Walvis Bay shipyard drydocks its first Panamax vessel
JUNE 22, 2015 — The Elgin Brown & Hamer (EBH) Namibia shipyard has docked the first Panamax size ship in its new Panamax capacity floating dry dock Namship 3. The ship that
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Prendergast named President and CEO of VT Halter Marine
JUNE 18, 2015 — Jack Prendergast has been named as the new President and CEO of VT Halter Marine, Pascagoula, MS. A retired U.S. Navy Rear Admiral, Prendergast joined the company in
Canary Islands yard can now handle larger OSVs
JUNE 17, 2015 — Spanish shipbuilding group Zamakona Yards reports that its Canary Islands shipyard, Repnaval SA, is now operating its new number 4 slipway. After an investment of nearly EUR 5
MacGregor to supply deck machinery for Yamal LNG carriers
JUNE 17, 2015 — Cargotec’s MacGregor unit has signed a major contract with Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co Ltd in South Korea to supply a range of Hatlapa deck machinery for
Carnival orders four 6,600 guest LNG fueled cruise ships
JUNE 15, 2015 — Carnival Corporation & plc has signed a multi-billion dollar contract with Meyer Werft for four next-generation cruise ships that will not only have the largest guest capacity in
Hyundai Heavy gets DNV GL nod for SkyBench concept
JUNE 11, 2015 — Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries reports that it recently received approval in principle (AIP) from DNV GL for its SkyBench design concept for maximizing cargo loading capacity of large
Fifth former ST Marine exec faces corruption charges
JUNE 10, 2015 — A Singapore court today charged a former group financial controller of Singapore Technologies Marine with 38 counts of abetting to make false entries for entertainment expenses amounting to
Boston Harbor Cruises completes fast ferry repower
JUNE 9, 2015 — Boston Harbor Cruises’ Provincetown Fast Ferry, Salacia is officially back at work after being drydocked at Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, Somerset, MA, from January through May to undergo an almost
Lewek Constellation sets pipelay record
JUNE 8, 2015 — EMAS AMC, the subsea division of offshore contractor EMAS, reports that its flagship subsea construction vessel, Lewek Constellation, has established an industry record for pipelay in the U.S
Huntington Ingalls gets $4.3 billion for CVN 79 work
JUNE 8, 2015 — Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) has received Navy contracts worth nearly $4.3 billion in relation to the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy (CVN 79), the second ship in