McDermott and Petrofacs in SURF marketing alliance

FEBRUARY 24, 2015 — McDermott International, Inc. (NYSE: MDR) and London based international oilfield services provider Petrofac Limited have formed a strategic marketing alliance to pursue top-tier deepwater subsea, umbilical, riser and

Rolls-Royce to power 17 Qatar Coastguard patrol craft

FEBRUARY 25, 2015 — Rolls-Royce has secured a £15.8 million contract to supply Rolls-Royce MTU high-speed engines and a suite of waterjet propulsion systems for 17 fast patrol vessels under construction at

Gladding-Hearn books order for high-speed ferry

FEBRUARY 25, 2015 — Hy-Line Cruises, a division of Hyannis Harbor Tours, Inc., Hyannis, MA, has ordered a new 493-passenger, high-speed catamaran from Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, the Duclos Corporation, for delivery in 2016.

Nichols Brothers completes EBDG designed ferry

FEBRUARY 24, 2015 — Nichols Brothers Boatbuilders, Freeland, WA, has completed construction of the 115 ft x 47.6 ft, 23 car, 100 passenger ferry M/V Oscar B. Designed by Seattle’s Elliott Bay

More than 100 ME-GI engines now on order

FEBRUARY 24, 20015 — MAN Diesel & Turbo reports that more than 100 orders have now been received for its dual fuel, two-stroke slow-speed ME-GI diesel engine. In addition, the second ME-GI

Rolls-Royce books order for new Anchor Recovery Frame

FEBRUARY 24, 20015 — Maersk Supply Service has exercised an option to add Rolls-Royce’s new Anchor Recovery Frames (ARF) to an earlier deck machinery supply contract for six high-end anchor handlers under

Farstad gets LOI for subsea newbuild

FEBRUARY 24, 2015 — Norway’s Farstad Shipping ASA has signed a Letter of Intent with Technip for utilization of the Vard 3 07 design subsea vessel Far tbn Sleipner which is under

MISC takes over five Petronas LNG newbuild contracts

FEBRUARY 24, 2015 — Malaysian state owned oil and gas company Petronas has signed a novation agreement with shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries that will see MISC Berhad (which is 63% owned by

Seaspan Ferries dual fuel duo to be battery hybrid vessels

FEBRUARY 20, 2015 — The two 148.9 dual fuel ferries ordered by Seaspan Ferries Corporation from Turkey’s Sedef Shipyard (see earlier story) will, in fact, be battery hybrid vessels. Under a contract

Brazilian yard completes fast supply vessel

FEBRUARY 20, 2015 — Brazil’s ETP Engenharia Ltda. shipyard has completed the launch  and trials of Baru Mucura, the second in a series of twelve 48 m x 95 m Incat Crowther

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