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IMarEST offers free student membership

Oct 15, 2015

The Institute of Marine Engineering Science and Technology (IMarEST) will be offering free student membership to all students (undergraduate and postgraduate), cadets and apprentices for the duration of their studies or training. This…

Statoil's latest Cat-D rig delivered

Aug 24, 2015

Songa Offshore has today taken delivery of Songa Endurance from Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) in Korea. Songa Endurance will shortly depart South Korea en-route to Norway to start an eight-year drilling contract with Statoil…

Songa won’t pay Daewoo cost overruns

Jul 20, 2015

Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) delivered notices of arbitration regarding the construction contracts for Cat D-rigs to be delivered to Songa Offshore, according to Songa Offshore CEO, Bjørnar Iversen. In its 1Q 2015 interim financial report…

Songa Equinox to depart South Korea

Jun 30, 2015

Songa Offshore has taken delivery of Songa Equinox from Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering in Korea. Songa Equinox will shortly depart South Korea en route to Norway for commencement of an eight-year drilling contract with Statoil…

MacGregor wins DSME supply

Jun 16, 2015

MacGregor, part of Cargotec, signed a contract with Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. in South Korea to supply a range of Hatlapa deck machinery for 10 172,600cu m liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers. MacGregor will deliver electrically-driven deck machinery…

Thrustmaster appoints Asia Pacific GM

May 06, 2015

Thrustmaster of Texas appointed Joshua Song as general manager of  Thrustmaster Asia Pacific Pte Ltd. Thrustmaster Asia Pacific is based out of Singapore - the world’s leading hub for international and regional shipping with over 5000 maritime companies…

Saipem subsidiary awarded Caspian contract

Nov 25, 2014

Saipem, through its subsidiary ERSAI Caspian Contractor, has been awarded a major new engineering and construction contract in the Caspian region worth US$1 billion. The contract scope includes yard engineering, fabrication and precommissioning activities…

Odfjell gets hands on Deepsea Aberdeen

Nov 06, 2014

Odfjell Drilling has taken delivery of Deepsea Aberdeen semisubmersible drilling rig from Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) in Korea.  Deepsea Aberdeen, pictured, is a sixth generation ultra deepwater and harsh environment semisubmersible of enhanced GVA 7500 design…

F&G to begin using Siemens jacking control system

Sep 25, 2014

Houston-based Friede and Goldman, Ltd. (F&G), a naval architecture and marine engineer firm, approves the use of the Siemens jacking control system for use on their jackup rig designs. F&G says their customers will have an option to choose…

Mega-vessel nears completion

Sep 23, 2014

Allseas' mega-vessel, the Pieter Schelte, is close to leaving Korea for Europe after leaving Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering's quayside on Geoje Island for open water for sea trials. Tests on the 382m-long, 124m-wide vessel,…

Vard acquires STX Canada Marine

Aug 15, 2014

VARD has acquired STX Canada Marine Inc., a leading marine engineering and design company with more than 30 years history in North America, for approx. NOK 65 million (US$10.6 million). Headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, with branch…

Tymor opens Louisiana office

Apr 07, 2014

The expansion follows a second successful year for the naval architecture and marine engineering specialist.  The company, which focuses on marine, subsea and structural design and analysis, is on track to record turnover of £800,000 for the financial year ended March 2014…

Maersk Intrepid ready for Martin Linge

Apr 02, 2014

Maersk Drilling has taken delivery of its first ultra harsh environment jackup, Maersk Intrepid, from the Keppel FELS shipyard in Singapore on time. Maersk Intrepid will start its mobilization to the Norwegian North Sea in about two weeks…

Tanker conversion for heavy lift

Jan 31, 2014

FKAB China has won a design order from Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industry's (ZPMC) shipping arm for conversion of a 15-year-old afrmax tanker to a semisubmersible heavy lift vessel. After conversion, the heavy lift vessel will be able to transport container cranes…

New shipyard opens in Sharjah

Jan 16, 2014

Albwardy Marine Engineering opened the Damen Shipyards Sharjah FZE (DSS) in the Sharjah Hamryah Free Zone on 13 Jan 2014. In a joint venture between the Damen Shipyards Group and Albwardy Marine Engineering, the core activities at DSS will…

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