Shipbuilding News


Coast Guard Interviews Potential Shipbuilders

Aug 23, 2010

According to an August 19 report from the Federal Times, the first contracts for the Coast Guard's next cutter program are still a year away, and the winner in the Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC) competition isn't expected to be announced for another four or five years…

J.F. Lehman & Company Completes Sale of Atlantic Marine

Jul 13, 2010

J.F. Lehman & Company completed the sale of Atlantic Marine Holding Company to a subsidiary of BAE Systems, Inc. Atlantic Marine is a provider of vessel maintenance, repair, overhaul and conversion (“MROC”) as well as marine fabrication services to government and commercial maritime customers…

At SMM 2010 ‘Green’ Technologies Center Stage

Jul 08, 2010

Last month MR’s Henrik Segercrantz traveled to Hamburg for an exclusive preview of the SMM 2010 exhibition.The SMM international trade fair for shipbuilding, machinery and marine technology will take place in Hamburg, Germany, on 7-10 September…

Landtman Out, Heikinheimo in at STX Finland

Jul 08, 2010

STX Finland Oy appointed Juha Heikinheimo as new President of STX Finland Oy. Heikinheimo will replace Martin Landtman. It has been agreed that Mr Landtman steps down from his position with immediate effect. While STX Finland in the last years…

U.S. Barge Delivers for Harley Marine

Jul 07, 2010

U.S. Barge recently delivered another high capacity petroleum barge to Harley Marine Services. Barge Sixty-Five Roses is a unique design from Elliott Bay Design Group. With new efficiency and voluntary environmental features incorporated into the design…

Maersk Tankers, HHI & DNV Joint CO2 Ship Design

Jul 06, 2010

Maersk Tankers, Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) and Det Norske Veritas (DNV) have agreed to collaborate on the design and risk assessment of tankers for shipping CO2.Maersk Tankers is already in a partnership with Maersk Oil and Finnish utilities Fortum and Teollisuuden Voima (TVO)…

SHI Inks Orders for 5 Ships at Posidonia

Jul 02, 2010

Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) apparently found no troubles in Greece this year, as the company reports inking a deal for five ships at Posidonia 2010, meaning its contracting amount has reach $3.3 billion in 2010, more than double the annual contracting amount of the previous year…

Korea: No.1 in Global Shipbuilding

Jul 01, 2010

Korea's shipbuilding industry is on a roll as it secured the top spot in the global market in the first quarter of this year. The Ministry of Strategy and Finance said that Korea accounted for over 40 percent of the market, followed by China at 34 percent and Japan with just 4 percent…

Groundbreaking $110m, DP3 “CSS” Vessel Ordered

May 20, 2010

Hallin Marine has commissioned a new, $110m, groundbreaking semi-submersible, subsea operations vessel to be named the CSS Derwent. “The CSS (compact semi submersible) delivers big ship capability in a low cost package,” said John Giddens…

Swansea Dry Docks Open for Business

May 18, 2010

Following the successful use of Swansea Dry Docks for the refit and refurbishment of Saga Pearl II, now successfully cruising; work on MV Julia, now plying the Fastnet Ferry Cork-Swansea overnight route; and emergency repair work on the 213…

Shipbuilding Orders to Surge on Energy Demand

May 18, 2010

According to a May 17 report from Bloomberg, Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., the world’s second-largest shipyard by orders, aims to almost triple contracts for offshore facilities this year. The company may win $5b worth of orders…

Aker Philadelphia Delivers Ninth Product Tanker

May 17, 2010

Aker Philadelphia Shipyard (Oslo: AKPS), a U.S. commercial shipyard, delivered its ninth Veteran Class MT-46 product tanker May 14 to American Shipping Company (Oslo: AMSC). The 46,000 dwt vessel, named the Overseas Martinez, will leave the…

ACL Statement Re Fatality

May 17, 2010

On May 14, American Commercial Lines released the following statement regarding a fatality at its Jeffboat boat building yard:'This has been a very difficult week for all of us at Jeffboat. Thursday afternoon an industrial accident occurred…

Canadian Shipbuilding: East against West

May 17, 2010

According to a May 16 report from the Vancouver Sun, the Harper government is expected to release its long-term shipbuilding strategy in the coming weeks, creating two national centers to handle billions of dollars worth of contracts. The strategy…

Sunken Ship Newport Dock to be Replaced

May 17, 2010

According to a May 16 report from the Daily Journal of Commerce, more than 50 years ago, dock builders in Newport sunk two concrete Navy ships in Yaquina Bay and built on top of them. Now the S.S. Pasley has cracked and leaked oil into the bay…

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