Eastern launches replica of historic schooner

AUGUST 29, 2014 — Eastern Shipbuilding, Panama City, FL, has launched Columbia (ESG Hull 981), an exact steel hull replica of the historic wooden Gloucester fishing schooner of the same name that

ABS opens Beijing office

AUGUST 26, 2014 — Classification society ABS is opening a new office in Beijing, China. It says the new office will allow further collaboration with government, industry, academic institutions and research organizations

Cecon Pride delivered, sails as Micoperi Pride

AUGUST 25, 2014 —  Cecon ASA through its subsidiary Rever Offshore AS  and their ship owning company Cecon Shipping 2 AS  today took delivery of the Cecon Pride from the Chantier Davie

Otto orders PX121 PSV quartet at Wuchang

AUGUST 25, 2014 — Ulstein Design & Solutions has received design and equipment contract from Wuchang Shipbuilding Industry Co., Ltd, China, covering four PX121 type platform supply vessels ordered by Singapore based

Vigor set to welcome giant floating dry dock

AUGUST 22, 2014 — Vigor Industrial is getting set to welcome its new giant floating dry dock, the Vigorous. It is set to arrive in Portland, OR, Sunday. Fully assembled, the dry

Scottish shipbuilder books fish farm vessel orders

AUGUST 21, 2014 — A contract worth in excess of £3.3 million (about $5.5 million) has been secured by Macduff Shipyards, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, from Scottish Sea Farms. The contract is for four

MacGregor subsea cranes ordered for two MPSVs

AUGUST 20, 2014 — Cargotec reports that its MacGregor unit has secured a new contract from Chinese shipbuilder Fujian Mawei Shipbuilding for two 100-tonne active heave-compensated subsea MacGregor cranes. The cranes will

Iron Man technology comes to shipbuilding

AUGUST 19, 2014 — Technology reminiscent of Marvel’s Iron Man could become a part of the everyday shipbuilding scene. An exoskeleton developed by Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] will soon be under evaluation

Ingalls christens USCG’s latest National Security Cutter

AUGUST 17, 2014 — Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (NYSE:HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division christened the company’s fifth U.S. Coast Guard National Security Cutter (NSC), James (WMSL 754), Saturday, August 16, in front of nearly

AMSEC wins two Navy contracts

AUGUST 13, 2014 — Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) reports that its AMSEC LLC subsidiary has been awarded two contracts in support of the United States Navy. Naval Sea Systems Command in Washington,

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