Finnish owner orders two biofuel powered coasters

JANUARY 14, 2015 — Finland’s Meriaura Group has ordered two 4,700 dwt VG EcoCoaster general cargo ships from Dutch shipbuilder Royal Bodewes. Delivery of the first vessel from the shipyard is due

Alaska Class ferries to have Rolls-Royce propulsion system

JANUARY 13, 2015 — The Alaska Marine Highway System and shipbuilder Vigor Industrial have selected Rolls-Royce to provide a highly efficient propulsion system for the two Alaska Class ferries to be built

Ulstein books first X-Stern order

JANUARY 13, 2015 — Norway’s Ulstein Verft has signed a shipbuilding contract with Hamburg, Germany, based Bernhard Schulte for two vessels that will be the first to be built at the shipyard

SeaRiver christens second Aker Philadelphia newbuild

JANUARY 13, 2015 — Exxon Mobil Corporation’s marine affiliate, SeaRiver Maritime, Inc., yesterday named the Eagle Bay, the second of its two new U.S.-flag crude oil tankers, at a ceremony at Aker

Tidewater Norwegian subsidiary takes delivery of PSV

JANUARY 12, 2015 — Troms Offshore Supply AS, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tidewater Inc., has taken delivery of its new build no 791 at the Vard Vung Tau shipyard in Vietnam.. The

Ezra wins $110 million FPSO turret mooring contract

JANUARY 12, 2015 —  Singapore’s Ezra Holdings Limited reports that wholly owned subsidiary London Marine Consultants (LMC) has been awarded a $110 million contract by Sembcorp Marine’s Jurong Shipyard to supply an

Austal christens JHSV 5

JANUARY 12, 2015 — Austal christened USNS Trenton (JHSV 5) Saturday at its Mobile, AL, shipyard. USNS Trenton is the fifth of ten Joint High Speed Vessels (JHSV) that Austal is building

Small tanker to be built by Blount Boats

JANUARY 11, 2015—Blount Boats, Warren, RI, recently signed a contract with American Petroleum & Transport, Inc., Miller Place, NY, to construct a 79 ft by 23 ft, double-hull bunkering tanker for service

World’s largest ship arrives in Rotterdam

JANUARY 9, 2014 — The world’s largest ship, the 328 m x 124 m Pieter Schelte, arrived in Rotterdam yesterday. It will spend the next four months in in the inner lake

Cheoy Lee delivers tug quartet for Oman LNG terminal

JANUARY 9, 2015 — Hong Kong shipbuilder Cheoy Lee Shipyards has delivered four more Robert Allan design RAmparts 3200CL tugs to Singapore’s PSA Marine Qalhat SAOC. They follow the December 2013 delivery

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