DECEMBER 11, 2012 — Fincantieri’s Marghera, Italy, shipyard yesterday started the building dock phase of construction of Costa Diadema, the future Costa Cruises flagship. With a gross tonnage 132,500 and accommodations for
DECEMBER 11, 2012 — Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.’s has started construction of the first of a new generation of eco-friendly “Sayaendo” Series LNG carriers. The LNG carrier will measure 288.0 m LOA,
DECEMBER 10, 2012 — Rolls-Royce reports that it has secured a comprehensive US$15 million project management and integrated propulsion and control systems package with Jackson Offshore Operators for the two advanced platform
DECEMBER 10, 2012 — Sembcorp Marine’s subsidiary Sembawang Shipyard has been awarded a Favored Customer Contract (FCC) from Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (RCL), USA, to provide ship repair, revitalisation, upgrading and related
DECEMBER 6, 2012 — Sembcorp Marine’s PPL Shipyard subsidiary has secured two turnkey contracts with a combined value of US$434 million for the construction of two jack-up rigs for Mexico’s Integradora de
DECEMBER 6, 2012 — Viking River Cruises has placed an order for ten new river cruise vessels of the Viking Longship class with Meyer’s Neptun Werft shipyard in Rostock-Warnemünde, Germany. The order
DECEMBER 6, 2012 — The U.S. Navy’s Military Sealift Command yesterday accepted delivery of the Navy’s first joint high-speed vessel at Austal USA’s Mobile, Ala., shipyard. Craig Perciavalle, Sr. Vice President of
DECEMBER 6, 2012 — BAE Systems’ shipyard in Jacksonville, Fla., is to build two new platform supply vessels for Jackson Offshore Operators, LLC. The contract reflects continued growth in U.S. commercial shipbuilding
DECEMBER 5, 2012 — A sand and gravel dredge owned by Scandinavian construction giant NCC is reporting a 14 percent improvement in fuel efficiency following an exchange and modernization of its propeller
DECEMBER 4, 2012 — General Dynamics NASSCO, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), reports that it has finalized a contract with TOTE, Inc., for the design and construction of