Shipbuilders Council praises passage of budget measure
DECEMBER 18, 2013 — The Senate today approved, by a 64-to-36 vote, a two year tax and spending bill that rolls back automatic spending cuts. The New York Times reports that “work
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Shipping confidence hits three year high
DECEMBER 18, 2013 — Overall confidence levels in the shipping industry rose to their highest level for more than three years over the three-month period to November 2013, according to the latest
American Cruise Lines to build four more
DECEMBER 16, 2013 — American Cruise Lines – the largest U.S. domestic cruise company – today announced that it is building four new riverboats for American river cruising. All four will be
Keppel adds to orders at Singapore and China yards
DECEMBER 16, 2013 — Keppel Offshore & Marine subsidiaries Keppel Shipyard, in Singapore, and Keppel Nantong Shipyard, in China, have secured five contracts worth about Singapore $150 million in total. Mr. Michael
NYK wins eco award for air lubricated hull
DECEMBER 13, 2013 — An air lubricated hull system developed by Japan’s NYK Group and Oshima Shipbuilding has added another top environmental award to an already lengthy list. Yesterday, Japan’s Ministry of
Atwood takes delivery of first of four drillships
DECEMBER 12, 2013 — Atwood Oceanics, Inc. (NYSE: ATW) has taken delivery of the drillship Atwood Advantage from the Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., Ltd. (DSME) shipyard in South Korea. The
China’s JES cuts steel for first PSV pair
DECEMBER 12, 2013 — Underscoring the fact that Chinese shipyards that originally targeted the largest ships are now looking much lower down the tonnage scale, Singapore-listed JES International Holdings Limited has commenced
Signet Maritime opts for Castleman ASD tug design
OCTOBER 25, 2013 — Clear Lake Shores, TX, based Castleman Maritime LLC has been commissioned by Texas tug operator, Signet Maritime LLC, to engineer and design its seventh ASD (Azimuthing Stern Drive)
CBO: Shipbuilding plan will cost more than Navy says
OCTOBER 22, 2013 — No surprise here: The Congressional Budget Office estimate of the cost of new-ship construction in the Navy’s 2014 shipbuilding plan is higher than the Navy’s. The CBO’s number
Japanese consortium takes stake in Brazilian shipbuilder
OCTOBER 22, 2013 — Five Japanese companies are to take a 30 percent stake in Brazilian shipbuilder ECOVIX — Engevix Construções Oceânicas S.A. They are shipbuilders Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI), Imabari