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Webb Institute Welcomes Assistant Professor, Daidola

Jan 08, 2015

John C. Daidola has joined Webb Institute as Assistant Professor of Structural Engineering. Dr. Daidola is a structural engineer with over forty-years of experience. His early experience was as Design Engineer at Newport News Shipbuilding…

McDermott Completes Pemex Compression Module

Jan 08, 2015

McDermott International, Inc. announced today that one of its joint venture companies, Qingdao McDermott Wuchuan Offshore Engineering Co. Ltd. (“QMW”), recently completed a fast-track compression process module fabrication subcontract for Jord Oil & Gas Systems B…

India's GAIL Postpones LNG Tender; No Takers

Jan 07, 2015

The state-owned gas utility GAIL (India) has postponed the tender date for its $7.6 billion newly built LNG ships for the third time as it did find any takers. The state-owned gas utility GAIL has for the third time postponed the last date of bidding…

Philippines' Subic Shipyard books $5B in Sales

Jan 07, 2015

Hanjin Heavy Industries is trying hard to retain its leadership by reviving the shipyard in Subic Bay, the Philippines. Since running at full capacity in 2009, the Subic Shipyard has won orders continuously, surpassing $5 billion dollars in…

Keppel Singmarine Win S$65 mi Contracts

Jan 07, 2015

Specialised shipbuilder Keppel Singmarine Pte Ltd (Keppel Singmarine), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd (Keppel O&M), has secured two contracts worth a total of about S$65 million.The first contract was awarded by Seaways International Pte…

Mustang Marine Launches Recruitment Drive

Jan 06, 2015

Mustang Marine, which is under a new ownership and management structure after being bought out of administration in May 2014 by a group of nine investors, has completed a broad range of orders in what was a successful second half of 2014, the company reports…

Paxton Joins Adams and Reese

Jan 06, 2015

Adams and Reese Adds Four to Bolster Federal Governmental Relations Practice.Adams and Reese is proud to announce the addition of Partner Matt Paxton and Governmental Affairs Advisors Joe Carnevale, Ian Bennitt and Ashley Godwin, who join…

Nigeria, Turkey to Partner on Shipbuilding

Jan 06, 2015

The Nigerian Ship owners’ Association (NISA) and Turkish Shipowners’ Association (TUSA) has flagged off a working rela­tionship to develop water transpor­tation and ship yards, in the Nigeria maritime sector. The Nigerian Shipowners’ Association (NISA)…

Dorian LPG Acquires the "Corvette"

Jan 06, 2015

Dorian LPG Ltd. reported that on January 2nd it took delivery of the ECO VLGC 'Corvette' from Hyundai Heavy Industries. 'Corvette', Dorian's third newbuilding delivery, will initially trade in the spot market and is the first of 15 deliveries that the Company expects in 2015.

HHI Sets 2015 Order Goal of $22.95 Billion

Jan 05, 2015

Kwon Oh-gap, president and chief executive officer of Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), issued a New Year’s address, highlighting the company’s challenges and goals for 2015. As cited by HHI’s president, among the companies top challenges are “persisting global economic stagnation…

Russia Makes Shipbuilding a Priority

Jan 05, 2015

Russia’s renewed focus on the commercial shipbuilding industry was set as a key aim by Prime Minister, Dmitry Medvedev in his recent discussions on the development of the sector through 2015. The 2015 impetus on competitive opportunity coincides…

Shipbuilding: Yangzijiang bags 13 New Orders

Jan 05, 2015

China's Yangzijiang Shipbuilding has entered into 13 shipbuilding orders in the fourth quarter of 2014, of which nine were effective orders with a total contract value of US$388 million, brining total orders for 2014 to a record US$1.8 billion Singapore…

Shipbuilding: Korea Looks to Power Ahead in 2015

Jan 05, 2015

Can pain in the China's ship building industry the gain for South Korea? Will 2015 save Korea's major shipbuilders which had a pretty tough time in 2014?Korea's major shipbuilders had a pretty tough time in 2014. Out of the country's three major players…

LaNaval lays Keel of Ferry Texelstroom

Jan 01, 2015

LaNaval Shipyard in Spain has laid the keel of the ferry Texelstroom on the 30th of December, that is building for the dutch company Royal N.V. Texels Eigen Stoomboot Onderneming (TESO), located in the island of Texel, at the north of The Netherlands…

Wage Negotiations Conclude at Hyundai Heavy

Dec 31, 2014

Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) announced today that its management and labor union concluded the negotiation on the wage and collective bargaining agreement for the year 2014.  According to the tentative agreement, HHI employees would receive a basic pay of 37…

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