Vigor gets $9.9 million Navy award
FEBRUARY 9, 2015 — Vigor Marine LLC, Portland, OR, is being awarded a $9,906,132 firm-fixed-price contract for 72-calendar day shipyard availability for the Mid Term Availability of USNS Yukon (T-AO 202). Work
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Sembawang and Keppel reject Petrobras case reports
FEBRUARY 9, 2015 — Responding to stories in the Brazilian media, Singapore’s Keppel Corporation and Sembcorp Marine have each rejected suggestions of involvement in the Operation Car Wash bribery scandal involving state
Harvey Gulf makes LNG fueling history
FEBRUARY 6, 2015 — Harvey Gulf International Marine, LLC reports that it made North American maritime history today, becoming the first owner/operator of a dual fuel offshore support vessel to bunker LNG
BAE Hawaii gets $52 million Navy contract
FEBRUARY 6, 2015 — BAE Systems Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, has been awarded a not-to-exceed $52,103,717 undefinitized contract action to previously awarded contract (N00024-14-C-4412) for repair and alteration of USS O’Kane (DDG 77).
Damen Rotterdam drydocks Technip’s Global 1200
FEBRUARY 4, 2015 — Technip has awarded Damen Shiprepair Rotterdam a contract for for drydocking, upgrades and operational modifications to the deepwater rigid pipe S-lay and heavy lift vessel Global 1200. The
Aker Philly and unions agree new four year contract
FEBRUARY 4, 2015 — Aker Philadelphia Shipyard, Inc. reports that a new four year collective bargaining agreement has been ratified by the Philadelphia Metal Trades Council (PMTC). The PMTC is the exclusive
Royal Caribbean cuts steel for fourth Oasis class
FEBRUARY 3, 2015 — Royal Caribbean International today marked the official start of construction of a fourth Oasis class cruise ship with a steel cutting ceremony at shipbuilder STX France’s St. Nazaire
Lamprell delivers jack-up
FEBRUARY 3, 2015 — United Arab Emirates based Lamprell plc reports that it has delivered the jack-up drilling rig Jindal Pioneer to Dev Drilling Pte Ltd of Singapore, a D. P. Jindal
ASRY in $33 million ship repair block deal with KOTC
FEBRUARY 3, 2015 — ASRY, Bahrain, has signed a $33 million ship repair block agreement with Kuwait Oil Tanker Company (KOTC) that includes the exclusive maintenance rights to 19 vessels over the
Chinese shipyard orders ABB systems for LNG carriers
FEBRUARY 2, 2015 — ABB reports that it will deliver advanced electrical propulsion systems for four LNG carriers under construction by Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding (Group) Co., Ltd. The LNG vessels are a joint