Port of Houston christens new fireboat

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013 — The Port of Houston Authority has formally welcomed the first of a new fleet of high-performance emergency response vessels. The new vessel was christened in festivities that included

Greek owners opt for electrically operated hatch covers

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013 — Five 180, 000 dwt bulk carriers being built by Sungdong Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering in South Korea will use environmentally-friendly electric-drive systems to operate their MacGregor side-rolling hatch

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

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

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