Ostensjo orders second wind farm SOV
MAY 9, 2016 — Norway’s Østensjø Rederi is to order a second Service Operation Vessel (SOV) to DONG Energy at Spanish shipbuilder Astilleros Gondan. It will be a sister vessel to the
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Research ship won’t be Boaty McBoatface, but …
MAY 6, 2016 — Britain’s Natural Environmental Research Council is to use the name Boaty McBoatface, but not, as suggested by an online poll, for its new research vessel. The $307 million
Crowley christens third LNG-ready Jones Act tanker
MAY 6, 2016 — Crowley Maritime Corporation yesterday christened the third of four new, Jones Act product tankers on Thursday at the Julia Street Cruise Terminal in New Orleans. The 50,000 dwt,
Austal wins 19 vessel Pacific Patrol Boat contract
MAY 5, 2016 — The Commonwealth of Australia today awarded Austal an A$305 million (US$228.1 million) contract for the Pacific Patrol Boats Replacement (PPBR) Project, taking the shipbuilder’s Henderson, Western Australia, shipyard
PSV newbuild being transformed into expedition yacht
APRIL 27, 2016 — A Vard 1-08 currently under construction at one of Vard’s Norwegian shipyards is being offered for sale not as PSV, but as a high end expedition yacht. The
Ecuador crewboats built with Incat Crowther design and kit
APRIL 27, 2016 — Incat Crowther, Lafayette, LA, is providing Guayaquil, Ecuador, shipbuilder Astinave EP with design services and aluminum component kits for a pair of 22.5 m monohull crewboats that are
France’s DCNS wins Australian submarine contract
APRIL 25, 2016 — Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has announced that France’s DCNS Group has been awarded a A$50 billion ($39 billion) contract to construct 12 submarines, beating bids from Germany’s
Hurtigruten inks four ship MOU with Kleven
APRIL 22, 2016 — Norwegian cruise ship operator Hurtigruten has signed an MOU with shipbuilder Kleven covering the construction of up to four advanced expedition ships for polar waters that would would
Crowley takes delivery of third LNG ready tanker
APRIL 15, 2016 — Crowley Maritime Corp.today took deliveryof Louisiana, the third of four new, 330,000 barrel Jones Act product tankers being built for the company by Philly Shipyard, Inc. The 50,000
VIDEO: Ovation joins Royal Caribbean fleet
APRIL 14, 2016 – Royal Carribean’s 168,660-gt Ovation of the Seas has now arrived in Southampton, U.K., following its formal hand-over by shipbuilder Meyer Werft (see earlier story) and the cruise line