Steve Durrell out at Irving Shipbuilding
NOVEMBER 28, 2012 — Steve Durrell is no longer the president of Irving Shipbuilding, Halifax, N.S., Canada, and has left the company, according to Canadian news sources. They quote Mary Keith, a
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Siem LNG fueled PSV has Wärtsilä design and equipment
NOVEMBER 28, 2012 — Wärtsilä is to supply ship design services and the power and propulsion system for a newbuild LNG powered 5,500 dwt platform supply vessel (PSV) ordered by Norway’s Siem
Lithuanian shipyard to build research vessel
NOVEMBER 27, 2012 — Lithuania’s Western Baltija Shipbuilding is to design and construct a new research vessel for Klaipeda University. The 38.7 m long x 12.0 m beam vessel will have a
Detyens Shipyard wins $13 million cable layer contract
NOVEMBER 26, 2012 — Detyens Shipyard Inc., North Charleston, S.C., is being awarded a $13,017,486 firm-fixed-price contract for a 120-calendar day regular overhaul and dry-docking of Military Sealift Command cable laying/repair ship
Wärtsilä gensets and thrusters for Brazil drillships
NOVEMBER 22, 2012 — Wärtsilä, has been awarded a further order as part of the ongoing Brazilian program to build a number of drill units (DRUs) to serve its offshore oil industry.
Incat launches LNG fueled high speed RO/RO
NOVEMBER 21, 2012 — Australian shipbuilder Incat Tasmania Pty Ltd has launched what will be the world’s first high speed passenger RO/RO ship to operate on LNG (Liquified Natural Gas) fuel. The
CarVal backing for reborn Davie Shipyard
NOVEMBER 20, 2012 — CarVal, an independent subsidiary of agribusiness giant Cargill, will support a revitalized Davie Shipyard following the just-completed acquisition of the Levis, Quebec, shipbuilder by ZM Industries Canada Inc.
Danish yard delivers double-ended 50 m ferry
NOVEMBER 20, 2012 — Danish shipbuilder Hvide Sande Skibs- & Baadbyggeri recently delivered a 50 m double=ended ferry to Swedish domestic ferry company Ven-Trafiken. The vessel, the Uraniborg, will be operate between
Otto Candies to build new Marin Teknikk subsea vessel
NOVEMBER 19, 2012 — Norway’s Marin Teknikk AS reports that it has signed a contract for design and engineering of a new Subsea Support & Construction vessel for Otto Candies LLC, Des
Jurong Shipyard to build second GVA 3000E for Prosafe
NOVEMBER 19, 2012 — Sembcorp Marine subsidiary Jurong Shipyard (JSPL), and Prosafe have finalized a contract that will see Jurong build a second new generation harsh-environment accommodation semi-submersible of similar design to