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…

North Sea emergency response and rescue services provider Viking Offshore Services is extending its multi-million pound new-build programme to nine vessels. It is exercising its option on the construction of a further…

Hock Seng Lee Bhd (HSL) will develop an RM50million ($14 million) shipbuilding industrial zone in the new township of Tanjung Manis in central Sarawak. The proposed zone of 142ha will cater for…

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…

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,…