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Singapore shipbuilder ST Marine has successfully delivered its first seismic survey vessel. Built for Swire Pacific Offshore Operations (Pte) Ltd.), the 68.0 m by 17.4 m Pacific Finder is a 4-streamer vessel. The contract for the vessel was awarded ST Marine on the back of a charter that Swire secured with a major player in the seismic market. Swire provided the basic design and m ...

NRG Blue Water Wind's planned 450 MW Delaware offshore wind park has gotten a boost. The Department of the Interior is starting the process to offer the project the first commercial wind lease under the "Smart from the Start" Atlantic Offshore Wind program, off the coast of Delaware. The decision follows a determination that there is no competitive interest for comme ...

Sevan Marine ASA , the developer of a series of cylinder shaped offshore floaters, has issued LOI's to China's Cosco Nantong Shipyard. They cover turn-key EPC (Engineering, Procurement and Construction) contracts for two ultra deepwater drilling units based on the Sevan 650 design The contract price for each "round rig" is $525 million. Deliveries are expected in the fourth quar ...

Hydrogenics Corporation (Nasdaq:HYGS) (TSX:HYG) has received a contract from Statue Cruises, LLC, a subsidiary of Hornblower Cruises & Events for the delivery of two HyPM HD 16 fuel cell power modules delivering up to 33 kilowatts of continuous power. The 600 passenger Hornblower Hybrid, which will ferry passengers to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island, will b ...

The latest container giant to join the big box ship ordering spree is Hong Kong headquartered OOCL (Orient Overseas Container Line). Yesterday signed a contract with Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries for the construction of six 13,000-TEU vessels.This is the first newbuilding order placed by OOCL for mega containerships of this size. ...

Kristian Røkke has been appointed President and CEO of Aker Philadelphia Shipyard ASA (AKPS). As CEO, Mr. Røkke, who is the son of Aker ASA Chairman Kjell Inge Røkke, will "lead the transitioning of the yard to win orders for new Jones Act vessels, particularly in the containership, dry cargo, and barge markets which are expected to be key future markets," says an Oslo Stoc ...

An MAN B&W 6S46MC-C8 engine with integrated SCR fulfills the strictest IMO emission standards. The engine, capable of an output of almost 7 MW, was built by Hitachi Zosen at its Ariake works in southern Japan. It will power a general cargo carrier, to be built at the Nakai shipyard and scheduled to enter active service later this year. The vessel was ordered by Japanese cust ...

Resolve Marine Group has released some details on how it successfully raised and refloated the "Machinist" dry dock at Guam Shipyard in Apra Harbor, Guam. The 825 ft floating dry dock sank on January 2, 2011 during a rough weather event. Resolve - whose prior experience includes raising dry docks-- was the successful bidder for t ...

The Bremen, Germany, public prosecutor's department yesterday raided the offices of the insolvent Beluga Shipping. A day long search, apparently yielded more documentation relevant to the investigation launched two weeks ago against ex-CEO Niels Stolberg and ...

Built by Lyme Boats in the U.K., Santa Ana is a 17.5 m Incat Crowther catamaran specifically designed for the wind farm service industry.  Operator P&O Maritime Services saw the potential of the proven Incat Crowther hullform for wind farm service, and worked closely with the shipbuilder and Incat Crowther to develop the vessel's design.Santa Ana r ...