JHSV 1 completes IOT&E test schedule

OCTOBER 11, 2013 — The Navy’s first Joint High Speed Vessel, USNS Spearhead (JHSV 1), has successfully completed its Initial Operational Test and Evaluation (IOT&E) end-to-end event, NAVSEA announced Oct. 3. U.S.

Petronas orders four Moss-type LNG carriers at HHI

OCTOBER 11, 2013 — Malaysia’s national oil company Petronas has ordered four 150,000 cu.m Moss type LNG carriers from Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), the world’s largest shipbuilder. The contract, signed yesterday in

Navig8 in chemical tanker agreement with Oaktree

OCTOBER 10, 2013 — Is this another example of private equity going where bankers fear to tread? The Singapore headquartered Navig8 Group yesterday reported an agreement with private equity investor Oaktree Capital

Genting orders cruise ship newbuild for Chinese market

OCTOBER 7, 2013 — Genting Hong Kong Limited has entered into a contract with German shipbuilder Meyer Werft covering construction of a Euro 707.2 million cruise ship. Cruise ship under construction at

UASC seeks tweaks for box ship designs

OCTOBER 4, 2013 — Setting its sights on competitive slot cost, United Arab Shipping Company (UASC) , one of the world’s fastest growing container carriers, has ordered five 14,000 TEU vessels with

Jensen to manage Jones Act tanker construction program

OCTOBER 2, 2013 — Jensen Maritime Consultants, Crowley Maritime Corp.’s Seattle-based naval architecture and marine engineering company, announced today that the company has been awarded a new construction management contract for four

MHI Shimonoseki Shipyard to build research vessel

OCTOBER 1, 2013 — Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has received an order for construction of a wide-area seabed research vessel from the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC).

Austal USA delivers LCS 4

SEPTEMBER 29, 203 — Austal USA’s Mobile, AL, shipyard marked another milestone September 27, officially handing over the Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship Coronado (LCS 4). The successfully completed Acceptance Trials (AT) at

FSG delivers Canada’s largest ConRo to Oceanex

SEPTEMBER 27, 2013 — Following a series of successful sea trials, Oceanex Inc. today accepted delivery of the 210 m Oceanex Connaigra, Canada’s largest ConRO ship, from German shipbuilder Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG).

Floatel wins contract for under-construction semi

SEPTEMBER 26, 2013 — Floatel International has been awarded a contract for provision of an accommodation and construction support vessel for the INPEX-operated Ichthys LNG Project. The Ichthys Field is located approximately

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