Ocean Rig orders another drillship
SEPTEMBER 3, 2013 — Ocean Rig UDW Inc. (NASDAQ: ORIG) has signed a contract to construct a seventh generation ultra deepwater drillship at Samsung Heavy Industries. It will be a sister ship
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Wärtsilä package picked for second LNG-fueled Siem PSV
SEPTEMBER 2, 2013 — Wärtsilä is to supply the design and an integrated solution for a new large platform supply vessel (PSV) that will be operated by Siem Offshore under charter to
Austal reports improved margins, record revenues
AUGUST 30, 2013 — Austal (ASX: ASB) CEO Andrew Bellamy said today that the company had taken major steps to deliver on its key objectives for the year as the shipbuilder reported
Hyundai Heavy wins $1.4 billion containership order
AUGUST 29, 2013 — Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), the world’s largest shipbuilder, today announced that it has won a $1.4 billion order to build five 18,000 TEU class and five 14,000 TEU
Leadership changes at Bollinger Shipyards
AUGUST 29, 2013 — Bollinger Shipyards’ Chairman and CEO Donald “Boysie” Bollinger has announced the appointments of Chris Bollinger as President and Ben Bordelon as Chief Operating Officer of Bollinger Shipyards, effective August
Wilbur Ross in dry bulk venture
AUGUST 29, 2013 — Wilbur Ross’s WL Ross & Co. and other private equity investors have provided more than $100 million in capital to launch a Bermuda-based dry bulk shipping company, Nautical
Damen Galati delivers second PSV 3300
AUGUST 28, 2013 — Damen Shipyards Group reports that its Galati, Romania, shipyard has handed over World Peridot, the second platform supply vessel in a series of six on order for Norwegian
LCS 4 completes acceptance trials
AUGUST 28, 2013 — Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) says that the future USS Coronado (LCS 4) successfully concluded acceptance trials August 23, after completing a series of graded in-port and underway
Wärtsilä to supply propulsion packages for IHC pipelayers
AUGUST 28, 2013 — Wärtsilä is to supply the propulsion solutions for six Type 550 pipe laying vessels recently ordered from IHC Merwede (see earlier story). Three are to be built for
MAN Diesel & Turbo gets order for Breakaway Plus engines
AUGUST 23, 2013 — MAN Diesel & Turbo has won an order from Meyer Werft to supply its V48/60CR engines for the two Breakaway Plus cruise ships that the shipbuilder is building