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Keppel Name & Deliver Jackup Rig to Japan

May 26, 2013

Keppel FELS delivers the KFELS Super B Class jackup rig, HAKURYU-11, to Japan Drilling Company (JDC).HAKURYU-11 will be chartered to the Con Son joint venture led by Petrovietnam. Built to Keppel’s advanced KFELS Super B Class design, it has…

China's Century Cruises Adds to Yangtze River Fleet

May 24, 2013

Century adds a 7th luxury river cruise ship, 'Century Legend' to its Yangtze fleet.The new 398-passenger Century Legend is a sister ship to the Century Paragon, which came into service earlier this year.These new inland waterway cruise ships…

China's Jinhai Heavy Gets Big Containership Orders

May 23, 2013

Norway's SinOceanic Shipping ASA facilitates newbuilding orders for 10 x 8,800 TEU containerships at Jinhai Heavy Industries.On behalf of foreign interests,  SinOceanic Shipping ASA says it has entered into a contract with Jinhai Heavy Industries…

China Shipyard Delivers Handymax & Capesize Bulk Carrier

May 23, 2013

COSCO Corporation (Singapore) subsidiariary shipbuilder in China has delivered two bulk carriers.COSCO (Zhoushan) Shipyard has delivered the 189.99 meters LOA and 32.26 meters in breadth, 57,000 dwt Handymax bulker Ocean Lady to its unnamed European owner…

Second Zumwalt-class Destroyer Keel Laid

May 23, 2013

Future 'USS Michael Monsoor' (DDG 1001) keel authenticated at the General Dynamics-Bath Iron Works shipyard.The keel authenticators were George and Sally Monsoor, parents of the ship's namesake Medal of Honor recipient Petty Officer Second Class Michael A…

Superyacht 'Adastra' Wins WSA Design Commendation

May 23, 2013

Shuttleworth Design's 'Adastra' wins  a 'Judges’ Commendation for Most Innovative Design' at the 2013 World Superyacht Awards.Shuttleworth Design was responsible for her exterior design, naval architecture and interior layout. Structural design was by Shuttleworth Design and ASTA…

China to Build 142 Ships for Greek Companies

May 23, 2013

Greek Shipping Minister Kostis Moussouroulis announced the orders for Chinese shipbuilders on his recent visit to Shanghai.The orders, which were signed in April, accounted for more than 60 percent of the recent global orders of Greek shipowners…

Bollinger Delivers Coast Guard FR-Cutter

May 22, 2013

Bollinger Shipyards, Inc. deliver  'Paul Clark', the sixth Fast Response Cutter (FRC) for the United States Coast Guard.The announcement was made by Bollinger executive vice president of new construction, Chris Bollinger:  “We are very pleased…

Marinette Marine to Build More Coast Guard RB-M's

May 22, 2013

Marinette Marine Corporation a Fincantieri Company contracted to build an additional 4 Response Boats – Medium (RB-Ms) by the U.S. Coast Guard.With an approximate value of $9,400,000, the new boats are part of a multi-year, Coast Guard contract…

Dutch Shipbuilders Held Fast in Difficult 2012

May 22, 2013

The Holland Shipbuilding Association say that the various shipbuilding sectors presented a mixed picture in the past year, ship repair & supereyact construction did well, not so large new-buildings.New constructions of seagoing vessels Although Dutch shipbuilders had a tough year in 2012…

BAE Systems Lays Keel for Jackson Offshore PSV

May 21, 2013

BAE Systems holds a keel laying ceremony for the first of 4 platform supply vessels for Jackson Offshore Operators. The new vessels, which will support drilling operations in the Gulf of Mexico, reflect BAE Systems’ continued growth in U.S…

Austal-built JHSV 2 Completes Navy Acceptance Trials

May 21, 2013

Joint High Speed Vessel 'USNS Choctaw County' (JHSV 2) has successfully completed Acceptance Trials in the Gulf of Mexico.This milestone achievement involved the performance of intense comprehensive tests by the Navy while underway, which…

China Shipyard Contracted to Build LNG Carrier

May 21, 2013

COSCO Corporation (Singapore) subsidiary COSCO (Dalian) Shipyard secures the RMB 500-million contract.The order from an unnamed Chinese shipowner is to build a 28,000 cu.m capacity LNG carrier.The vessel is scheduled for delivery in the…

Ingalls Appoints Mathieu as VP and GM of Avondale

May 21, 2013

Huntington Ingalls Industries announced that René Mathieu has been named vice president and general manager, Avondale Industries Inc., effective May 20. He is responsible for all non-Navy aspects of HII's energy infrastructure business in Avondale…

IMO MEPC Implements Further Energy Efficiency

May 21, 2013

The Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) met for its 65th session from May 13-17 2013, at IMO Headquarters in London. The committee made significant progress in its work on further developing energy-efficiency regulations…

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