Jones market health helps American Shipping Company

AUGUST 14, 2012 — American Shipping Company ASA (Oslo: AMSC) had a net profit for Q2 of 2013 of $13.1 million versus $11.8 million in Q2 of 2012. The company was set

Chinese shipyard to build Ulstein X-Bow PSVs

AUGUST 13, 2013 — China’s Xiamen ITG Shipbuilding Imp. & Exp. Co., Ltd. (ITG) and Nantong Rainbow Offshore & Engineering Equipments Co., Ltd. (ROC) have signed a strategic cooperation agreement and a

Swedish icebreaker tests new Arctic monitoring system

AUGUST 13, 2013 — The Arctic is one of the world’s most environmentally sensitive areas, while also being one of the most difficult to protect against accidents. The Swedish Maritime Administration is

Vard books its biggest order ever

AUGUST 12, 2013 — Vard Holdings Limited has secured contracts with a joint venture of DOF Subsea and Technip for the design and construction of four pipe lay support vessels (PLSVs). Worth

MOL makes progress with mods to Comfort sisters

AUGUST 12, 2013 — Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd.(MOL) reports that the causes of the mid-June incident that saw the five year old containership MOL Comfort break in two have been thoroughly investigated.

Long Beach fireboats to have Voith Schneider propellers

AUGUST 9, 2013 — Voith GmbH reports that two powerful new fireboats designed by Robert Allan Ltd. for the Port of Long Beach, CA, will have Voith Schneider propellers and turbo couplings.

Aker Philadelphia to build four more tankers for Crowley

AUGUST 9, 2013 — Aker Philadelphia Shipyard ASA (Oslo: AKPS) says that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Aker Philadelphia Shipyard, Inc. (APSI), and Crowley Maritime Corporation are expanding the cooperation initiated with the sale

Brazilian yard building three Incat Crowther DSVs

AUGUST 8, 2013 — Three 42.5 m monohull dive support vessels under construction for Brazil’s Sistac – Sistemas de Acesso S.A. -  at the SeaSafe Barcos Manufaturados shipyard in Angra do Reis

SPP Shipbuilding adds two more for Irish owner

AUGUST 8, 2013 — Cork, Ireland, based Ardmore Shipping Corporation (NYSE: ASC) today announced that it has exercised options on two 50,300 dwt IMO 3 eco-design product tankers at SPP Shipbuilding Co.

Petters: Avondale could yet build Jones Act tankers

AUGUST 8, 2013 — The current healthy market for Jones Act tankers might, just possibly, mean that Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Avondale unit could once again operate as a builder of commercial vessels.

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