Ship refurbishment specialists Blu Marine complete the £500,000 contract, and P&O has begun operating the ship on its Troon to Larne service.Blu Marine carried out the work in Belfast Harbour, which mainly involved fitting the P&O Express…
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, wins orders worth around EUR 10 million for cargo access equipment for 4 car carriers to be built in China.The orders are for the equipment of four 6,700 unit Pure Car/Truck Carriers (PCTCs).The order for two…
N-SEA charters DP2 DSV 'Northern River' from Serco’s Marine Services for the 2013 season, equipped for its expansion in the subsea IMR market. N-SEA will install a compliment of ROV's onboard including a high powered WROV and 2 SubAtlantic…
In response to growth in the inland waterwaty cruising market, De Hoop's Lobith shipyard has recently expanded its repair and service facilities.This year De Hoop Shiprepair anticipates an impressive series of vessels to visit the yard for major or minor modifications…
Offshore Marine Management Ltd (OMM) to keep the fishing community advised about the new 96 fibre subsea telecom cable linking Ireland and Wales.Offshore Marine Management Ltd (OMM), the UK’s independent services provider to the renewables…
Evergreen Line is teaming up with United Africa Feeder Line (UAFL) to extend its service network in the Indian Ocean.Evergreen announce a new ISC-Mauritius-Mozambique-Africa (IMMA) Service linking the Indian sub-continent, Indian Ocean Islands and Mozambique will be launched in late April…
U.S. Navy awards Lockheed Martin US$57-million contract to upgrade electronic warfare (EW) ship defense system.Under this low-rate production contract for Block 2 of the Navy's Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Program (SEWIP), Lockheed…
London-based NYK subsidiary NYK Energy Transport (Atlantic) & GDF Suez time charter the LNG carrier 'Grace Barleiria' for 4 years.Grace Barleiria has been operated by NYK since her delivery in 2007. She has a capacity of 149,700 m3 and is equipped with GTT's Mark III technology…
Otto Marine's shipyard has sold the multi-purpose offshore support vessel 'Otto Explorer 3' to RY Offshore Ltd. for about US$ 50-million.Upon completion of the sale, the buyer will charter the vessel to the Ottto Marine Group subsidiary, Go Marine Group Pty Ltd…
Crews from The Undersea Company of Port Townsend, Wash. have removed the 185-ton dock that crossed the ocean following the March 2011 tsunami.NOAA contracted with The Undersea Company to remove the dock from the remote wilderness coast in…
The continuing slump in global shipping is translating into brisk business for scrap yards at Gujarat's coastal town of Alang in India.Alang, which receives one out of every two ships destined for breaking, has retained the top slot amid stiff competition from Pakistan…
The Department of Defense anounce contract awards to Huntington Ingalls, Lockheed Martin, & Electric Boat.Huntington Ingalls Inc., Newport News, Va., is being awarded an $18,232,027 modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-08-C-2110) for special tooling…
A dry bulk carrier has been delivered to the buyers & the contract for sale of a product carrier tankship has also been signed.The Great EasternShipping Company Ltd. (G E Shipping) has delivered its 1995 built Panamax dry bulk carrier Jag Arnav (about 71…
Harland & Wolff in Belfast have been awarded a valuable contract to help build a wind farm substation in the North Sea.The company will build substation jackets and piles for energy company E.On to help make up the foundations of the Humber Gateway offshore wind farm…
Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) awarded a $2.6-billion cost-plus-incentive-fee contract for work on the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier 'Abraham Lincoln' (CVN 72). The work will be performed at the company's Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division where it arrived recently…
