Bouchard orders 250,000 bbl ATB at VT Halter

FEBRUARY 14, 2013 — Bouchard Transportation Co., Inc., Melville, NY, has awarded VT Halter Marine, Inc. a new contract to build an articulated tug barge (ATB) unit. The contract includes an option

Visemar RO/RO to have complete MAN propulsion package

FEBRUARY 14, 2013 – A RO/RO vessel ordered by Italian shipowner Visemar at the family owned Cantiere Navale Visentini shipyard, near Venice, will be powered by a complete MAN propulsion package featuring

STX OSV books OSCV order from Solstad Offshore

FEBRUARY 14, 2013 – STX OSV Holdings Limited reports that it has secured a new contract for the design and construction of an Offshore Subsea Construction Vessel (OSCV) for Skudeneshavn, Norway, headquartered

Colonna’s wins $17.9 million Navy contract

FEBRUARY 12, 2013 — Colonna’s Shipyard Inc., Norfolk, Va., is being awarded a $17,942,143 fixed-price contract for a dry-docking phased maintenance availability on the USS Monsoon (PC 4) for the accomplishment of

Hyundai Heavy to build X-bow MOCV for Toisa

FEBRUARY 12, 2013 — Toisa Ltd. has signed a contract with Hyundai Heavy Industries for the construction of an Ulstein designed multipurpose offshore construction vessel (MOCV). The 150.5 m vessel is a

Technip names newbuild medium construction vessel

FEBRUARY 11, 2013 —  Technip (Paris:TEC)  officially named its latest new vessel today in Vigo, Spain. The Deep Orient, a newbuild medium construction vessel, will be dedicated to subsea construction and flexible

Damen Shiprepair Brest wins another LNG tanker contract

FEBRUARY 8, 2012 — Damen Shiprepair Brest, France, continues to recover market share in the LNG repair business, following Damen’s acquisition of the former Sobrena, just under a year ago. The shipyard

Jaya Holdings takes delivery of multipurpose OSV

FEBRUARY 7, 2012 — Singapore’s Jaya Holdings Limited has delivered a new state-of-the-art multi-purpose offshore support vessel, Jaya Pride, from its Batam, Indonesia, shipyard. Chief Executive Officer Venkatraman Sheshashayee says the vessel

Labor leader applauds HII plan to redeploy Avondale

Ron Ault, President, Metal Trades Department, AFL-CIO, has applauded Huntington Ingalls Industries plan to redeploy Avondale as a non-navy manufacturing facility (see earlier story). Left: Ron Ault holds Save Our Shipyard tee

Damen Bergum delivers Combi Freighter

FEBRUARY 6, 212 — Damen Shipyards Group member Damen Shipyards Bergum has delivered the Damen Combi Freighter 3850 Hoogvliet to a business alliance in which the main participants are Hartel Shipping and

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