Army awards $147.7 million ship repair contract

FEBRUARY 29, 2016 — The U.S. Army has awarded nine shiprepairers a contract worth $147.7 million for repair and maintenance work on its East Coast vessels. GMD Shipyard Corp., Brooklyn, NY (W911S0-16-D-0009);

Racking up 2015 loss, Vard unveils new strategy

FEBRUARY 29, 2016 — Reporting a net loss of NOK 1.29 billion ($148 million) for FY2015, the heavily offshore focused Vard Holdings today announced a diversification strategy aimed at preserving its core

R/V Sally Ride completes builder’s trials

FEBRUARY 26, 2016 — The Navy’s Auxiliary General Purpose Oceanographic Research Vessel (AGOR), R/V Sally Ride (AGOR 28), successfully completed builder’s trials, Feb. 21, off the coast of Anacortes,WA. The trials tested

Expedition members taken off grounded icebreaker

FEBRUARY 26, 2016 — The Australian Antarctic Division expedition members have been safely transferred by barge from a grounded icebreaker to the Mawson antarctic research station. The ship’s crew remain on board

Bulgarian shipyard busy with dredges for Royal IHC

FEBRUARY 25, 2016 — Bulgarian shipbuilder MTG Dolphin continues to be kept busy building dredges for Royal IHC, which has just delivered the MTG Dolphin built trailing suction hopper dredge (TSHD) Mahury

BAE Jacksonville delivers fourth Jackson Offshore PSV

FEBRUARY 23, 2016 — BAE Systems, Jacksonville, FL, shipyard caps recently delivered M/V Squall, the fourth and final platform support vessel (PSV) built for Jackson Offshore Operators, LLC under a program that

Gibdock mobilizes giant wind farm installation jack-up

FEBRUARY 23, 2016 — Gibraltar shipyard Gibdock has completed the afloat mobilization of Seajacks Scylla, the largest wind farm installation jack-up ever built. Following delivery to Great Yarmouth, U.K., headquartered Seajacks by

RNLN takes delivery of first Damen hybrid tug

FEBRUARY 22, 2016 — The Royal Netherlands Navy brought the 29 m hybrid tug Noordsee into Den Helder this past Saturday. The Damen ASD tug 2810 is the first in a series

Valmet scrubbers picked for TUI Cruises newbuilds

FEBRUARY 22, 2016 — Espoo, Finland, headquartered Valmet  is to supply exhaust gas scrubber system (EGCS) for two new cruise vessels, Mein Schiff 7 & 8, to be built by Finland’s Meyer

Otto gets orders for tanker and two ferries

FEBRUARY 22, 2016 —Singapore headquartered Otto Marine is succeeding in diversifying the product mix at its Batam, Indonesia, shipyard. It has secured contracts worth a total $23 million from two Indonesian customers

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