NASSCO lays keel of second MLP ship

DECEMBER 5, 2012 — Lyn Glenn, daughter of astronaut John Glenn, and Mrs. Helen L. Toolan, wife of Lieutenant General John A. Toolan, Jr., Commanding General, I Marine Expeditionary Force, were the

BAE Systems Mobile lays dump scow keel

DECEMBER 4, 2012 — BAE Systems Mobile, Alabama, shipyard has marked a milestone in the construction of the first of two dump scows for Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company. Employees and

Yangzijiang Shipbuilding books first jack-up rig order

DECEMBER 3, 2012 — China’s Yangzijiang Shipbuilding is making good on its plans to get into the offshore market. Today it reports that its booked its first order for a jack-up rig

Thoma-Sea launches Lockport shipyard’s largest vessel yet

DECEMBER 2, 2012 — Thoma-Sea Shipbuilders, has launched the largest vessel yet from its Lockport, La. shipyard, the 294 ft 6 in x 62  ft Z-drive PSV Taylor James. Being built for

GulfMark Offshore plans to raise $150 million

NOVEMBER 30, 2012 — GulfMark Offshore, Inc. (NYSE:GLF) announced today that, subject to market conditions, it intends to offer $150 million in aggregate principal amount of its 6.375% Senior Notes due 2022

Steve Durrell out at Irving Shipbuilding

NOVEMBER 28, 2012 — Steve Durrell is no longer the president of Irving Shipbuilding, Halifax, N.S., Canada, and has left the company, according to Canadian news sources. They quote Mary Keith, a

Stolt Tankers orders five from Chinese shipyards

NOVEMBER 27, 2012 — Stolt Tankers B.V., a subsidiary of Stolt-Nielsen Limited, says it has reached an agreement with Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding (Group) Co., Ltd. (Hudong-Zhonghua) and China Shipbuilding Trading Co. Ltd, (CSTC),

Lithuanian shipyard to build research vessel

NOVEMBER 27, 2012 — Lithuania’s Western Baltija Shipbuilding is to design and construct a new research vessel for Klaipeda University. The 38.7 m long x 12.0 m beam vessel will have a

TTS Group invests in drillship, gets orders for cranes

NOVEMBER 20, 2012 — Norway’s TTS Group ASA reports that its subsidiary TTS Offshore Handling Equipment AS has won a contract worth approximately NOK 130 million (about US$25 million) from Korea’s STX

Vigor gets $34.8 million for mobile landing platform work

NOVEMBER 16, 2012 — Vigor Marine L.L.C., Shipbuilding, Portland, Ore., is being awarded a $34,848,589 firm-fixed-price contract for the detail design, construction, installation and systems verification for the mobile landing platform core

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