KHI cancels Island Offshore order, will take $114.8 million hit

DECEMBER 26, 2017 — Japan’s Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. (KHI) says it has decided to terminate by agreement its shipbuilding contract with Island Offshore Shipholding LP for the top hole drilling/light well

Walk-to-work vessel starts outfitting at Ulstein Verft

NOVEMBER 16, 2017 — The hull of a new SX195 walk-to-work vessel on order for Den Helder, Netherlands, based Acta Marine has now arrived at Ulstein Verft AS, Norway, from Poland. Outfitting

Ulstein books order for Lindblad polar expedition vessel

NOVEMBER 7, 2017 – Lindblad Expeditions Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: LIND) has signed an agreement with Norwegian shipbuilder and ship designer Ulstein to build a expedition ship. It is set for delivery from

Kawasaki Heavy cancels Island Offshore order

JUNE 27, 2017 — Japanese shipbuilder Kawasaki Heavy Industries has canceled an offshore vessel order placed in 2014 (see earlier story) by Island Offshore, in which the Chouest and Ulstein families are

Rolls-Royce to supply engines for giant Color Line hybrid

JUNE 16, 2017 — The world’s largest plug-in hybrid ferry will have four Rolls-Royce Bergen B33:45L diesel engines. Designed by Fosen Yard , the ferry is on order for Norway’s Color Line

TTS and Ulstein cooperate on offshore cranes

JUNE 1, 2017 — TTS Group and Ulstein have joined forces to provide 3D motion compensated cranes to the offshore industry. The collaboration has resulted in a contract to supply a TTS

SunStone to build four expedition ships in China

MARCH 20, 217 — Miami, FL, headquartered SunStone Ships, Inc, has signed a framework agreement with China Merchants Industry Holdings Co., Ltd (CMIH), a shipbuilding subsidiary of the China Merchants Group, covering

VIDEO: Ulstein delivers second wind service vessel

MARCH 5, 2017 — Norway’s Ulstein Group has delivered the second of two SX 175 design wind farm service vessels built for Hamburg based shipping company Bernhard Schulte and Beijing based financial

Ulstein firms up order for giant plug-in hybrid ferry

FEBRUARY 17, 2017 — Following up on the LOI signed last month, Color Line and Ulstein have signed a firm contract for the construction of what will be the world’s largest plug-in

ECO tugs to have Ulstein alarm and monitoring systems

FEBRUARY 10, 2017 — The 13 heavy duty Damen design mooring assistance and escort tugs that Edison Chouest Offshore is building in its five shipyards for two major contracts in Texas and

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