Seaspan orders four 10,000 TEU newbuilds

JANUARY 23, 2013 — Seaspan Corporation (NYSE:SSW) is continuing its fleet expansion. On January 16 it announced it had placed an order for five 14,000 TEU containerships with Hyundai Heavy Industries. Today

Deep Sea Supply in Brazil PSV and AHTS joint venture

JANUARY 17, 2013 — Deep Sea Supply Plc (DESS), in which John Fredriksen’s Hemen Holding Ltd. is the largest shareholder, is entering a joint venture with BTG Pactual Oil & Gás Participações

Electric Boat gets $55.6 million more for SSN 782 PSA

JANUARY 15, 2013 — General Dynamics Electric Boat Corp., Groton, Conn., is being awarded a $51,687,173 cost-plus-fixed-fee modification to previously awarded fixed-price-incentive contract (N00024-03-C-2101) for the planning and execution of the USS

Consortium to build Zentech jack-up in China

JANUARY 14, 2013 — Houston headquartered Zentech, Inc. is participating in a strategic cooperation agreement for fully integrated jack-up drilling rig construction. Zentech, China’s CSSC Guangzhou Huangpu Shipbuilding Company Ltd. and TSC

Great Lakes Shipyard adds to management team

JANUARY 14, 2013 — Great Lakes Shipyard, Cleveland, Ohio, has recently made three management appointments because of continued shipyard expansion. Paul W. Deterding has been appointed as Vice President & General Manager.

Deltamarin gets design contract for Stolt Nielsen newbuilds

JANUARY 11, 2013 — Deltamarin Ltd. of Finland has been retained to become the designer for five 38,000 dwt stainless steel parcel chemical tankers for Stolt Nielsen Ship Finance Ltd, a subsidiary

Horizon Shipbuilding delivers second Canal Barge towboat

JANUARY 10, 2013—Horizon Shipbuilding of Bayou La Batre, AL, has delivered the second in a series of 74 ft towboats to Canal Barge Company, Inc. of New Orleans, LA The Susan J

Voith Schneider Propellers ordered for Canadian lake ferry

JANUARY 10, 2013  —  A new double-ended ferry being built by Waterbridge Steel under a contract awarded last June by the British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure will have three Voith

Steerprop propulsors ordered for Russian icebreakers

JANUARY 10, 2013  — Finnish azimuthing propulsor specialist Steerprop Ltd. has been contracted to deliver main propulsion systems for three icebreakers ordered by the Russian Federal Agency of Marine and River Transportation

Seastreak ferry remains docked as investigations start

JANUARY 9, 2013 — The passenger ferry Seastreak Wall Street, which struck a pier on the East River, N.Y. this morning, remains moored while state and federal agencies conduct investigations into the

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