Nordic Yards finds niche in offshore wind farm transformer platform construction

In a reminder that there’s more to offshore wind farms than turbines, Germany shipbuilder Nordic Yards has started construction work on its third offshore transformer platform, SylWin Alpha, which is to be

Austal lays keel for third JHSV

Austal has laid the keel for the third Joint High Speed Vessel (JHSV) in a ceremony at its Mobile shipyard at which Rep.Jo Bonner (R.-Ala.) authenticated the keel. He was assisted by

Max Sparre to retire as VP and GM at Bollinger Texas City after 51 years in shipyard industry

Bollinger Texas City, L.P., (BTC) a Bollinger Shipyards, Inc. facility, reports the upcoming retirement of its Vice President and General Manager, Max Sparre (left in picture), after a 51 year career in

Sanco Shipping declares option for second seismic vessel from Kleven

Gjerdsvika, Norway, headquartered Sanco Shipping AS has declared an option for a second 889.m x 21.5 m seismic vessel to be built at Kleven Maritime’s Myklebust Verft shipyard in Norwy. The vessel,

Alu Marine Shipyard delivers pilot boat to Seine pilots

Alu Marine shipyard, Port Launay, Couëron, France, has successfully delivered a new pilot boat to the Rouen based  Seine pilots. To improve the quality of their services, the Seine pilots chose to

BAE Systems Norfolk to perform extensive ship drydocking

The U.S. Navy’s Norfolk Ship Support Activity recently awarded a $51,958,270 modification to a previously awarded contract to BAE Systems Norfolk Ship Repair, Norfolk, VA, to perform an Extended Drydocking Selected Restricted

STX Rauma lays keel for double-ended ferry

Finland’s STX Rauma Shipyard recently held the keel-laying of the double-ended ferry for Suomen Lauttaliikenne Oy (Finferries). The environmentally friendly next-generation ferry will be delivered to Finferries at the end of this

Polar research ship has Raytheon Anschütz IBS

Raytheon Anschütz has recently completed the supply of its latest generation of Integrated Bridge System (IBS) to the SA Agulhas II, a new polar research ship owned by the South Africa’s Department

Eastern Shipbuilding delivers Harvey Gulf OSV

Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc., Panama City, FL, recently delivered the Sisuaq, the second of three 292 ft Offshore Support Vessels based on STX Marine designs to Harvey Gulf International Marine, LLC, New

MacGregor mooring winches chosen for pipelaying OCVs

Cargotec has received an order to supply a total of twenty 150-tonne electric MacGregor winches for two pipe-laying heavy-lift offshore construction vessels (N448 & N449) which are currently being constructed  at Cosco

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