Layoffs ahead at Halifax Shipyard

AUGUST 26, 2013 — Canada’s Irving Shipbuilding last week announced that it had awarded several contract to Nova Scotia and Canadian suppliers as part of the $300 million Halifax Shipyard Modernization Program.

P-63 FPSO heads for Campos Basin

AUGUST 26, 2013 — Petrobras reports that the P-63 FPSO was temporarily located in Ilha de Santana, in Macaé (RJ) on Friday. The unit is now on its way to its final

Great Lakes Shipyard books fabrication job

AUGUST 26, 2013 — Great Lakes Shipyard, Cleveland, OH, has been awarded a contract to fabricate a new floating breakwater for Cleveland’s Whiskey Island Marina . The shipyard will fabricate two 150

Mexican Navy yard to build fifth Damen Stan Patrol

AUGUST 23, 2013 — Damen Shipyards Group and the Mexican Navy have signed a contact that will see a fourth Damen Stan Patrol 4207 built at ASTIMAR 1, the Mexican Navy shipyard

Cruising boom ahead

AUGUST 23, 2013 — The cruise market is forecast to exhibit dynamic growth in the period up to 2025, taking annual passenger demand up from around 20.9 million passengers in 2012 to

Nichols Brothers to build tractor tug for Baydelta Maritime

AUGUST 22, 2013 — Nichols Brothers Boat Builders reports that it recently signed a vessel construction agreement with San Francisco based Baydelta Maritime, LLC for construction of a new 100 ft x

Frontline 2012 to take stake in VLGC operator Avance

AUGUST 22, 2013 — VLGC (Very Large Gas Carrier) operator Avance Gas Holding Ltd. is set to get more ships and a new shareholder: John Fredriksen’s Frontline 2012. Stolt-Nielsen Gas, Sungas Holdings

Vard books second OCSV order from Farstad

AUGUST 21, 2013 —  Vard Holdings Limited has secured a new contract worth about NOK 800 million for the design and construction of an offshore subsea construction vessel (OSCV) for Norway’s Farstad

BAE Hawaii gets another $12.8 million for DDG 90 repairs

AUGUST 20, 2013 — BAE Systems Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, is being awarded a $12,820,427 modification to previously awarded contract (N0024-06-C-4408) for repairs to the USS Chafee (DDG 90). This repair modification consists

Seatankers takes delivery of third PSV from Zhejiang

AUGUST 20, 2013 — John Fredriksen’s Seatankers Group has taken delivery of Sea Forth, the third of twelve Ulstein PX105 design platform supply vessels on order at the Zhejiang shipyard in Ningbo,

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