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

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

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