BAE Systems Mobile lays keel for second dump scow

MARCH 6, 2013 — BAE Systems Mobile, AL, shipyard recently held a ceremony to mark the keel laying for the second of two dump scows ordered by Great Lakes Dredge & Dock

Navy awards funding for FY 2013 littoral combat ships

MARCH 4, 2013 — The Navy has awarded funding for construction of all four of the FY 2013 littoral combat ships (LCS). Lockheed Martin Corp., Baltimore, Md., is being provided funding in

First MLP ship named at NASSCO ceremony

MARCH 4, 2013 — General Dynamics NASSCO christened the U.S. Navy’s newest ship, USNS Montford Point (MLP-1) at a ceremony held Saturday at its San Diego shipyard that was attended by more

Scorpio Tankers exercises newbuild options at HMD

FEBRUARY 28, 2013 — Scorpio Tankers Inc. ( NYSE : STNG ) has exercised options with shipbuilder Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co., Ltd. of South Korea for the construction of four MR Product

MOL holds naming ceremony for VLOC

FEBRUARY 28, 2013 — Vale International SA Director, Shipping & Distribution, Gurinder Singh (left in picture) has performed the naming ceremony for the latest addition to the Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL)

Meyer Werft floats out Norwegian Breakaway

FEBRUARY 27, 2013 — Meyer Werft yesterday floated the Norwegian Breakaway, the largest ship ever constructed in Germany, out of its covered building dock II in Papenburg, Germany where the 146,600-ton ship

Fiskerstrand to build two LNG-fueled fish feed vessels

FEBRUARY 27, 2013 — Two Norwegian fish feed transporters are to be LNG-fueled. Ordered by shipowner Egil Ulvan Rederi AS from shipbuilder Fiskerstrand BLRT AS in Ålesund, the vessels are being built

G.C. Rieber firms up newbuild contract at Kleven

FEBRUARY 25, 2013 — Norway’s G.C. Rieber Shipping reports today that agreements with Kleven Verft to build a new seismic vessel and charter agreements with Dolphin Geophysical have received board approval and

Norwegian Breakaway is set for float out

FEBRUARY 25, 2013 — Norwegian Cruise Line’s 145,000 gt cruise ship Norwegian Breakaway is set to be floated out tomorrow from shipbuilder Meyer Werft’s covered building dock II. Construction of the 324

Bahri takes delivery of first of six RoCon vessels

FEBRUARY 19, 2013 — Bahri (The National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia) has taken delivery of the first of six Roll-on/Roll-off Container (RoCon) vessels from Korean shipbuilder Hyundai MIPO. The 220 m

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