ARO Drilling picks design for 20 rigs it plans to build at new mega yard

MARCH 16, 2018 — International Maritime Industries (IMI) and Saudi Aramco Rowan Offshore Drilling Company (ARO Drilling), have selected a new LJ43 jack-up rig design for ARO Drilling’s new rig build program.

Sanmar orders 42 Rolls-Royce thrusters in multi-year supply agreement

MARCH 15, 2018 — Rolls-Royce has secured a major order from Turkey’s Sanmar Shipyards for propulsion and deck equipment for tugboats the yard is building for various customers. The scope of supply

Bordelon adds 65 t SMTS crane to PSV to create ULIV

MARCH 13, 2018 — With the installation of an SMST crane 60 t knuckle boom crane with active heave compensation on board the Connor Bordelon, Lockport, LA, headquartered Bordelon Marine has completed

VIDEO: Fincantieri starts Silver Spirit stretch

MARCH 13, 2018 — Work on lengthening Silversea Cruises’ ultra luxury cruise ship Silver Spirit is now underway at Fincantieri’s Palermo, Sicily, shipyard, with a 15-meter section inserted in the central part

VT Halter Marine starts construction of first LNG bunkering ATB

MARCH 9, 2017 — It’s been a busy week for Shane J. Guidry. This past Wednesday, his Harvey Gulf International Marine and 90 affiliated entities each filed a voluntary petition for relief

JDP aims to push marine battery development and safety

MARCH 9, 2017 — Classification society DNV GL has announced the launch of a Joint Development Project (JDP), designed to advance the understanding of the use of lithium-ion batteries in the shipping

ABB to supply broad range of solutions for Lindblad expedition ship

MARCH 8, 2018 — The new Lindblad Expeditions Holdings, Inc. expedition ship set for delivery from Ulstein’s Ulsteinvik, Norway, shipyard in 2020 (see earlier story) will feature a comprehensive scope of ABB

Compact LNG fuel tank solution completes test phase

MARCH 7, 2018 — Responding to a need created by the rise in the use of LNG as a marine fuel, Paris headquartered GTT reports that it has completed the test phase

Vard to build two more expedition cruise ships for Ponant

MARCH 7, 2018 — French cruise company Ponant has added two more luxury expedition cruise ships to the four it already has on order at Vard. They will be identical to their

Viking Ocean to build up to six more ships at Fincantieri

Viking Ocean Cruises has reached a new agreement with Fincantieri that could see the delivery of six additional cruise ships ships by 2027. Fincantieri says the understanding for the new ships, whose

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