Ingalls lays keel of NSC 5

MAY 21, 2013 — Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (NYSE:HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division last week authenticated the keel of the fifth U.S. Coast Guard National Security Cutter, James (WMSL 754) in a ceremony at

Gibdock completes seismic vessel refit

MAY 20, 2013 — Gibraltar ship repairer Gibdock has completed a refit of the seismic vessel WG Cook for WesternGeco, reflecting the shipyard’s growing ability to attract return customers in the specialized

LNG fueled cruise ferry hit by another delivery delay

MAY 17, 2013 — Norway’s Bergen Group Fosen shipyard has notified Fjord Line that there will be another delay in delivery of the Stavangerfjord, the first of two LNG-fueled cruise ferries on

Keppel FELS delivers second jack-up to Oro Negro

MAY 16, 2013 — Singapore’s Keppel FELS shipyard has delivered a second KFELS B Class jackup rig to offshore Mexican oil field services company, Integradora de Servicios Petroleros Oro Negro (Oro Negro).

Tidewater to buy Norway’s Troms Offshore Supply

MAY 15, 2013 —Tidewater Inc. (NYSE: TDW), through a wholly-owned subsidiary, has entered into an agreement with HitecVision to purchase Troms Offshore Supply AS for approximately $395 million. The acquisition of Troms

Hagel: Navy shipyard employees won’t be furloughed

MAY 15, 2013 — Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel yesterday sent a memorandum directing furloughs of 11 days for most Department of Defense civilian employees. However, an attachment to the memo said:

Subsea vessels fuel Vard order intake

MAY 14, 2013 — “We anticipate that the subsea construction vessel segment will continue to drive our growth this year, and we are confident about the group’s prospects for new orders for

Marcon brokers sale of 1995-built Alaska tug

MAY 14, 2013 — Vessel Management Services, Inc., a Delaware corporation, has sold the twin screw tug Sinuk to King River LLC of Palmer, Alaska. The 85.8 ft x 28.5 ft x

Austal strengthens Asia-Pacific ship support network

MAY 13, 2013 — Following on from the strategic partnership with Singapore’s Sembawang Shipyard Pte Ltd announced in January (see earlier story), Austal has now secured similar agreements with Unithai Shipyard and

Ulstein delivers fourth PSV to its Blue Ship subsidiary

MAY 13, 2013 — Norway’s Ulstein Group has delivered the fourth in a series of six PX-121 design ax-bowed platform supply vessels from its Ulstein Verft shipyard. Named Blue Thunder, the vessel

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