Keppel AMFELS books another jack-up order

OCTOBER 10, 2013 — Keppel AmFELS LLC, Brownsville, TX, has won a contract from Central Panuco S.A. De C.V., a subsidiary of Mexico’s Perforadora Central S.V. De C.V. (Perforadora Central) to build

Vigor Industrial renames two subsidiaries

OCTOBER 9, 2013 — Vigor Industrial has renamed two of its subsidiaries. US Fab, Vigor’s fabrication and shipbuilding subsidiary, is now Vigor Fab. Alaska Ship and Drydock, which operates the Ketchikan shipyard

Sembawang Shipyard to upgrade Diamond Princess

OCTOBER 9, 2013 — Singapore’s Sembawang Shipyard, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sembcorp Marine has secured the upgrading of 115,875 grt cruise ship Diamond Princess from Princess Cruises. Joint refit team from Princess

Gulf Coast Shipyard Group consolidates branding

OCTOBER 8, 2013  — Looks like the big sign reading “Trinity Offshore” on the roof of Gulf Coast Shipyard Group, Inc.’s Gulfport, MS, shipyard will have to be changed. The group says

Research vessel gets its A-Frame

OCTOBER 8, 2013  — The 261 ft x 52 ft oceanographic research vessel Sikuliaq now has an A-Frame. C.S. Controls, Inc. of Houma, LA recently delivered a stern mounted hydraulic designed to

Genting orders cruise ship newbuild for Chinese market

OCTOBER 7, 2013 — Genting Hong Kong Limited has entered into a contract with German shipbuilder Meyer Werft covering construction of a Euro 707.2 million cruise ship. Cruise ship under construction at

Sanmar Shipyard delivers first LNG fueled escort tug

OCTOBER 7, 2013 — Norway’s Buksér og Berging has taken delivery of Borgøy, the world’s first LNG-fueled escort tug, from Turkey’s Sanmar Shipyard. The tug is the first of two designed for

Signal International to add to workforce

OCTOBER 4, 2013 — Signal International, LLC reports that in the past month it has been awarded several contracts to refurbish and upgrade four offshore drilling rigs. The work is slated to

Keppel and PEMEX in GoM shipyard JV

OCTOBER 4, 2013 — Keppel Offshore & Marine (Keppel O&M) has strengthened its foothold in the offshore and marine industry in Mexico with the signing of an MOU (Memorandum of Understanding) with

Marin Tekknik design chosen for Oceaneering BAE newbuild

OCTOBER 3, 2013 — BAE Systems says that the subsea support vessel ordered at its Mobile, AL, shipyard by Oceaneering International, Inc., (see earlier story) will be built to the MT6022 design

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