DHT Holdings to acquire BW Group VLCC fleet
MARCH 23, 2017 — DHT Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:DHT) is to acquire BW Group’s VLCC in a deal that will see BW Group own approximately 33.5% of DHT’s outstanding share capital and get
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VIDEO: First Citywide Ferry boat heads for NYC
MARCH 22, 2017 — The first of 20 new boats built for the soon-to-be-launched Citywide Ferry Service has departed Horizon Shipbuilding in Bayou La Batre, AL, and is on its way to
Schottel to supply Rudderpropellers for Rotortug sextet
MARCH 22, 2017 — Schottel is to deliver 18 SRP 430 FP Rudderpropellers, rated at 1,765 kW each, for the six Robert Allan-designed ART 85-32W Advanced Rotortugs that Damen Song Cam Shipyard
Borr to take over Transocean jack-up newbuild contracts
MARCH 21, 2017 — With the approval of Transocean, Keppel FELS Limited has reached a preliminary agreement with Borr Drilling Limited of Bermuda (Borr Drilling) that will see the construction contracts for
SunStone to build four expedition ships in China
MARCH 20, 217 — Miami, FL, headquartered SunStone Ships, Inc, has signed a framework agreement with China Merchants Industry Holdings Co., Ltd (CMIH), a shipbuilding subsidiary of the China Merchants Group, covering
Change of leadership at Keppel O&M
MARCH 20, 2017 — Keppel Offshore & Marine CEO Mr. Chow Yew Yuen, 62, will retire with effect from March 31, after 36 years of service, during which he served as, among
Odfjell signs LOI for two chemical tankers
MARCH 20, 2017 — Bergen, Norway, headquartered Odfjell SE has signed of a letter of intent with China’s Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding for two additional chemical tankers with stainless steel cargo tanks. Odfjell says
Catamaran cleans fish farm nets
MARCH 17, 2017 — Demonstrating its ability to produce unique one-off designs, Armstrong Marine Inc.’s Port Angeles, WA, shipyard has recently delivered the Bravo II, an 11.9 m by 6 m catamaran
Liberty Passion joins Maritime Security Program
MARCH 16, 2017 — A 2017 built 20,508 dwt PC/TC Ro/Ro has been brought under U.S. flag and was welcomed into the (MSP) earlier this month by U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine
BAE Systems awarded $42.9 million Navy contract
MARCH 16, 2017 — BAE Systems reports that the U.S. Navy has awarded it a $42.9 million contract for the modernization of the USS Vicksburg (CG 69), a Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser.