Rolls Royce wins polar cruise ship contract
JULY 18, 2016 — Norway’s Hurtigruten and Kleven have now converted a letter of intent that they signed back in April (see earlier story) into a firm contract. As a result, Rolls-Royce
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Stolt-Nielsen swoops on Jo Tankers
JULY 18, 2016 — Oslo-listed Stolt-Nielsen Limited says that is to acquire the chemical tanker operations of Jo Tankers. The transaction comprises 13 chemical tankers and a 50% share in a joint
Hercules Offshore sells jack-up for $3.16 million
JULY 12, 2016 — Houston headquartered offshore drilling contracror Hercules Offshore, Inc. (OTC Pink: HEROQ) said yesterday that its subsidiary, Hercules International Drilling Ltd., entered into an agreement to sell the jack-up
Four shipyards awarded T-ATS (X) Phase I contracts
JULY 11, 2016—NAVSEA has awarded four U.S. shipyards — Bollinger Shipyards Lockport, Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Fincantieri Marine Group, and VT Halter Marine — Phase 1 design study contracts, worth just under $200,000
Genting tweaks plans for its German shipyards
JULY 11, 2016 — Genting Hong Kong has rethought its plans for its German shipbuilding operations, consisting of Lloyd Werft, Bremerhaven, and the three shipyards in the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern bought this
Hyundai Heavy inks smart ship software MOU
JULY 6, 2016 — Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), the world’s largest shipbuilder, has signedof a Memorandum of Understanding for creating an eco system for smart ships with SK Shipping, Intel, Microsoft, the
Mark I. Fox named NNS VP Customer Affairs
JULY 6, 2016 — Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) reports that Vice Adm. Mark I. Fox (U.S. Navy, Ret.) has been named corporate vice president of customer affairs for the company’s Newport News
Shock test prep costs put dent in Austal profits
JULY 5, 2016 — The good news from Austal is that there have been “favorable preliminary results” from the three Full Scale Shock Trials of LCS 6 — the first aluminum trimaran
Ingalls and NASSCO each land major Navy contracts
JUNE 30, 2016 — The Navy announced two significant shipbuilding contracts today, each potentially worth more than $3 billion. Huntington Ingalls Inc., Ingalls Shipbuilding Division, Pascagoula, MS, is being awarded a $272,467,161
Wartsila opens new Canary Islands service center
JUNE 28, 2016 —Wärtsilä is participating in a new maintenance hub in the Canary Islands. The facility, operated by one of Spain’s largest shipbuilding and ship repair groups, Zamakona Shipyards, will provide