Tidewater takes over three PSV newbuild contracts
JANUARY 11, 2013 — STX OSV Holdings Limited reports that Tidewater Inc. has acquired contracts for three PSV 09 design platform supply vessels(PSVs) under construction at STX OSV in Norway. STX OSV
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Voith Schneider Propellers ordered for Canadian lake ferry
JANUARY 10, 2013 — A new double-ended ferry being built by Waterbridge Steel under a contract awarded last June by the British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure will have three Voith
Steerprop propulsors ordered for Russian icebreakers
JANUARY 10, 2013 — Finnish azimuthing propulsor specialist Steerprop Ltd. has been contracted to deliver main propulsion systems for three icebreakers ordered by the Russian Federal Agency of Marine and River Transportation
Wärtsilä powered FPSO completes full load tests
JANUARY 10, 2013 — The new P-63 Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel featuring Wärtsilä 50DF dual-fuel engines has successfully completed all the required 100 percent load tests. The tests were
Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding wins pilot boat order
JANUARY 9, 2013 — Cape Fear Pilots Association, Southport, N.C., has ordered a second St. John’s Class pilot boat from Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding in Somerset, MA. The order marks a milestone for Gladding-Hearn.
Triyards turns in profit, adds SEU to order book
JANUARY 9, 2013 — Singapore-listed Triyards Holdings Limited has turned in a first quarter FY 2013 net profit of US$6.5 million and landed a new US$60 million order for a self-elevating unit
Huntington Ingalls reports NNS VP promotion
JANUARY 8, 2012 — Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) reports that Chris Miner has been promoted to vice president of in-service aircraft carrier programs for the company’s Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division. In
Rolls-Royce COSCO OSV package includes MTU gensets
JANUARY 8, 2012 — MTU parent company Tognum is now majority owned by Daimler and Rolls-Royce. One benefit has been a partnership in the marine market with Rolls-Royce that has just resulted
Rolls-Royce wins COSCO OSV order
JANUARY 8, 2013 — Rolls-Royce has won a £26 million order to provide an integrated design, power and propulsion and equipment package for four Rolls-Royce UT 771 CDL offshore supply vessels to
Bergen Group to sell Halsnøy shipyard
JANUARY 7, 2013 — Norway’s Bergen Group ASA has signed an agreement with Halsnøy Dock AS for the sale of the operational activity in Bergen Group Halsnøy in Sunnhordland south of Bergen.