Crowley christens its second tanker from Aker Philadelphia

JANUARY 30, 2012 — Crowley Maritime Corporation christened its newest tanker, Florida, today at the Aker Philadelphia Shipyard and will soon put the 330,000-barrel ship to use in the U.S. Gulf for

ICE-C class IMR vessel Seven Viking named in Norway

JANUARY 30, 2013 — A next generation Inspection, Maintenance and Repair (IMR) vessel, designed for operations in the harshest environments, was named at a ceremony today in Stavanger, Norway. Co-owned by Subsea

NASSCO books order for TOTE Orca class LNG conversions

JANUARY 28, 2013 — General Dynamics NASSCO reports that it has finalized a contract with Totem Ocean Trailer Express (TOTE) to design the conversion of the company’s two existing Orca Class, diesel-electric

Ugland-Mitsubishi JV orders bulkers from Philippines yard

JANUARY 28, 2013 — UM Bulk AS, Grimstad, Norway, has signed an agreement with Tsuneishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd, Japan to buy two bulk carriers of the shipbuilder’s 58,000 dwt TESS-58 type. UM

Atlantic Offshore plans to order newbuild ERRV

JANUARY 24, 2013 — Norway’s Atlantic Offshore is poised to order a new ERRV (emergency rescue and response) vessel, backed by  a new contract from Shell. With this latest newbuild, Atlantic Offshore

Damen delivers Stan Tug to Norwegian shipbuilder

JANUARY 23, 2013 — Less than two months after opening its office in Stavanger, Norway, Damen Shipyards has delivered a Stan Tug 1004 to shipbuilder Simek AS in Flekkefjord. “The tug’s delivery

Fincantieri completes its acquisition of STX OSV

JANUARY 23, 2013 — Fincantieri reports that wholly owned subsidiary Fincantieri Oil & Gas S.p.A., has successfully completed the acquisition of 50.75 percent of STX OSV from STX Europe, at a price

Seaspan orders five 14,000 TEU containerships from HHI

JANUARY 16, 2013 – Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), the world’s largesT shipbuilder, today reported that it has won a $600 million order from Seaspan Corporation for five 14,000 TEU containerships. The contract

Triyards turns in profit, adds SEU to order book

JANUARY 9, 2013 — Singapore-listed Triyards Holdings Limited has turned in a first quarter FY 2013 net profit of US$6.5 million and landed a new US$60 million order for a self-elevating unit

LNG ship orders give HHI order book a year-end boost

DECEMBER 26, 2012  — South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), the world’s largest shipbuilder, reports that it won an order for one 155,000 cu.m liquefied natural gas carrier worth $210 million from

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