Top News of the Week November 11 – 16, 2013

Allseas to Build Single-Lift Vessel Larger than Pieter Schelte

Swiss-based Allseas has decided to build a second single-lift platform installation and decommissioning vessel.

JO Tankers Orders Eight Vessels from China

O Tankers has confirmed that the company placed its largest ever order for eight 33.000 dwt stainless-steel chemical tankers at China’s New Times Shipbuilding, with deliveries scheduled for 2016 and 2017.

Mega Offshore Projects Shore Up Demand for Multi-Purpose Vessels

The regional maritime industry is facing a demand surge for multi-purpose vessels on the back of dramatic growth being witnessed by the offshore sector.

Meteo Consult Secures Equipment Contract from Maersk Line

The Dutch weather routing software supplier Meteo Consult and Amarcon, have received an order from Maersk Line to equip a minimum of 110 Maersk Line container vessels with SPOS Seakeeping.

Assault Ship ‘America’ Returns from Builder’s Sea Trials

Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Ingalls Shipbuilding division’s multipurpose amphibious assault ship America (LHA 6) returned Saturday from successful builder’s sea trials in the Gulf of Mexico. Ingalls’ test and trials team started with dock trials Monday and then spent five days operating the ship at sea, where it conducted more than 200 test events.