LaNaval poised to ink order to build two LNG fueled ferries

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015 — Spain’s Baleària Group has reached an agreement with shipbuilder Construcciones Navales del Norte – La Naval for the construction of two natural gas fueled ferries. The agreement is

Shipyard uses drone to inspect cargo tank interior

SEPTEMBER 2, 2015 — Poland’s Remontowa shipyard recently used a drone to inspect internal spaces in a 51,747 dwt chemical/product tanker. The ship, the U.K.-flagged, LR-classed CPO Japan is owned by Hamburg,

PGS to cold stack third Ramform vessel

SEPTEMBER 2, 2015 — Seismic vessel operator Petroleum Geo Services says that “to further reduce cost and capital expenditures, and to improve utilization,” it has decided to cold-stack its 1998-built Ramform Viking

Rolls-Royce to design and equip advanced shrimp vessel

SEPTEMBER 2, 2015 — A shrimp stern trawler ordered from shipbuilder Vard Group by a Canadian company is to be designed and equipped by Rolls-Royce. The contract is worth over £6 million

Halifax Shipyard starts production of first AOPS

SEPTEMBER 2, 2015 — Hundreds of employees yesterday gathered in the new Assembly Hall at Irving Shipbuilding’s Halifax Shipyard in Halifax, Nova Scotia, to celebrate the start of production of the first

All Coast christens 250 class liftboat

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015 — Lafayette, LA, headquartered All Coast, LLC, the largest liftboat operator in the Gulf of Mexico, christened its new Class 250 liftboat, the Great White, on August 20 at

Sembcorp unit wins $1 billion Maersk North Sea contract

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015 —  Singapore’s Sembcorp Marine  reports that subsidiary SMOE Pte Ltd has secured an Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contract worth over $1 billion (including long lead items) from Maersk

Keppel acquires LeTourneau jackup business for $100 million

AUGUST 31, 2015 — Keppel Offshore & Marine (Keppel O&M) is paying $100 million to acquire the LeTourneau jackup rig business from Cameron International. The news comes within days of the announcement

NASSCO launches second LNG fueled TOTE containership

AUGUST 30, 2015 — General Dynamics NASSCO shipyard, San Diego, CA, yesterday launched  and christened the second of what will be the world’s first two LNG-fueled  containerships. The ship, the Perla del

Aircraft carrier overhaul at NNS marks another milestone

AUGUST 28, 2015 — Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (NYSE:HII) Newport News Shipbuilding division continues to make progress with the mid-life refueling and complex overhaul (RCOH) of the Nimitz class aircraft carrier USS Abraham

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