Three big cruise ships visit Lloyd Werft Bremerhaven AG in the coming days and weeks to be spruced up for the 2013 cruise season.The ships are the MS 'Braemar' and the MS 'Balmoral', belonging to new customer Fred Olsen Cruise Lines, and Saga Shipping Corporation’s MS 'Saga Ruby'…
Damen subsidiary Oranjewerf Ship Repair to overhaul the former Radio Veronica ship 'Norderney'.The legendary former Radio Veronica base-station ship was built in 1949, and after duty as the Iceland trawler MV HH 294 Paul Müller, was renamed…
General Dynamics receives US$ 62-million US Navy contract for common ballistic missile compartment development.The U.S Navy has awarded General Dynamics Electric Boat a US$ 61.7-million contract modification for the continued development…
TEAM Ports & Maritime wins New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) & Turner Construction Corporation contract.The contract is for the design, manufacture, assemble, transport and installation of two HYDRA Passenger Boarding…
General Increases of 10% and 5% are Maintained for 2013/14 Mutual Entries. The Strike Club, the market leader in the niche area of delay insurance for the marine trades, reports continuing strong demand for its mutual and fixed-premium covers…
Northern Offshore receives Maersk Oil & Gas notification that rig 'Energy Endeavour' will be released from contract on May 1, 2013.The rig's accommodation unit does not meet new Danish Energy Authority requirements and its replacement is not commercially viable for either party…
Norsafe received orders worth NOK 400-million (US$ 45.3-million) over the course of October 2012, & backlog at record height.'It is Norsafe’s newly developed GES50 MKIII freefall lifeboat which accounts for the bulk of these orders,' says CEO Geir Skaala…
Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries extends application of next-generation 3D engineering technology to its offshore projects.SHI has been a longtime user of the industry-leading solution, deploying it in full production within its Shipbuilding division…
Maersk Tankers exits its Handygas segment by selling all 11 vessels to Navigator Gas. The divestment allows Maersk Tankers to focus on fewer segments and releases capital for future investments.Hanne B. Sørensen, CEO Maersk Tankers, said…
Smit Lamnalco renewed its marine support services contract with oil major Shell in Gabon, a deal that has triggered investment in three auxiliary vessel newbuildings, according to the company.The five year contract renewal extends a relationship…
Sentinel sell new-build Anchor Handling Towing & Supply vessels AHTS 5150; order two more AHTS from Nam Cheong Dockyard.Buyers of the AHTS 5150, Hull SK 67, have requested the details of the sale to remain private.The newly ordered AHTS vessels will be built in Fujian South East Shipyard…
Contractor VolkerStevin appoints Mott MacDonald design engineer for deepening, renovation, of two berths in Southampton's Western Docks.Together with other port upgrades, the work for Associated British Ports will increase the terminal’s…
A&P Falmouth is soon to drydock the 'Condor Express', one of the aluminium fast cats operated by Condor Ferries.Falmouth regularly drydocks the conventional Condor ferries, Condor Clipper and Condor Goodwill, but will now also see the aluminium…
Retlif Testing Laboratories is part of a partnership to evaluate and test technologies designed to treat ballast water on board ships against non-native aquatic species in American coastal waters, lakes and rivers. The U.S. Coast Guard developed…
UK's Caley is to modify the vessel and install the turntable for dredging & marine engineering company Jan de Nul NV.The contract is for the supply of a 5,400Te capacity cable turntable for the MPV Willem De Vlamingh. Mid 2013, Jan de…