Keel laid for LCS 11
FEBRUARY 21, 2014 — The Navy and the Lockheed Martin-led LCS team held a keel laying ceremony Feb. 19, for the future USS Sioux City (LCS 11) at Fincantieri Marine Group’s Marinette
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Danny Richardel named VP-GM Bollinger Marine Fabricators
FEBRUARY 19, 2014 — Bollinger Shipyards announces that Daniel “Danny” Richardel has been named Vice President-General Manager of Bollinger Marine Fabricators, Amelia, LA. Ben Bordelon, Bollinger’s Chief Operating Officer, said: “Danny has
First newbuild LNG FSRU christened at HHI
FEBRUARY 19, 2014 — South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. (HHI), the world’s largest shipbuilder, has held a naming ceremony for the world’s first newbuilding LNG floating storage regasification unit (LNG
Totem Ocean picks Wärtsilä for Orca class LNG conversions
FEBRUARY 18, 2014 — Totem Ocean Trailer Express (Totem Ocean) reports that Wärtsilä will supply main engines, generators and integrated LNG storage and fuel gas handling systems (LNGPac) for the conversion to
Wärtsilä completes FPSO propeller job
FEBRUARY 18, 2014 — Wärtsilä says it has completed the technical design and installation of a new fixed pitch propeller (FPP) for the Ngujima-Yin floating production storage and offloading vessel (FPSO). The
Ferus Smit to build LNG fueled dry cargo ship
FEBRUARY 18, 2014 — Lidköping, Sweden, headquartered Erik Thun A.B. has placed an order with shipbuilder Ferus Smit for an LNG powered cargo vessel. The order includes options for two more units
Finland orders LNG fueled icebreaker
FEBRUARY 17, 2014 — Finland’s Arctech Helsinki Shipyard has now received an order, which has been in the works for quite a while, for the Finnish Transport Agency’s new basic icebreaker. The
Wärtsilä packages picked for Siem PSV quartet
FEBRUARY 17, 2014 — Like two vessels ordered earlier at Poland’s Remontowa Shipbuilding, the four further 89 m x 19 m platform supply vessels ordered at the shipyard by Siem Offshore (see
Aker Philly comments on injury incident
FEBRUARY 13, 2014 — Aker Philadelphia Shipyard, Inc. (APSI) yesterday released an update on an incident that had at the shipyard early morning. It said the update was being provided “to correct
New player orders jack-up trio at Keppel FELS
FEBRUARY 13, 2014 — Singapore’s Keppel FELS shipyard a wholly owned subsidiary of Keppel Offshore & Marine (Keppel O&M), has secured contracts to build three high-specification KFELS B Class jack-up rigs worth