Jeffboat to shut down
MARCH 26, 2018 — After several rounds of layoffs, inland shipbuilder Jeffboat LLC, Jeffersonville, IN, is to end its operations. Confirmation came in a statement posted by Teamsters Local 89 on its
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Qatari Coastguard orders nine more vessels at Turkish shipyard
MARCH 23, 2018 — BMT and Turkey’s ARES Shipyard (ARES) report that the Qatari Coastguard has signed an order for an additional nine vessels. The order was officially signed during DIMDEX (Doha
Former L.A. shipyard site may be used to build space ships
MARCH 21, 2018 — Parts of Los Angeles’s former Southwest Marine Shipyard could be used for building ships again. But these ships would be space ships, built by Elon Musk’s SpaceX. Speculation
Lindblad lays keel for Polar expedition cruise ship
MARCH 19, 2018 — Poland’s Crist Shipyard in Gdynia was the scene for a ceremony held March 17 to mark the keel laying of the polar expedition cruise ship ordered by Lindblad
ARO Drilling picks design for 20 rigs it plans to build at new mega yard
MARCH 16, 2018 — International Maritime Industries (IMI) and Saudi Aramco Rowan Offshore Drilling Company (ARO Drilling), have selected a new LJ43 jack-up rig design for ARO Drilling’s new rig build program.
Sanmar orders 42 Rolls-Royce thrusters in multi-year supply agreement
MARCH 15, 2018 — Rolls-Royce has secured a major order from Turkey’s Sanmar Shipyards for propulsion and deck equipment for tugboats the yard is building for various customers. The scope of supply
Bordelon adds 65 t SMTS crane to PSV to create ULIV
MARCH 13, 2018 — With the installation of an SMST crane 60 t knuckle boom crane with active heave compensation on board the Connor Bordelon, Lockport, LA, headquartered Bordelon Marine has completed
VIDEO: Fincantieri starts Silver Spirit stretch
MARCH 13, 2018 — Work on lengthening Silversea Cruises’ ultra luxury cruise ship Silver Spirit is now underway at Fincantieri’s Palermo, Sicily, shipyard, with a 15-meter section inserted in the central part
VT Halter Marine starts construction of first LNG bunkering ATB
MARCH 9, 2017 — It’s been a busy week for Shane J. Guidry. This past Wednesday, his Harvey Gulf International Marine and 90 affiliated entities each filed a voluntary petition for relief
JDP aims to push marine battery development and safety
MARCH 9, 2017 — Classification society DNV GL has announced the launch of a Joint Development Project (JDP), designed to advance the understanding of the use of lithium-ion batteries in the shipping