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
DECEMBER 21, 2012 — Lloyd’s Register has given approval in principle (AIP) to a new “Clean Sky” bulk carrier design featuring an LNG-as-fuel system. Chinese shipbuilder COSCO, Piraeus, Greece, headquartered shipowner Golden
DECEMBER 20, 2012 — Austal USA, Mobile, Ala., is being awarded a $166,881,824 modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-08-C-2217) to exercise the construction option for Joint High Speed Vessel 10. This
DECEMBER 20, 2012 — Island Ventures II LLC, a partnership between Edison Chouest Offshore and Island Offshore, has signed a contract with Ulstein Verft AS for the construction of a Multi Purpose
DECEMBER 19, 2012 — A small ceremony in the Fabrication Shop of Aker Philadelphia Shipyard, Inc. marked the start of production activities today on the second of two Aframax tankers that the
DECEMBER 19, 2012 — While the U.S. Congress continues to try to figure out how to find funding for a much needed expansion of Coast Guard icebreaker capability, the Russian Ministry of
DECEMBER 18, 2012 — Pacific Drilling S.A. (NYSE: PACD) announced today that it has reached an agreement with Samsung Heavy Industries to extend an option to construct an eighth ultra-deepwater drillship until
DECEMBER 6, 2012 — Viking River Cruises has placed an order for ten new river cruise vessels of the Viking Longship class with Meyer’s Neptun Werft shipyard in Rostock-Warnemünde, Germany. The order
DECEMBER 6, 2012 — BAE Systems’ shipyard in Jacksonville, Fla., is to build two new platform supply vessels for Jackson Offshore Operators, LLC. The contract reflects continued growth in U.S. commercial shipbuilding
DECEMBER 4, 2012 — General Dynamics NASSCO, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), reports that it has finalized a contract with TOTE, Inc., for the design and construction of