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Edison Chouest Opening Mississippi Shipyard

Feb 08, 2016

Edison Chouest Offshore locating shipbuilding operations, TopShip, LLC, in Gulfport, Miss. Gov. Phil Bryant and officials from Edison Chouest Offshore, an offshore energy service and supply company, officially announced today the company…

Maritime India Summit Road Show Kick Starts

Feb 04, 2016

Kolkata, 3rd Feb, 2016: Industry leaders, corporate heads, policy makers and senior executives took part in the very first road show which served as a run up to the Maritime India Summit’16.Maritime India Summit is being organized by the…

Another Brutal Year for Korean Shipyards?

Feb 03, 2016

2016 could be a brutal year for Korean Shipyards. Yonhap reports that the country's shipbuilders failed to clinch any new orders in January, underscoring the protracted slump in the global shipbuilding segment. 'January is usually an off-season for shipbuilders…

Cosco Bags Contract for Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger

Feb 03, 2016

COSCO (Guangdong) Shipyard Co., Ltd, has secured a  contract from a European buyer to build one 15, 000m 3 Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger.  The Singapore-listed shipbuilder COSCO Guangdong and the buyer have agreed  to keep the contract price  confidential…

Newport News Shipbuilding Rings in 130 Years

Feb 02, 2016

Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (HII) Newport News Shipbuilding division kicked off its 130th anniversary celebration January 28. Newport News, the sole designer, builder and refueler of U.S. Navy aircraft carriers and one of two providers of U…

AIDA Prima on Fire - Third Time!

Feb 02, 2016

AIDA Prima, a new ship for Carnival Corp.'s AIDA Cruises brand, was damaged by a fire early Sunday at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.’s shipyard in Nagasaki, the Japan Times reports.  The fire reportedly was quickly extinguished by workers…

MSC Ships Get Bigger

Feb 02, 2016

MSC Cruises, the 4th largest cruise line, confirmed the existing STX France options to build an additional two ships in the Meraviglia class.  The ships, valued by MSC at $1.7 billion, will be longer and bigger versions of the Meraviglia-class ship…

Safety Milestone for Maydon Wharf Infrastructure Upgrade

Feb 01, 2016

Transnet Capital Projects (TCP) – which is overseeing Transnet National Ports Authority’s project to reconstruct the quay walls and deepen berths at Maydon Wharf – recently achieved a safety milestone of 1,000,000 man hours without a lost time…

India Seeks Merchant Banks for Cochin Shipyard IPO

Jan 30, 2016

Indian Government has initiated procedures for sale of shares of Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) by seeking expression of interest (EoI) from merchant bankers to manage the initial public offering (IPO). The listing will involve the sale of some 33…

VARD's LNG Tank gets DNV GL Approval

Jan 29, 2016

VARD’s new LNG tank design has been granted General Approval for Ship Application (GASA) by DNV GL. The new LNG-type B-tank design is based on vertical cylindrical-shape geometry and has a patented support design.The tank is the result of…

Navy to Christen Littoral Combat Ship Sioux City

Jan 29, 2016

The Navy will christen its newest Freedom variant littoral combat ship, USS Sioux City (LCS 11), during a 10 a.m. CST ceremony Saturday, Jan. 30 in Marinette, Wisconsin. Sioux City, designated LCS 11, honors the city of Sioux City, Iowa. Adm…

India Fosters Growth in its Maritime Sector

Jan 27, 2016

The Indian government’s has been going all out to put the growth of the Indian maritime Industry on a fast track by opening up a host of opportunities, offering goodies and putting in place new facilities. Setting the tone for his keynote address…

Electric Boats Look Bullish

Jan 26, 2016

General Dynamics Electric Boat expects to hire nearly 4,000 people in the coming years as it ramps up production on Navy submarines, the Associated Press reports. Electric Boat is projecting a positive outlook for 2016 for revenue and employment…

Russians to Acquire Fairline Boats

Jan 26, 2016

Crisis-hit yacht manufacturer Fairline Boats has been saved after the firm was bought by two Russian investors.  A new company, Fairline Acquisitions, funded by two UK-based Russian investors with a background in the marine sector, is to…

BIMCO: Container Shipping Faces Low Supply Growth

Jan 25, 2016

While the containershipping market continues to welcome a fleet of modern, mammoth efficient ships to the fold, it will struggle in 2016 with low supply growth that will test its mettle, according to a recent analysis from BIMCO.Overall, container…

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