LNG fueled cruise ferry hit by another delivery delay
MAY 17, 2013 — Norway’s Bergen Group Fosen shipyard has notified Fjord Line that there will be another delay in delivery of the Stavangerfjord, the first of two LNG-fueled cruise ferries on
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Keppel FELS delivers second jack-up to Oro Negro
MAY 16, 2013 — Singapore’s Keppel FELS shipyard has delivered a second KFELS B Class jackup rig to offshore Mexican oil field services company, Integradora de Servicios Petroleros Oro Negro (Oro Negro).
Tidewater to buy Norway’s Troms Offshore Supply
MAY 15, 2013 —Tidewater Inc. (NYSE: TDW), through a wholly-owned subsidiary, has entered into an agreement with HitecVision to purchase Troms Offshore Supply AS for approximately $395 million. The acquisition of Troms
Hagel: Navy shipyard employees won’t be furloughed
MAY 15, 2013 — Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel yesterday sent a memorandum directing furloughs of 11 days for most Department of Defense civilian employees. However, an attachment to the memo said:
Subsea vessels fuel Vard order intake
MAY 14, 2013 — “We anticipate that the subsea construction vessel segment will continue to drive our growth this year, and we are confident about the group’s prospects for new orders for
Marcon brokers sale of 1995-built Alaska tug
MAY 14, 2013 — Vessel Management Services, Inc., a Delaware corporation, has sold the twin screw tug Sinuk to King River LLC of Palmer, Alaska. The 85.8 ft x 28.5 ft x
Austal strengthens Asia-Pacific ship support network
MAY 13, 2013 — Following on from the strategic partnership with Singapore’s Sembawang Shipyard Pte Ltd announced in January (see earlier story), Austal has now secured similar agreements with Unithai Shipyard and
Ulstein delivers fourth PSV to its Blue Ship subsidiary
MAY 13, 2013 — Norway’s Ulstein Group has delivered the fourth in a series of six PX-121 design ax-bowed platform supply vessels from its Ulstein Verft shipyard. Named Blue Thunder, the vessel
COSCO Zhoushan wins launch barge order
MAY 10, 2013 — China’s COSCO (Zhoushan) Shipyard Co., Ltd. (left) has won a contract worth over $23 million from a Malaysian shipowner covering construction of a float over launch barge. The
MAN B&W G type engines to power Teekay Tanker newbuilds
MAY 9, 2013 — The 113,000 dwt Long Range 2 (LR2) product tankers ordered by Teekay Tankers at STX Offshore & Shipbuilding last month (see earlier story) will each be powered by