HHI wins TLP and FSU orders worth $2 billion

MARCH 26, 2013 – Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), the world’s largest shipbuilder has won orders worth $2 billion from Total E&P Congo. They cover engineering, procurement, supply, construction, and commissioning of

China Rongsheng secures first jack-up orders

MARCH 25, 2013 — China Rongsheng Heavy Industries Group Holdings Limited has announceda pair of “notable breakthroughs” in the offshore market. The shipbuilder has won two EPC contracts for GustoMSC CJ46 design

Sietas uses Nupas-Cadmatic for offshore wind jack-ups

MARCH 20, 2013 — German shipbuilder J.J. Sietas has used Nupas-Cadmatic CAD/CAM software to help minimize the design and engineering time needed to develop a new series of jack-up vessels for the

Jackson Offshore opts for two more PSVs at BAE

MARCH 19, 2013 — BAE Systems’ shipyard in Jacksonville, FL will build two additional platform supply vessels (PSVs) for Jackson Offshore Operators, LLC under a contract option the two companies signed in

Wesmar to supply bow thrusters for Australian ferry

MARCH 19, 2013 — Wesmar (Western Marine Electronics, Inc.), Woodinville, WA, has won an order from Hydraquip, Tasmania, Australia, for two commercial bow thruster systems for installation on a steel-hulled car/passenger ferry.

Bergen Group Fosen wins AHTS contract

MARCH 14, 2013 — Norway’s Bergen Group Fosen shipyard has signed a contract with NFDS Offshore 1 AS for outfitting and commissioning a newbuild anchor handling tug supply vessel (AHTS). The vessel

Edda orders next generation accommodation vessel

MARCH 14, 2013 — Edda Accommodation, operated by Norway’s Østensjø Rederi, has placed an order for a new monohull accommodation vessel at Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. The order includes

Ramform Titan newbuilds to have ABB power and propulsion

MARCH 13, 2013 — ABB has won a $26 million repeat order to supply electrical power and propulsion systems for two next generation Ramform Titan seismic vessels ordered from Japanese shipbuilder Mitsubishi

Canada TSB issues report on 2011 BC Ferries’ hard docking

MARCH 13, 2013 — Canada’s Transportation Safety Board (TSB) has released its investigation report (M11W0211) into a December 2011 accident in which British Columbia Ferry Services Inc.’s (BCFS) Coastal Inspiration struck the

Statoil FSU to have Wärtsilä pump packages

MARCH 11, 2013 — A floating storage unit (FSU) being built by South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries for Statoil will have Wärtsilä deep well cargo pumps, firewater pumps and ballast pumps.

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