Keel laid for LNG Hybrid Barge

JANUARY 24, 2014 — The SAM Shipbuilding and Machinery shipyard in Komárno, Slovakia, has laid the keel of the world’s first LNG Hybrid Barge. The barge will provide cruise ships visiting the

BAE Hawaii gets $37.4 million Navy contract

JANUARY 24, 2014 — BAE Systems Hawaii Shipyards, Honolulu, Hawaii, is being awarded a $37,439,506 not-to-exceed, firm-fixed-price contract for fiscal 2014 USS Chung Hoon (DDG 93) drydocking selected restricted availability. The availability

Rem orders Arctic PSV at Kleven

JANUARY 23, 2014 — Rem Offshore ASA has awarded Norway’s Kleven Shipyard a contract for the construction of a platform supply vessel specially designed to operate in challenging arctic conditions. Valued at

Vigor Fab to build three tugs for Tidewater Barge Lines

JANUARY 22, 2014 — Tidewater Barge Lines, Vancouver, WA, has awarded Vigor Fab, Portland, OR, a contract to construct three new tugboats. Construction of the first tug starts Friday, Jan. 24, with

First LNG-fueled Harvey Gulf OSV launched

JANUARY 22, 2014 — The Gulfport, MS, shipyard of Gulf Coast Shipyard Group (GCSG), Inc., has launched the first of the six 302 ft x 64 ft dual fuel offshore supply vessels

Seabourn firms up cruise ship order at Fincantieri

JANUARY 21, 2014 — Carnival Corporation’s Seabourn Cruises has followed up on a Letter of Intent inked last October and signed a formal contract with Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri for construction of a

Kleven books order for IMR vessel

JANUARY 21, 2014 — Norway’s Kleven shipyard has won an order from Stig Remøy’s Olympic Shipping AS covering the construction of an IMR  (Inspection, Maintenance and Repair) vessel of MT 6021 design.

Petrofac chooses Ulstein design for lay vessel

JANUARY 20, 2014 — The JSD 6000 deepwater derrick lay vessel ordered last week by Petrofac (see earlier story) is to be built to a customized Ulstein SOC 5000 developed by Ulstein

HHI cuts first steel for world’s largest box ships

JANUARY 20, 2014 — The world’s largest shipbuilder has started construction of what will be the world’s largest containerships. Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) today held a ceremony at its Ulsan, South Korea,

Austal USA launches JHSV 4

JANUARY 19, 2014 —  Austal USA, Mobile, AL, last week successfully launched the USNS Fall River (JHSV 4). The 103 m high speed catamaran was launched in a multi-step process that saw

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