Shipbuilding News


Patrol Boat Order for Kvichak Marine

Dec 16, 2012

Kvichak Marine Industries, contracted to build a 44.5’ X 13.7’ 'Response Boat Medium – C' for the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s department.The RBM-C is the sistership of the highly successful USCG RB-M having been adapted to meet the CBRNE…

Craig Group Launch Largest Ever PSV

Dec 16, 2012

Launch of an S-class Platform Supply Vessel (PSV)  at Balenciaga Shipyard in Northern Spain for the Craig Group.The Craig Group has committed £50-million to the construction of the vessel, Grampian Sovereign, and its sister ship, Grampian Sceptre…

Conrad: Special Cash Dividend of $2 per share

Dec 14, 2012

Conrad Industries, Inc. (OTC Pink Sheets: CNRD.PK) announced today that its Board of Directors declared a special cash dividend of $2.00 per common share.The special cash dividend is payable to shareholders of record on December 24, 2012, and is expected to be paid on or about December 31…

China Rongsheng Delivers First Container Ship

Dec 14, 2012

China Rongsheng Heavy Industries Group Holdings deliver their first container ship to a German owner.The new 6,500-TEU container ship measures 299.95 meters in length, 40 meters in breadth and 24.2 meters in depth. This latest delivery not…

New Samson ASD Harbour Tugboat

Dec 13, 2012

Samson Tug Boats Inc. launch the 'Kootenay', a BC-locally built tugboat for operations on the Fraser Fiver.Not only is she a local design – she is locally built. The 5,000hp tug, designed by AG McIlwain, was launched from the North Vancouver shores at ABD Shipyards…

Crowley & Jensen Maritime Win IWS 2012 Boat Awards

Dec 13, 2012

The companies were honored with two significant awards at the recent International Workboat Show (IWS) in New Orleans.Together Crowley Maritime Corp. and subsidiary Jensen Maritime , the company’s Seattle-based naval architecture and marine engineering firm…

Teekay LNG Partners Orders Two LNG Newbuilds

Dec 13, 2012

Teekay LNG Partners L.P. (Teekay LNG or the Partnership) (NYSE:TGP) entered into an agreement with Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering CO., LTD., (DSME) of South Korea for the construction of two 173,400 cu. m. Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) carrier newbuildings…

German Shipyard Sietas Sale Deal in the Balance

Dec 13, 2012

Cash-strapped  JJ Sietas Group is building a Van Oord liftboat but as a second order is uncomfirmed the yard's future is in doubt.In June 2012 the creditors’ committee voted in favour of an offer by the VeKa Group of the Netherlands to take over the Sietas shipyard…

China Offshore Giant Orders Four Havyard Design OSV's

Dec 11, 2012

China Oilfield Services Limited (COSL) choose Havyard 832 design for renewal supply vessel fleet, & order Havyard designs for 4 new vessels.COSL has the largest fleet of oil rigs and offshore vessels in China owning 34 drill rigs, 2 accommodation rigs…

Scorpio Awards Six Newbuild Tankship Contracts

Dec 11, 2012

Scorpio Tankers Inc executes options with Korean shipyards Hyundai Mipo Dockyard & signs intent with SPP Shipbuilding Co.Two MR product tankships are to be built by Hyundai Mipo anf four with SPP Shipbuilding. The six newbuildings are scheduled…

Vripack Designs Heavy Duty Ribbon Offshore

Dec 11, 2012

Naval architect Vripack has designed a 43 ft. supply vessel together with Ribbon Yachts in the Netherlands. And by looking at the proportions between line and surface, one can easily see that the design of the agile and modern Ribbon 45 SC is the foundation for the sturdy Ribbon Offshore…

New Giant LNG Carrier Will Look Different

Dec 11, 2012

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries commences 'Sayaendo', a distinctive-looking LNG carrier at Nagasaki Shipyard & Machinery Works.The Sayaendo Series has a hull shape that evolved from LNG carriers with Moss-type hemispherical tanks, (and it offers…

Russian Shipyard Lays Second Icebreaker Keel

Dec 11, 2012

Vyborg Shipyard, in NW Russia, to start construction of the next Icebreaker project 21900М ahead of schedule.The solemn ceremony of keel-laying of diesel-powered Icebreaker rated power 16 MW will take place shortly.  The shipyard reminds…

BAE Get £1.2 billion UK Submarine Contract

Dec 11, 2012

The Ministry of Defence awards the contract for 'Audacious', the latest Astute Class attack submarine to be built for the Royal Navy.Audacious is the fourth of 7 Astute Class submarines being built for the Royal Navy. They are the most technologically…

New Costa Cruise Ship: First Block Placed Down

Dec 11, 2012

Construction work begins in Fincantieri's Margher Shipyard on the cruise ship 'Costa Diadema'.Weighing in at 132,500 gross tonnage and with accommodation for a total of 4,947 guests, this will be the biggest Italian-flagged cruise ship afloat…

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