Port Weller shipyard operator files for bankruptcy
JULY 24, 2013 — Seaway Marine and Industrial, which has operated Canada’s Port Weller dry docks since 2007, filed for bankruptcy Monday owing $12 million to 208 creditors. The company is a
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Senators tour Newport News Shipbuilding
JULY 22, 2013 — Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) gave U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Tim Kaine (D-Va.) a tour of its Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division, last week. Senator Durbin is
Eastern delivers multi-purpose LCV to Harvey Gulf
JULY 19, 2013 — Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc., Panama City, FL, today delivered a fourth Tiger Shark Class offshore support vessel, the 302 ft x 64 ft x 24.5 ft M/V Harvey
Zaliv takes majority stake in Bergen Shipbuilding Division
JULY 19, 2013 — Norway’s Bergen Group ASA is selling a majority stake in it Shipbuilding Division to a Ukrainian shipbuilder. Zaliv Shipyard (left) has been a major supplier of hulls to
Irving Shipbuilding hires former NAVSEA commander
JULY 18, 2013 — Canada’s Irving Shipbuilding has hired recently retired Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) commander Vice-Admiral Kevin M. McCoy. James D. Irving, Co-Chief Executive Officer, Irving Shipbuilding Inc, said that
Gladding Hearn Shipbuilding delivers launch to Delta pilots
JULY 18, 2013—Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, Duclos Corporation, Somerset, MA, has delivered its fourth St. John’s Class pilot boat to Delta Launch Services, Metairie, LA, to serve the Associated Branch Pilots at the Southwest
EC says some Spanish shipbuilding aid must be repaid
JULY 17, 2013 — Spanish shipbuilders have gotten some bad news, but it could have been worse. The European Commission has ruled that there must be repayment of state aid received under
$1.2 billion patrol boat deal with Saudis is in the works
JULY 15, 2013 — A $1.2 billion Foreign Military sale is in the works. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress July 9 of a possible Foreign Military Sale to Saudi Arabia
Seadrill orders four more newbuild drillships
JULY 15, 2013 — John Fredriksen’s Seadrill Limited has entered into turnkey contracts to build four new ultra-deepwater drillships at Korean shipyards. Two will be built at DSME and two at Samsung.
MEO reels in orders, expands its fleet
JULY 12, 2013 — Singapore based Miclyn Express Offshore Limited (MEO) reports that the MEO Rover, a 2,000 dwt platform supply vessel under construction at its Batam, Indonesia, shipyard has been awarded