General News

Remontowa shipyard in Poland reports that the christening took place on August 14th of the 120 tonnes bollard pull AHTS de Moulin Tide, which has since undertaken sea trials for customer Tidewater…

Crowley Maritime Corporation?s Vessel Management Services subsidiary has signed a contract with VT Halter Marine Inc. to build four more articulated tug-barges (ATB), 185,000-barrel tank vessels. The new vessels will have an…

The naming ceremony was held for another two large container ships for E.R. Schiffahrt at the Hyundai shipyard in Samho, South Korea. The two Super-Post-Panamax vessels each have a capacity of 8,204…

Barring another last-minute reprieve, Canada's oldest and most illustrious shipyard will be liquidated in a dockside auction beginning 23 October. Items for sale include shops, cranes, trucks, and memorabilia from its 181-year…

Aker Yards is to build two cruise vessels for Norwegian Cruise Line, with an option for a third. The value of the two vessels is EUR 1,470 million ($1,869 million) and they…

Seadrill has been awarded a letter of intent by an E&P operator in the Gulf of Mexico for the semi-submersible drilling rig West Sirius (Jurong 1). The contract has a firm duration…

Plans by the Norwegian group Umoe Industri to merge its lifeboat and davit subsidiary Umoe Schat-Harding with Bergen-based equipment manufacturer TTS Marine ASA have been cancelled. Umoe has called off the proposed…

Australian fast-vessel builder Austal Ships Pty Ltd. has prolonged its long-standing technical and commercial partnership with the classification society Germanischer Lloyd (GL). The agreement was extended for the fourth time in the…

The Outfitting Design Team of Daewoo Shipbuilding carried out a drawing review of a 3-dimensional model using a CAD program together with representatives of A.P. Moller. The review was of vessel designs,…

The Dung Quat shipyard in Vietnam has imported 1,500 tonnes of steel, the first shipment of steel plates for the construction of a 100,000 dwt oil tanker. This newbuilding will be the…