Havyard books order for wind farm service vessel

DECEMBER 19, 2014 — Norway’s  Havyard Ship Technology AS has signed a contract with the Danish shipping company ESVAGT for the design and building of a further Havyard 832 SOV wind farm

VT Halter Marine cited by OSHA following crane incident

DECEMBER 19, 2014 —  Following two employees being critically injured, when two cranes collapsed at the VT Halter Marine shipyard in Pascagoula on June 25, 2014, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational

Nordic Yards has plans for new shipyard in Brazil

DECEMBER 18, 2014 – Russian newspaper Vedomosti reports that German shipbuilder Nordic Yards, together with an unnamed local partner, has set up a Brazilian company, Nordic Yards do Brasil. Nordic Yards —

Video of Shell’s Prelude FLNG: Project on a global scale

DECEMBER 18, 2014 – Longer than four soccer fields and displacing six times as much water as the largest aircraft carrier, Shell’s Prelude FLNG  (floating liquefied natural gas) platform will be the

World’s largest box ship has Becker TLKSRs rudder

DECEMBER 17, 2014 — The world’s largest containership, the 19,000 TEU CSCL Globe, features a rudder from Becker Marine Systems, Hamburg, Germany. Built for China Shipping Container Lines (CSCL) at Hyundai Heavy

Farstad goes to Vard for subsea/IMR vessel

DECEMBER 17, 2014 — After being awarded a five year framework agreement by Technip Norge AS, Norway’s Farstad Shipping ASA has signed a contract with Vard Holdings Limited covering the design and

China set to deploy giant Coast Guard vessel

DECEMBER 16, 2014 — China, which has maritime boundary disputes with just about all its neighbors and not least Japan, is set to deploy what is being trumpeted as the largest coast

MacGregor deck equipment for Maersk AHTS newbuilds

DECEMBER 15, 2014 — Cargotec’s MacGregor unit has received an order from Norwegian shipbuilder Kleven in Norway for six comprehensive deck handling equipment packages. They will be installed on the six  95

BAE San Francisco gets $15.2 million T-AKE 9 award

DECEMBER 14, 2014 — BAE Systems San Francisco Ship Repair, San Francisco, CA, is being awarded a $15,232,513 firm-fixed-price contract for a 60-calendar day shipyard availability for the regular overhaul and drydocking

TPG Marine acquires Chicago Dry Dock

DECEMBER 12, 2014 — Indianapolis, IN, headquartered TPG Marine Enterprises LLC has purchased Chicago Dry Dock, Inc. Located in Chicago on the Calumet River, the shipyard is the only facility of its

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