Island Offshore orders another at Vard

OCTOBER 3, 2014 — Island Offshore, in which the Chouest and Ulstein families are partners, has placed an order with shipbuilder Vard for an 86 m x 18.5 m offshore support vessel.

First of four Damen tugs for ARC Towage heads for Trinidad

OCTOBER 2, 2014 — MV Kairi, the first of four Damen ASD 2810 tugs ordered from Damen Shipyards Group by ARC Towage is now en route to Trinidad from the shipbuilder’s Galati,

Astilleros Gondan wins passenger boat order

SEPTEMBER 30, 2014 — Spanish shipbuilder Astilleros Gondan has won an order to build a 60 passenger tourist vessel that will operate on the waters of the Azután reservoir near Toledo. With

HamiltonJet units for world’s largest fast crewboat

SEPTEMBER 29, 2014 — HamiltonJet, Christchurch, New Zealand, has released some further details on the H900 waterjets that propel the world’s largest FCB (Fast Crew Boat), the 70 m Muslim Magomayev now

Siem to acquire German shipbuilder FSG

SEPTEMBER 26, 2014 — German shipyard Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG) said yesterday that it has a new owner: Norwegian controlled, Cayman Islands registered Siem Industries, Inc. The transaction is subject to certain conditions,

Ingalls Shipbuilding authenticates DDG 114 keel

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014 — Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (NYSE:HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division yesterday authenticated the keel for the company’s 30th Aegis guided missile destroyer, Ralph Johnson (DDG 114). Ship sponsor Georgeann McRaven, wife

Fednav vessel on unescorted Northwest Passage transit

SEPTEMBER 22, 2014 — Canada’s Fednav reports that its MV Nunavik sailed from Deception Bay en route to China via the Northwest Passage, September 19, with a full cargo of nickel concentrate.

South Korean operator orders Damen high speed ferry

SEPTEMBER 19, 2014 — South Korea’s Seaspovill has signed its second fast ferry contract with Netherlands-based shipbuilder Damen Shipyards Group. To be named Sea Star 5, the Damen Fast Ferry 4212 will

Incat launches world’s largest fast crew boat

SEPTEMBER 17, 2014 — A 70 m Fast Crew Boat (FCB) was named Muslim Magomayev at a ceremony at Australia’s Incat Tasmania shipyard on Monday, September 15. Designed by Incat Crowther, with

Vard orders Rolls-Royce equipment for Rem OCV/AH

SEPTEMBER 12, 2014 — Rolls-Royce has won a £19 million contract from shipbuilding group Vard to deliver deck machinery, propulsion and engines for the offshore construction and anchor handling vessel (OCV/AH) ordered

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