Nordic American Tankers Limited CEO briefs shareholders on market conditions and invites input.Dear Shareholder, I would like to update you on developments in the company and in our industry. Conditions remain challenging in the tanker business…
Jiangsu New Yangzijiang Shipbuilding has been contracted to build four 82,000 dwt bulk carrier orders for Hong Kong owner Everbright Metal.Each ship will have a length of 229 m (751 ft) breadth of 32.26 m (106 ft) and draft of 14.45 m (47…
Substantial charter agreement for Solstad's offshore Derrick Lay Barge (DLB) 'Norce Endeavour' by Australia's Leighton Contractors.DLB 'Norce Endeavour' will work at the Gorgon LNG Jetty and Marine Structures on Barrow Island, Western Australia…
The National Retail Federation (NRF) say they will have to divert cargo elsewhere in a matter of days unless stand-off ends.“We understand and recognize that there are tough issues that need to be resolved,” NRF President and CEO Matthew Shay said…
ABB wins Statoil order to install high voltage power subsea cables to the 'Troll' A gas platform on the western coast of Norway.The Troll A concrete deep water structure is the world’s largest natural gas production platform, 473 meters tall and weighs 1…
Aker Solutions wins contract to supply drilling equipment packages for a series of six deepwater drillships for the Brazilian market. The six new vessels will be operated by Norwegian drilling operators Seadrill and Odfjell Drilling (3 each) under 15-year charter contracts from Petrobras…
BAE Systems to help U.S. Marine Corps determine the future of its amphibious vehicle fleet under two contracts.The contracts are in regard to the Assault Amphibious Vehicle (AAV) and Marine Personnel Carrier (MPC).The work includes conducting…
Malaysia's Nam Cheong wins contracts for a Platform Support Vessel (PSV) & two Anchor Handling Towing Supply (AHTS) vessels.The total value of the contracts is worth US$43.81-million, and the vessels are scheduled for delivery between fourth quarter of 2012 and first quarter of 2013…
VERIPOS, wins a three-year contract from Neptune Marine Services (NMS) of Perth, Western Australia for its GPS augmentation service. The contract, which represents a continuation of a long-standing working relationship between the two companies…
Technip awarded flexible pipe supply contract for Champion Field offshore Brunei.Technip has been awarded by Swiber Offshore Construction a flexible pipe supply contract for the Brunei Shell Petroleum’s Champion Field, located 40 kilometers offshore Brunei…
General Dynamics NASSCO gets $104-million contract modification for 'USS Comstock' (LSD 45) modernization.General Dynamics NASSCO has been awarded a $104 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy to renovate and modernize the dock landing ship USS Comstock (LSD 45)…
Rolls-Royce has secured an £8-million contract to design and power a highly specialised buoy tender vessel for India.The vessel will be built at the Cochin Shipyard Ltd. in India, and is due for delivery in 2015, to operate in remote waters…
COSCO (Qidong) Offshore wins a US$ 20-million contract for a jack-up barge, & other COSCO subsidiaries deliver bulk carriers.This jack-up barge for Australian owners will be built to GustoMSC SEA-1250 design and have capacity of 300 tons deck crane and operation in water depth up to 30 meters…
Noblis to provide technical, engineering, & program management support services to the Naval Sea Systems Command.Noblis, Inc., a leading nonprofit science, technology, and strategy organization that helps clients solve complex scientific…
DOF Subsea provider of subsea services to the offshore oil & gas industry worldwide announce new vessel contracts. DOF Subsea AS has entered into a contract with Helix Well Ops for the vessel Skandi Constructor. The contract is for three year's firm with three…