Top Stories of the Week (June 10 – June 15, 2013)

DSME, Maersk Line Christen First Triple-E, South Korea

Maersk Line’s newest vessel, the first of the Triple-E series, was named today in a ceremony at the Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) shipyard in Okpo, South Korea. It bears the name of the late Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller…

SHI Builds World’s Largest FPSO

After receiving its first order to build jack-up rigs for Norwegian Statoil ASA, Samsung Heavy Industries Co Ltd.(SHI) today revealed that it has scored another major order. This time the order relates to the construction of a multi-billion floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit that, according to SHI, will be the world’s largest.

IHC Merwede Bags New Orders Worth $166.3 Mln

IHC Merwede has secured orders to the value of €125million (approx $166.3 million) for a wide range of new cutter suction dredgers (CSDs) and related equipment.

The latest sales agreements confirmed by the company include a new custom-built CSD and a further 12 units that will be …

Construction to Begin on Seajacks’ New Installation Vessel

Seajacks International has entered into a contract with Samsung Heavy Industries to build the world’s largest and most advanced offshore wind farm installation vessel. The vessel has been specifically designed to meet the demands…

High‐Tech Vessel ‘HOS RED DAWN’ Completes Sea Trials

Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. is wrapping up the regulatory and owner sea trials for Hornbeck Offshore’s newest offshore support vessel, the HOS RED DAWN, in preparation for its delivery.

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