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Safariland Delivers on $4.6M U.S Navy Contract 11/1/2009 11:57:47 PM Safariland, a BAE Systems line of business, announced that it has completed delivery of ballistic protection kits to Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding for use on each of 12 U.S. Navy escort vessels. The 64-ft Screening Escort Vessels (SEV) will be operated by the U.S. Coast Guard for securing high-value naval assets... Keppel FELS Delivers Rigs Early 10/27/2009 6:56:12 PM Keppel FELS Ltd (Keppel FELS) has delivered two rigs safely, ahead of schedule and within budget to owners. The KFELS B Class jackup rig, Greatdrill Chitra, was delivered to India’s Greatship Global Energy Services Pte Ltd (Greatship) 12 days ahead of schedule, earning Keppel FELS a bonus of S$300,000... Keppel Constructs First FPSO for GOM 10/26/2009 6:32:38 PM Keppel Shipyard Limited (Keppel Shipyard) is on track to deliver the first floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel for the US Gulf of Mexico (GoM) to BW Pioneer Ltd, an affiliate of BW Offshore. Named on Oct. 26 at Keppel Shipyard, the vessel BW Pioneer will be turret moored at a water... Canadian CG, $5M Order for Zodiac RIBs 10/25/2009 8:03:05 PM The Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) is making a significant upgrade to its small boat fleet following an order placed for 25 rigid inflatable boats (RIBs) from Zodiac Hurricane Technologies. The order is valued at $5m and represents a major commitment by the Coast Guard towards maintaining the quality and effectiveness of its equipment... Todd Shipyards $12.5M add-on to CG Contract 10/18/2009 10:39:17 PM According to a report from the Puget Sound Business Journal, Todd Shipyards Corp. said on Oct. 15 that the U.S. Coast Guard is awarding it a $12.5m option on a previously awarded contract to make additional alterations and repairs on the icebreaker USCGC Healy. (Source: Puget Sound Business Journal)  ... Shipbuilders Urged To Standardize Technology 10/18/2009 10:31:46 PM Standardization on a common technology platform is a key component in creating a sustainable Canadian shipbuilding industry according to a submission to the Federal Government from ShipConstructor Software Inc. (SSI). To augment the work available under the Canadian Government’s proposed... Canadian Shipbuilders Predict Busy Times 10/18/2009 10:28:00 PM According to an Oct. 16 report from The Victoria Times Colonist, Canadian unions are pressing a case with federal officials to split contracts three ways between the West Coast, the Maritimes and Quebec. Hundreds of millions of dollars worth of military and Canadian Coast Guard work has been announced in recent years... ACL Plans to Build New Covered Hopper Barges 10/13/2009 6:18:12 PM American Commercial Lines Inc. (NASDAQ: ACLI) announced that the Company will build fifty covered hopper barges for use by its Transportation Services Division at the Company's Jeffboat manufacturing subsidiary in the first quarter of 2010. Commenting on the build plan, ACL President and CEO... Aker Philadelphia Shipyard Honors the Phillies 10/12/2009 4:50:23 PM Two great teams - the 1,200-strong shipyard work force and the World Champion Philadelphia Phillies - were honored today at the keel-laying for the tenth tanker in the current build program at Aker Philadelphia Shipyard (Oslo: AKPS). APSI officials decided to recognize the Phillies along with... Phillies to Be Honored at Keel-Laying 10/11/2009 7:43:02 PM On October 12, workers at Aker Philadelphia Shipyard, just down Broad Street from the home of the Phillies, will sport baseball caps in addition to their traditional hard hats as they pay tribute to the World Champions and their trademark blue-collar work ethic when the yard holds the milestone keel-laying... Pipavav Shipyard Prospects Tied to Orders 10/11/2009 7:35:52 PM According to an Oct. 9 report from The Wall Street Journal, India's Pipavav Shipyard Ltd. made a muted debut on the stock exchanges. The shares of the shipbuilding, repair and fabrication company opened at $1.30, 3.8% above the offer price of 58 rupees. However, they closed trading 2.1% down at 56.80 rupees, with volume of 50... Eagle Bulk May Have to Wait for Shipping Rebound 10/11/2009 7:34:53 PM According to an Oct. 9 report from Bloomberg, Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. may have to wait as long as three years for a rebound in shipping rates to fully reap the benefit of an expansion of its fleet, Chief Executive Officer Sophocles Zoullas said. Eagle is nearly doubling its fleet, adding 22 ships through... New Gladding-Hearn Order from Maryland Pilots 10/6/2009 12:45:43 AM Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, Duclos Corporation, has received a new pilot boat order from the Maryland pilots.  Delivery of the new 53-ft in 2010, will mark the shipyard’s eleventh Chesapeake Class pilot boat since it was introduced in 2002. Designed by C. Raymond Hunt & Associates,... Vessels Built in Private Mexican Yard 10/5/2009 12:46:32 PM After more than 20 years without a ship built in private Mexican shipyards, Blue Marine introduced two quick intervention provider ships which have been fully constructed in Mazatlán, Sinaloa, with the latest technology. Blue Marine, with an investment exceeding $160m, became the only Mexican... Dalian Shipyard Second Order from Exousia 10/1/2009 4:35:28 PM Exousia Advanced Materials, Inc. (OTC:EXOU) (BULLETIN BOARD: EXOU) , a manufacturer of advanced industrial coatings for worldwide infrastructure applications and engineered composites for eco-friendly wood substitutes, announced that China's largest shipyard, Dalian Shipyard, has placed a follow-up order to its initial order of zinc rich primers... Shipbuilders Flourish on Small Vessel Orders 9/30/2009 1:56:31 PM According to a Sept. 30 report from The Daily Star, shipbuilders are banking on the ongoing recession to carve itself a position in the global market, as the demand for smaller vessels has increased, shipbuilders and analysts said. (The Daily Star)... McClure Secures Port Aransas Ferry Assignment 9/29/2009 8:22:25 PM Alan C. McClure Associates (ACMA), a naval architecture and engineering firm, recently announced that the company has been selected to develop shipyard construction-level detail drawings for the next generation of TxDOT ferries. ACMA will also be responsible for ABS and USCG compliance, as well as weight... China, Korea Fight for Shipyards May Hit Rates 9/29/2009 3:26:55 PM A Sept. 29 report from Bloomberg stated that China and South Korea’s support for shipbuilders may add to a glut of capacity, slowing a recovery in freight rates and vessel prices. The world’s two largest shipbuilding nations have taken steps this year to aid shipyards and safeguard jobs as... ThyssenKrupp Sells Shipyards to SIAG Schaaf 9/29/2009 3:26:15 PM According to a Sept 29 report from Reuters, ThyssenKrupp AG (TKAG.DE) is selling part of its civil shipyards as the economic downturn hits shipbuilders around the world. German trade union IG Metall said late on Monday ThyssenKrupp is selling the Emden shipyards on the North Sea coast to SIAG Schaaf Industrie AG... Metal Trades Builds Hull for Barge Conversion 9/29/2009 1:03:01 AM Metal Trades, Inc. (Hollywood, SC) has built and delivered the outer hull for a double hull fuel barge conversion for Cross State Towing Company of Jacksonville, FL. The 256 ft long by 56 ft wide outer hull was designed by Glowacki Engineering to retrofit on the outside of the 17,000 BBL cargo tank bay... 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ...