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Huntington Ingalls Industries Recognized for Hiring Veterans

Oct 09, 2012

Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) was recognized  by the Virginia Department of Veterans Services for its efforts to hire and retain veterans. HII President and CEO Mike Petters formally accepted the Virginia Values Veterans (V3) certificate at the V3 Conference in Norfolk…

Austal Appoints Regional Service Manager

Oct 09, 2012

Austal has announced that Michael Little has joined Austal as Regional Service Manager - Asia. Based in Singapore, Mr. Little will be responsible for Austal’s support offering in Singapore, Hong Kong and the Philippines and for developing relationships in the broader region…

New Appointments at Keppel Strengthen Growth

Oct 09, 2012

The Board and Management of Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd (Keppel O&M) wish to announce several new appointments as part of ongoing efforts to put in place a strong leadership team to continually reinforce the Group's growth strategy.Mr Michael Chia…

Malaysia Receives Six New Patrol Boats

Oct 09, 2012

Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) receive the boats from the builders, Limbongan Destination Marine Service.The six new craft will add to the MMEA's southern region fleet of 16 patrol ships and more than 50 boats, which patrol the area constantly…

China Shipyard Tackles First PSV Order

Oct 09, 2012

JES International subisidiaries JES Universal Co. and Jiangsu Eastern Heavy Industry Co. Ltd. to build a UT 755 LN Platform Support Vessel.The contract is the Group’s first, in over thirty years of its history, for the construction of an…

Russian Researchers Design Multi-hull Icebreaker

Oct 08, 2012

Krylov Scientific Center introduce the Multi-Hulled Icebreaker concept to make Arctic ocean super-tanker transits a real possibility.According to the head of the marine researchlaboratory at the Krylov Scientific Center, Kirill Sazonov…

Offshore Liebherr Crane Can Raise 1,500 Tonnes

Oct 08, 2012

First CAL 64000 heavy-lift offshore crane is ready for North Sea wind farm duty.The first CAL 64000-1500 Litronic®, a heavy lift offshore crane developed by Liebherr-Werk Nenzing GmbH, is now ready for operation. The crane is installed on the Innovation…

Tugboat Named For Long-serving Vulcan Employee

Oct 08, 2012

US company Vulcan Materials christens new tugboat 'Hazel Demery' in honor of nurse with 58 years of company service.The new tugboat for the company's Grand Rivers facility is named for Hazel Demery, a prominent figure in the Grand Rivers community…

Groundbreaking DC Bus System in New Ship

Oct 07, 2012

One of the first ships in the world to use a DC bus system for the main electrical installation recently entered service – the 'Abis Dover'.Built by ShipKits shipyared in a project that included Vuyk Engineering Groningen, Alewijnse Marine Systems…

Newport News Sets Heaviest Module Yet Aboard Aircraft Carrier

Oct 07, 2012

Huntington Ingalls Industries' Newport News Shipbuilding places a record 1,026-metric ton unit —aboard aircraft carrier 'Gerald R. Ford' (CVN 78).The modular unit, — roughly the weight of six Boeing 747 commercial airplanes, is one of the…

SEA Europe Appoints New Secretary General

Oct 05, 2012

The European association for shipbuilding and marine equipment, SEA Europe, has appointed Mr Douwe Cunningham as the Secretary General at the occasion of their official launch party.  Mr Cunningham the former Deputy Secretary succeeds with…

Report: $91B Spend on World Floating Production Systems

Oct 05, 2012

The Market - Global Floating Production Capex to Double.Douglas-Westwood (DW) forecast that between 2013 and 2017 $91bn will be spent on floating production systems (FPS) – an increase of 100% over the preceding five-year period. This growth…

Austal Aquisition Expands Asia-Pacific Capabilities

Oct 05, 2012

Austal acquires Hydraulink NT and its associated business KM Engineering (HKME) in Darwin, Australia,HKME is a leading engineering service provider in northern Australia with well-established operations supporting the Royal Australian Navy…

Rhode Island Fast Ferry's MTU Diesels Saving Fuel

Oct 05, 2012

'Ava Pearl,' a new catamaran operated by Rhode Island Fast Ferry, is fitted with fuel-efficient MTU Series 4000 engines.The 34-meter passenger vessel, designed by Incat Crowther and built by Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, makes three daily round-trips between North Kingstown…

Yank Marine Upgrades Marine Travelift Hoist at Tuckahoe Yard

Oct 04, 2012

A new 300 mt marine lift for Yank Marine is being installed at its Tuckahoe, NJ shipyard.This new 300 metric ton marine lift was transported from Marine Travelift in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin on ten trucks and is currently being erected on site…

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