Damen hosts LeanShips kick off meeting
JUNE 15, 2015 —The European Innovation Project LeanShips will get underway this week at a two day kick off at the Gorinchem, Netherlands, of Damen Shipyards Group. LeanShips – Low Energy And
Hyundai Heavy gets DNV GL nod for SkyBench concept
JUNE 11, 2015 — Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries reports that it recently received approval in principle (AIP) from DNV GL for its SkyBench design concept for maximizing cargo loading capacity of large
Mexican shipyard makes progress on Pemex tugs
JUNE 11, 2015 — Mexican shipbuilder TNG (Talleres Navales del Golfo) is making good progress with four azimuthing tugboats under construction for Pemex at its Port of Veracruz. The Tarahumara is already
d’Amico orders two more LR1 eco tankers
JUNE 9, 2015 — Luxembourg headquartered d’Amico International Shipping S.A. (DIS) reports that operating subsidiary d’Amico Tankers Limited, Ireland, is ordering two new Long Range (LR1 – 75,000 dwt) modern product tanker
Visedo to supply system for 50 m all-electric ferry
JUNE 9, 2015 — Finnish electric drive train specialist Visedo has been selected as the sole electric-system supplier for a fully electric ferry to be built by the Danish shipbuilder Søby Shipyard