Student project generates new Arctic vessel design

JUNE 26, 2013 — Five maritime engineering bachelor students at the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands) finished their minor in Arctic Engineering last February. Now, in cooperation with Damen Shipyards

Canada to build 18-21 smaller Coast Guard vessels

JUNE 26, 2013 — Canadian defense minister Peter MacKay has announced that the Canadian government is to provide funding of up to Canadian $488 million to procure 18-21 new vessels for the

NNS wins award for cardboard and duct tape boat

JUNE 25, 2013 — Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) has added to its trophies by building a vessel made of cardboard instead of steel. NNS, a division of Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII), competed

Atwood orders fourth drillship at DSME

JUNE 25, 2013 — Atwood Oceanics, Inc. (NYSE:ATW) reports that a subsidiary has entered into a turnkey construction contract with Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering Co., Ltd. to construct a fourth ultra-deepwater

Grandweld wins contract for four 42 m crewboats

JUNE 24, 2013 — Dubai, United Arab Emirates, based Grandweld Shipyards, has won a contract worth over $21 million from Mexico’s COTEMAR, S.A. de C.V. to design and build four 42 m

HII’s Barb Niland receives Virgina Business CFO Award

JUNE 24, 2013 — Barb Niland of Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) has received a Virginia Business CFO Award. Ms. Niland, HII’s corporate vice president of business management and chief financial officer, was

“Big E” comes home to NNS for inactivation

JUNE 21, 2013 — Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (NYSE:HII) Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division yesterday celebrated the return of USS Enterprise (CVN 65) during the ship’s final homecoming to the shipyard for her

MAN unveils first TCR12 turbocharger from Changzhou

JUNE 21, 2013 — MAN Turbocharger China recently unveiled the first TCR12 turbocharger completely assembled at its Changzhou factory. This new development confirms MAN Diesel & Turbo’s strategy of localizing its turbocharger

Seadrill orders two more jack-ups at Dalian Shipbuilding

JUNE 20, 2013 — Seadrill Limited has entered into new contracts for the construction of two high specification jack-up drilling rigs at Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Offshore Co., Ltd. (DSIC Offshore) in China.

Wärtsilä solution picked for Harvey Gulf MPSVs

JUNE 18, 2013 — Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc., Panama City, FL, has awarded Wärtsilä a contract to supply an integrated solution for the first of the three Multipurpose Support Vessels (MPSV) it

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