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Palmer Johnson Yatchs Shuts Sturgeon Bay, Moves to Europe

Sep 04, 2015

Luxury yacht manufacturer Palmer Johnson Yachts is closing its production facilities in Sturgeon Bay because of dwindling sales and competition from overseas. In a plant closing notice filed Wednesday with the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development…

Industry Leaders Inducted Into NMMA Hall of Fame

Sep 03, 2015

CEOs Bob Long of Marine Concepts and Dusty McCoy of Brunswick honored with NMMA’s highest award for achievement The recreational boating industry will recognize two leaders this year with the National Marine Manufacturers Association’s (NMMA)…

Hanjin Rolls Out First Philippine-made LPG carrier

Sep 03, 2015

Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction Philippines (HHIC-Phil), which operates the world's fourth shipbuilding facility in Subic Freeport Zone, unveiled the first-ever Philippine-made Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) carrier. The ship was…

Edelweiss Now Controls Bharati Shipyard

Sep 03, 2015

Edelweiss Asset Reconstruction Company has taken over management control of Bharati Shipyard, says a report in ET. Edelweiss now controls 70% of the Indian yard’s debts. A month ago plans were made to change the yard’s name to Bharati Defence…

Otto Marine Signs Contracts to Supply 2 AHTS Vessels

Sep 03, 2015

Go Offshore,  wholly-owned subsidiary of Otto Marine has entered into an agreement for two long-term anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) charter contracts worth USD25.2 million with a large oil and gas company. The two contracts are in respect of two 16…

Great Lakes Towing Company Creates ‘Workforce Pipeline’

Sep 02, 2015

The Great Lakes Towing Company has kicked off the 2015-2016 school year by partnering with three Cleveland schools to provide internship and on-the-job training opportunities for local students. With “back to school” in full swing, education is top-of-mind…

China Shipping Line to Buy 10 Vessels

Sep 02, 2015

China Shipping Container Lines Co is planning to buy around 10 ultralarge container ships for around $1.5 billion, despite the shipping industry struggles with a capacity glut, reports WSJ. The company wants to fulfill capacity commitments…

Subsea 7 Bags $150 million Offshore UK Contract Maersk

Sep 02, 2015

Offshore contractor Subsea 7 has been awarded a $150 million subsea, umbilical, riser and flowline (SURF) contract by Maersk Oil for the development of the Culzean field in the UK North Sea. The ultra-high pressure, high temperature field…

LNG-fueled Box Ship a 'Momentous Step Forward'

Sep 01, 2015

On Saturday, August 29, 2015, the world’s first series of energy efficient containerships welcomed its second LNG-powered vessel in San Diego, fueling the U.S. maritime industry with cutting edge economic and environmental efficiencies powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG)…

G E Shipping Takes Delivery of Bulker

Sep 01, 2015

The Great Eastern Shipping Company Ltd. (G E Shipping) took delivery of a new building Kamsarmax Dry Bulk Carrier “Jag Aakash” (81,600 dwt). The vessel was ordered by GE Shipping in July 2013 and has been built at Tsuneishi Heavy Industries (Cebu) Inc…

China’s Shipyards Face Tough Times

Sep 01, 2015

As the shipping market continues its prolonged downturn five shipyards have filed for bankruptcy this year, reports SCMP. China's leading private shipyards are gasping while watching their smaller rivals collapse one after another in an…

Ferguson to Build Two CalMac Ferries

Sep 01, 2015

Scottish minister Nicola Sturgeon have named Ferguson shipyard as the preferred bidder for a £97 million contract for the biggest new ferries on the Clyde since 2001 in a deal that could secure more than 150 jobs. The move will provide…

Bollinger VP Fanguy Snags SNAME Award

Aug 31, 2015

Louisiana-based shipbuilder Bollinger Shipyards, LLC announced its vice president for quality management system, Dennis Fanguy, will receive the 2015 William M. Kennedy from the Society of Naval Architects & Marine Engineers (SNAME). The award…

TOTE’s 2nd LNG Containership Launched

Aug 31, 2015

Shipping company TOTE and shipbuilder NASSCO on Saturday launched Perla del Caribe, the second of two Marlin Class ships – the first containerships in the world to be powered by natural gas. The christening and launch ceremony took place at General Dynamics NASSCO’s shipyard in San Diego…

ASL Bags New Shipbuilding Contract

Aug 28, 2015

Singapore’s ASL Marine Holdings Ltd said that its wholly-owned subsidiary, ASL Shipyard Pte Ltd  has clinched shipbuilding contracts worth approximately SGD140m ($100m) for the construction of a series of tugs and barges. ASL said the vessels…

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