Brazilian submarine construction program moves ahead

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013 — Brazil’s shipbuilding ambitions are not confined to tankers and various vessels to support Petrobras’s offshore activity. They also extend to nuclear submarine construction. A reminder of this comes

China picks Wärtsilä propulsion for ocean rescue vessels

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013 — Wärtsilä  is supply the main propulsion system for four new ocean rescue vessels being built at the CSSC Guangzhou Huang-Pu Shipbuilding Company Ltd shipyard in China for delivery

Eastern Shipbuilding signs FORAN agreement with SENER

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013 — Panama City, FL, based Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. has entered into a license agreement with Spain’s SENER Ingeniería y Sistemas S.A. to use SENER’s FORAN CAD/CAM System and

STX Finland to close Rauma Shipyard

SEPTEMBER 16, 2013 — STX Finland is to shutter its Rauma Shipyard by the end of next summer. Its functions will be shifted the larger Turku Shipyard in a restructuring that will

Lamprell wins jack-up conversion contract

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013 — UAR-based Lamprell (LSE: LAM),has been awarded a major rig refurbishment contract by Ajman, Dubai, based jack-up accommodation units Millennium Offshore Services group (MOS). The contract covers the conversion

BigRoll orders Module Carriers

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013 — BigRoll Shipping has been established by Netherlands based heavy lift specialists BigLift Shipping and RollDock Shipping to design, build and operate a fleet of state-of-the-art DP2 Module Carriers.

COSCO Shipyard Group books orders worth $566 million

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013 — China’s COSCO Shipyard Group Ltd has added more than $566 million to its order book. COSCO (Qidong) Offshore Co Axis Offshore, a joint venture between Danish shipowner, J.

Helix orders well intervention semi at Jurong

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013 — Houston headquartered Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. (NYSE: HLX) has signed a $346 million contract with Sembcorp Marine subsidiary Jurong Shipyard in Singapore for the construction of a

Brent Barker joins Bollinger Shipyards

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013 — Bollinger Shipyards, Inc., Lockport, La., has hired Brent Barker(left) as sales representative for its ten shipyards and support services. “Mr. Barker has been in the industry for over

Davie awards Wärtsilä contract for STQ ferry packages

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013 — Wärtsilä says it will supply an integrated solution for two dual-fuel liquefied natural gas (LNG) RoPax passenger ferries being built by Canadian shipbuilder Chantier Davie Canada for Société

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