BAE Systems launches first Jackson Offshore PSV

JANUARY 30, 2014 — BAE Systems today launched the first of four platform supply vessels it is building for Jackson Offshore Operators, LLC. The launch ceremony at BAE Systems’ Heckscher Drive, Jacksonville,

Sea ice delays delivery of first Davie Cecon newbuild

JANUARY 30, 2014 — Delivery of the first of the three construction vessels building for Cecon ASA at shipbuilder Chantier Davie Canada Inc., Lévis, Quebec, has been delayed until sea ice conditions

Kongsberg to be major supplier for Petrofac newbuild

JANUARY 30, 2014 — Norway’s Kongsberg Maritime will be the supplier and integrator of all electrical, telecom and integrated control systems for the new Petrofac JSD 6000 deepwater derrick lay vessel (see

Deltamarin B.Delta bulker sales pass 100 mark

JANUARY 29, 2014— Raisio, Finland, headquartered naval architecture and engineering firm Deltamarin says that a total of 103 bulkers of its B.Delta design and derivates have now been ordered by several well

Fraser Shipyards plans next phase of modernization

JANUARY 29, 2014 — Fraser Shipyards, on the west end of Lake Superior, in Superior, WI, is planning for the third phase of a facility modernization plan. A Superior Telegram report by

Farstad OCVs to be Rolls-Royce DP3 equipped

JANUARY 29, 2014 — Rolls-Royce has signed a contract with shipbuilding group Vard that will see its latest DP3 dynamic positioning system installed on two new offshore construction vessels on order for

Gladding-Hearn delivers pilot boat for Colombia

JANUARY 28, 2014—It’s rare that a U.S. shipyard builds for export, but that is just what Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, Duclos Corporation is doing. The Somerset, MA, shipyard recently delivered the first of six

Nam Cheong books orders worth $70 million

JANUARY 28, 2014 — Malaysian shipbuilder Nam Cheong Limited has booked orders worth $70 million from repeat customer, Aberdeen, Scotland, based Sentinel Marine. They cover four Emergency Response and Rescue Vessels (ERRV)

ASL Marine to buy MEO Batam shipyard

JANUARY 27, 2014 — Singapore’s ASL Marine Holdings and Miclyn Express Offshore (MEO) — along with their respective Indonesian shipbuilding subsidiaries – have reached an agreement that will see ASL acquire MEO’s

Metal Shark to expand into shipbuilding

JANUARY 24, 2014—Metal Shark Aluminum Boats, Jeanerette, LA, plans to expand into shipbuilding, following the acquisition of a 25-acre waterfront property in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana. Morgan City, the largest city in

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