Davie floats out first of Cecon trio

OCTOBER 21, 2013 — Cecon ASA reports that the first of the three construction vessels building for it at Chantier Davie Canada Inc., Lévis, Quebec, was successfully floated out, as scheduled, on

Seabourn signs LOI for construction of new cruise ship

OCTOBER 21, 2013 — Carnival Corporation’s Seabourn Cruises has signed a Letter of Intent for the construction of a new ultra-luxury cruise ship with Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri. Seabourn Odyssey The new ship

Bakker to supply drive systems for new Rio ferries

OCTOBER 21, 2013 — Bakker-Sliedrecht, Sliedrecht, The Netherlands, has won a contact to provide the drive systems for seven double ended catamaran ferries being built by the State of Rio Janeiro, Brazil.

EBH Namibia commissions Walvis Bay Panamax dry dock

OCTOBER 20, 2013—Ship repair company Elgin Brown and Hamer (EBH) Namibia has marked a milestone with the commissioning and inauguration of its newly-acquired Panamax-sized third floating dry dock, Namdock 3. The company

Conrad Shipyard delivers first of two liftboats

OCTOBER 18, 2013 — Conrad Shipyard, Morgan City, LA, has delivered the M/V J.B. Moffett, the first of two 200 ft class liftboats, to Alliance Offshore of Larose, LA. The J.B. Moffett

COSCO adds new orders, but drillship dispute drags on

OCTOBER 18, 2013 — Chinese shipbuilding giant COSCO issued a flurry of announcements this week reporting additions to its orderbook, but also had some the not-so-great news concerning a $500 million DP3

Signal Ship Repair redelivers dredge Wheeler

OCTOBER 17, 2013 — Signal Ship Repair (SSR), Mobile, AL, a division of Signal International, Inc., reports that it recently redelivered the dredge Wheeler to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)

Aquarium research vessel takes shape at Derecktor yard

OCTOBER 17, 2013 — A $2.6 million, 65 ft Incat Crowther design catamaran that will serve as a “floating class room” for the Maritime Aquarium of Norwalk, CT, (see earlier story) is

MHI unveils electro-assist turbocharger

OCTOBER 17, 2013 — A new electro-assist MET turbocharger saves approximately 30% electric power consumption compared to existing auxiliary blowers, says Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Marine Machinery & Engine Co., Ltd. which unveiled

Becker reports strong orders for rudders, ducts

OCTOBER 17, 2013 — Hamburg, Germany, based Becker Marine Systems says that it has won orders to equip five 18,000-TEU containerships under construction for China Shipping Container Lines (CSCL) with effective high

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