Marin Tekknik design chosen for Oceaneering BAE newbuild
OCTOBER 3, 2013 — BAE Systems says that the subsea support vessel ordered at its Mobile, AL, shipyard by Oceaneering International, Inc., (see earlier story) will be built to the MT6022 design
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Foss to create shipyard in Everett, WA
OCTOBER 3, 2013 — Foss Maritime’s parent Saltchuk Resources said yesterday that it has signed a purchase and sales agreement with Kimberly-Clark to buy a 66-acre property on the Everett, WA, waterfront,
Avondale unions ratify new labor contract
SEPTEMBER 29, 2013 — Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) reports that members of the New Orleans Metal Trades Council (NOMTC) and the Metal Trades Department (MTD) approved a new collective bargaining agreement with
Klaveness to spin off dry bulk fleet
SEPTEMBER 27, 2013 — Norway’s Torvald Klaveness says its board has decided to seek a listing of the group’s owned dry bulk fleet under the name Klaveness Bulk ASA. Klaveness recently ordered
Dalian ship recycler gets HK Convention certification
SEPTEMBER 26, 2013 — China’s Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Marine Service Co., Ltd. has become the world’s second ship recycling facility to receive a Statement of Compliance (SoC) confirming that it is in
Maersk Drilling orders harsh environment jack-up at DSME
SEPTEMBER 25, 2013 — Maersk Drilling has ordered a new ultra harsh environment jack-up rig, XL Enhanced 4, to be built at the Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) shipyard in South
Eastern Shipbuilding launches HOS Riverbend
SEPTEMBER 24, 2013 — Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc, Panama City, FL, this month launched the HOS Riverbend (H204) for Hornbeck Offshore Services, LLC. Those attending the launching ceremonies at Eastern’s Allanton
Azerbaijan inaugurates new Baku Shipyard
SEPTEMBER 20, 2013 — The President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev today officially opened the new 62,000 sq.m Baku Shipyard. The new shipbuilding facility has been jointly developed by Singapore’s Keppel Offshore &
GD makes leadership changes at shipyards
SEPTEMBER 19, 2013 — General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) says that Jeffrey S. Geiger, president of General Dynamics Bath Iron Works, will become president of General Dynamics Electric Boat effective November 4, 2013,
Harvey Deep-Sea gets GoM gigs
SEPTEMBER 18, 2013 — DOF Subsea Group reports that it has recently been awarded multiple subsea projects for the chartered in vessel Harvey Deep-Sea in the Gulf of Mexico. DOF Subsea signed