Two successful ship launchings in one week on two very important shipbuilding programs have Northrop Grumman officials excited about production in a post- Hurricane Katrina environment. Shipbuilders from the company’s Ship Systems sector in Pascagoula launched the U.S. Navy multipurpose amphibious a
Artist Katie Melua set a new world record when she performed at the bottom of one of the concrete shafts on the Troll A platform on Monday 2 October. The concert venue 303 metres below sea level qualified for “the world’s deepest underwater concert performed in front of an audience”. Together with h
4th Wave Imaging and Fugro Seismic Imaging have joined forces to provide advanced 4D Seismic Data Processing services to the oil and gas industry. This effort combines 4th Wave Imaging
The heart of the Norwegian gas machine, Troll A, has turned 10 years, an event to be celebrated with the world’s deepest concert. Artist Katie Melua will create musical magic 303 metres below sea level today. One of Statoil’s most important and audacious projects, Troll A has represented a breakthro
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has increased its target for new orders this year to a record $12bn (
The news that VT Halter Marine received a $15 million contract to build NOAA’s newest research vessel is a shot in the arm for the company’s Moss Point shipyard. An announcement the next day that the company was awarded a $200 million contract by the U.S. Navy to build its new class of spy ship [&he
Korean shipbuilders are enjoying soaring sales this year after succeeding in shifting their main business from cheap container ships to expensive special-purpose vessels and offshore platforms. The orders received by each of the big three firms _ Hyundai Heavy Industries, Samsung Heavy Industries an
SOUTH Korea’s Hanjin Shipping Co Ltd, Japan’s Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd (“K” Line), Taiwan’s Yang Ming Ltd and United Arab Shipping Co S.A.G. (UASC) have teamed up to launch a new service linking South- East Asia, India, Sri Lanka with the Mediterranean Sea and the US East Coast. Dubbed SINA, the ne
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Aker Kvaerner has been awarded a contract with Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co Ltd in South Korea for delivery of drilling facilities for an ultra deepwater semi submersible drilling rig ordered by an international drilling contractor. The total contract value for Aker Kvaerner is approx
Aker Kvaerner has secured a boiler contract in Asia, and a letter of intent to provide three power boilers to a separate customer in France. The combined orders are worth approximately EUR 100 million to Aker Kvaerner. Kvaerner Power, part of the Aker Kvaerner group, will supply a recovery boiler fo
The long-term future of more than 3500 Scottish shipbuilding jobs could be decided in Whitehall on October 26 when government ministers make a final decision on funding for two 60,000-tonne aircraft carriers for the Royal Navy. The
The SMM 2006, 22nd shipbuilding, machinery & marine technology, international trade fair hamburg, closed on Friday at the end of this four-day event, setting up a new visitor record. The event went very successfully for the 1,669 exhibitors from 50 nations. Seldom has the mood been so good among SMM
A 10,500-tonne cargo ship built for the NOMA shipping company of Japan was launched in northern Hai Phong city on Sept. 29. The ship was built by the Bach Dang shipyard company at a cost of 10 million USD under a contract to build three cargo ships signed between the company and its Japanese partner
