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Singapores ASL Builds Big and Complex 11/19/2009 2:35:24 AM The application of diesel electric technology gives a remarkable flexibility to vessels in the larger offshore market. In November Singapores ASL Shipyard completed work on the 295-ft by 72-ft diving support vessel Mermaid Asiana. Destined for service in Mermaids extensive Thai fleet, the DP2 classed vessel has redundancies well beyond the basics... Keppel Delivers PV Drilling III Jackup Early 11/16/2009 9:18:14 PM Keppel FELS Limited (Keppel FELS) has been awarded a bonus of $460,000 for delivering the KFELS B Class jackup rig, PV Drilling III, early to PetroVietnam Drilling & Well Services Corp (PV Drilling). Completed 1.5 months ahead of schedule, without incidents, PV Drilling III has departed... Penguin & Cummins Get it Right 11/16/2009 9:03:31 PM The design and building of a modern aluminum crew boat involves a lot of people and careful planning. At Penguin Marine in Singapore the 17 vessels of their 118-ft crewboat demonstrate their success in working closely with key members of the supplier team. In coordination with Penguin’s... Transocean Ultra-Deepwater Drillship Contract 11/16/2009 8:59:26 PM Transocean Ltd. (NYSE:RIG) announced that the newbuild ultra-deepwater drillship Discoverer Americas has commenced operations in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico for Statoil Gulf of Mexico, a subsidiary of Statoil ASA, under a four-year drilling contract. The dynamically positioned double-hulled Discoverer... ASL Marine Gowing Strong 11/15/2009 7:49:04 PM If there is a slowing in the marine industries no one told the people at ASL Marine in Singapore. Among other projects the shipyard is building a series of Roto Tugs, a series of large PSVs and a 196.8-ft dive support vessel.   In November ASL was nearing completion of another in their... Rio Bravo Christened in Antwerp 11/12/2009 10:49:00 PM The Rio Bravo was christened Nov. 12 in the port of Antwerp. She is the fifth newbuilding in a series of six identical Hamburg Süd container vessels, each with a slot capacity of 5,900 TEU. Sponsor of the Rio Bravo is Laura Madeleine von Schubert, daughter of Roland Oetker, Managing Partner of R... Next Generation Austal Trimaran Revealed 11/12/2009 10:43:01 PM Austal has officially unveiled its new 334.6-ft trimaran vehicle-passenger ferry platform, which is currently under construction at its Western Australian shipyard and available for purchase. The new trimaran is an evolution of Austal’s 2005 trimaran ferry Benchijigua Express - optimizing... Time Charter for MV Renuar and Elinakos 11/11/2009 6:03:29 PM Excel Maritime Carriers Ltd (NYSE: EXM) announced that it has entered into two new charter agreements for the M/V Renuar and the M/V Elinakos. The M/V Renuar, a 1993 built Panamax bulk carrier with a carrying capacity of 70,128 dwt, has entered into a charter agreement for a minimum period... Cathelco’s largest Anode Order, Box Cooler Systems 11/11/2009 5:59:40 PM Cathelco, provider of marine pipework anti-fouling systems, are supplying their largest ever quantity of anodes for a vessel which is being built in Spain. A total of 78 anodes are being supplied for Barreras NB1664, a new type of offshore accommodation ship which is being constructed in Vigo... MV Port Elisabeth Delivered by MES 11/10/2009 10:05:23 PM Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. (MES) completed and delivered a 56,000 dwt type bulk carrier MV Port Elisabeth (MES Hull No. 1736) at its Tamano Works on 9th November, 2009 to Norden Shipping (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., Singapore. This vessel is a handy-max type bulk carrier of... Cutter Waesche Delivered to USCG 11/6/2009 6:47:10 PM The U.S. Coast Guard accepted the second Northrop Grumman Corporation-built (NYSE:NOC) National Security Cutter, Waesche (WMSL 751) Nov. 6 at the company's shipyard in Pascagoula. Following acceptance, the Coast Guard placed Waesche In-Commission Special during a ceremony on the flight deck of the ship... Safe Bulkers Time Charter 11/6/2009 6:40:31 PM Safe Bulkers, Inc. announced it has entered into a new period time charter for the Andreas K, a 92,000 dwt Post-Panamax class vessel, with a delivery date in November 2009, for a minimum duration of 12 months and a maximum duration of 14 months, at a gross daily rate of $20,500 less 3.75% total commissions... Ship Bound for Breaking Finds New Career 11/5/2009 8:32:23 PM The Margaret Hill, a 50,700 tonne liquid natural gas tanker, was stopped from leaving the UK’s Southampton docks in August this year. The Environment Agency took swift action after it received intelligence that the ship was bound for dismantling on the Indian subcontinent, where ships are routinely... Eye on the Navy 11/3/2009 9:33:42 PM On Nov. 2 The amphibious dock landing ship Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) New York (LPD 21) transits New York Harbor past the World Trade Center site. The ship has 7.5 tons of steel from the World Trade Center in her bow and will be commissioned Nov. 7 in New York City. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Eric M... InnerSea Discoveries Purchases Two Vessels 11/3/2009 9:32:11 PM InnerSea Discoveries LLC, the Seattle-based parent company of high-end American Safari Cruises, announced the purchase of two vessels for its new small-ship adventure cruising brand, marketed under the same name as the parent company. Designed to appeal to a broad spectrum of young-minded, adventurous... The Hanseatic on European Rivers 11/2/2009 4:31:09 PM The Hanseatic League was a highly successful trading alliance among northern European cities from the 13th to the 17th centuries. Some German cities continue to maintain an association under that name. Now the name Hanseatic is proudly emblazoned on the bow of a powerful inland-river boat built in the Netherlands for German owners... Navy Commissions Dewey at Seal Beach 11/1/2009 11:52:56 PM Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus has approved Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach, Calif., as the commissioning location of Pre-commissioning Unit (PCU) Dewey, the Navy's newest and most technologically advanced guided-missile destroyer. The event will be the first time a U.S. Navy warship has been commissioned at Seal Beach... Ocean Services Completes DP2 Conversion 10/29/2009 12:22:33 AM Ocean Services, a member of the Stabbert Maritime Group of Companies has recently completed the 278.8 ft by 59 ft DPII deep-sea construction vessel, Ocean Carrier.  Built as a multi functional platform, the Ocean Carrier is a valuable asset to the offshore construction industry and went directly on contract upon completion of the refit... 102 Year-Old Steam Tug in Alameda Dry-Dock 10/29/2009 12:19:51 AM The 102-year old steam-powered, ocean-going tug, Hercules, is in dry-dock at Bay Ship & Yacht Co.’s Alameda yard for maintenance and repair work. Earlier this month she was towed across the bay from her berth at the Hyde Street Pier of the San Francisco Maritime National Historic Park, operated by the National Park Service... LCS 2 Independence Completes Builder's Trials 10/22/2009 6:42:10 PM LCS2 Independence, the high-speed trimaran combatant ship being constructed by shipbuilder Austal USA in Mobile, Alabama, as part of the General Dynamics Littoral Combat Ship Team, successfully completed a series of tests known as builder's trials on October 18 in the Gulf of Mexico. The trials included... 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ...