EC says some Spanish shipbuilding aid must be repaid
JULY 17, 2013 — Spanish shipbuilders have gotten some bad news, but it could have been worse. The European Commission has ruled that there must be repayment of state aid received under
JULY 17, 2013 — Spanish shipbuilders have gotten some bad news, but it could have been worse. The European Commission has ruled that there must be repayment of state aid received under
JULY 15, 2013 — John Fredriksen’s Seadrill Limited has entered into turnkey contracts to build four new ultra-deepwater drillships at Korean shipyards. Two will be built at DSME and two at Samsung.
JULY 9, 2013 —Bollinger Shipyards, Inc. has appointed Richard K. Murphy as a senior manager working on Coast Guard and other governmental programs. Mr. Murphy joins Bollinger Shipyards following a successful 30-year
JULY 9, 2013 —The Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO) family of companies plans to enlarge its sizeable fleet and expand its terminal facilities. Chouest PSV at work in the Gulf of Mexico “Reacting
JULY 5, 2013 —The European Ships and Maritime Equipment Association (SEA Europe) says that IHC Merwede’s President, Govert Hamers, will succeed Lars Gørvell-Dahll as Chairman in October 2013. Mr. Gørvell-Dahll will step
JULY 1, 2013 — Damen Shipyards Group has delivered World Diamond, the first of six Damen PSV 3300 vessels built for Norwegian offshore support company World Wide Supply. The 3300 series vessels
JUNE 26, 2013 — Five maritime engineering bachelor students at the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands) finished their minor in Arctic Engineering last February. Now, in cooperation with Damen Shipyards
JUNE 26, 2013 — Canadian defense minister Peter MacKay has announced that the Canadian government is to provide funding of up to Canadian $488 million to procure 18-21 new vessels for the
JUNE 21, 2013 — Damen Shipyards Hardinxveld-Giessendam, The Netherlands, has delivered a hybrid patrol vessel to Waternet (the Water Network Foundation), which will use the vessel for inspections and patrols, and for
JUNE 20, 2013 — The U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) has released a report on the U.S. shipbuilding and repair industry that shows that nation’s shipyards support $36 billion in gross domestic product.