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

Nichols Brothers to build tractor tug for Baydelta Maritime

AUGUST 22, 2013 — Nichols Brothers Boat Builders reports that it recently signed a vessel construction agreement with San Francisco based Baydelta Maritime, LLC for construction of a new 100 ft x

Ardmore orders four more newbuilds

AUGUST 21, 2013 — Cork, Ireland, headquartered Ardmore Shipping Corporation (NYSE:ASC) says that it has entered contracts with Fukuoka Shipbuilding Co. Ltd., Japan, for the construction of four 25,000 dwt IMO 2

Zamakona looks to hook more fish transporter orders

AUGUST 21, 2013 — Spanish shipbuilder Zamakona Yards is looking to build on its success in the well boat (live fish transporter) market, which has already brought it two orders (plus two

Floatel orders another semi from Keppel FELS shipyard

AUGUST 20, 2013— Floatel International (OSE:FLOAT) has signed a contract with Singapore’s Keppel FELS Limited to build its fifth semi-submersible accommodation vessel, due for delivery in December 2015. The value of the

Siemens charters Esvagt’s Havyard newbuilds

AUGUST 19, 2013 — Siemens Energy has signed a chartering agreement with Danish shipowner Esvagt A/S for the two new 83.7 m offshore wind farm service vessels that the company ordered from

Gaslog paying less for two additional LNG newbuilds

AUGUST 16, 2013 — GasLog Ltd. (NYSE:GLOG) has added two new 174,000 cu. m tri-fuel diesel electric LNG carriers to the two ordered from South Korea’s Samsung Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. in

Conrad ups net and boosts backlog

AUGUST 14, 2012 — Morgan City, La., headquartered shipbuilder Conrad Industries, Inc. (OTC Pink Sheets: CNRD.PK) today reported its second quarter and six months 2013 financial results and backlog at June 30,

Eco-friendly catamaran ferry on way to New Zealand

AUGUST 14, 2012 — Queensland, Australia, shipbuilder Aluminium Marine has launched the 26 m catamaran ferry Spirit of Queenstown. The Incat Crowther designed ferry will operate on New Zealand’s Lake Wakatipu. The

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