Meyer Werft: Shipyard fire won’t delay Getaway delivery
MARCH 7, 2013 — German shipbuilder Meyer Werft said yesterday that a fire that broke out March 5 on a cruise ship newbuilding in the shipyard’s building dock II had caused less
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Damen Rotterdam completes Becker Twisted Fin retrofits
MARCH 6, 2013 — Damen Shiprepair Rotterdam has now completed the installation of Becker Twisted Fins on seven 7,100 TEU Hamburg Süd containerships. The shipyard won the contract for the installations in
BAE Systems Mobile lays keel for second dump scow
MARCH 6, 2013 — BAE Systems Mobile, AL, shipyard recently held a ceremony to mark the keel laying for the second of two dump scows ordered by Great Lakes Dredge & Dock
Ulstein delivers third PSV to its Blue Ship subsidiary
MARCH 6, 2013 — Norway’s Ulstein Verft has delivered Blue Power, the third of six medium-sized platform supply vessels (PSV) of PX121 design to Blue Ship Invest, a wholly-owned company in the
STX OSV takes a new name: Vard
MARCH 5, 2013 — The STX OSV Group of companies is adopting the new brand name Vard. The adoption of the new name, logo and brand identity follows the sale of STX
Great Lakes Shipyard completes winter work on ATB
MARCH 4, 2013 — Interlake Steamship Company’s ATB Dorothy Ann and Pathfinder departed Great Lakes Shipyard, Cleveland, Ohio, Sunday on completion of the vessel’s winter work and layup period. Great Lakes Shipyard’s
First MLP ship named at NASSCO ceremony
MARCH 4, 2013 — General Dynamics NASSCO christened the U.S. Navy’s newest ship, USNS Montford Point (MLP-1) at a ceremony held Saturday at its San Diego shipyard that was attended by more
Peene Werft delivers Swedish Coast Guard vessel
FEBRUARY 28, 2013 — Germany’s troubled P+S Werften, which is currently under insolvency administration, has handed over coast guard vessel KBV 033 to the Swedish Coast Guard in a ceremony at its
Hercules Offshore buys liftboat Titan 2
FEBRUARY 28, 2013 — Hercules Offshore, Inc. (Nasdaq: HERO) reports the execution of a definitive agreement to acquire the liftboat Titan 2 from a subsidiary of KS Energy Ltd. The purchase price
Scorpio Tankers exercises newbuild options at HMD
FEBRUARY 28, 2013 — Scorpio Tankers Inc. ( NYSE : STNG ) has exercised options with shipbuilder Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co., Ltd. of South Korea for the construction of four MR Product