Northrop Grumman Corporation announced plans to consolidate its Gulf Coast shipbuilding operations and explore strategic alternatives for its shipbuilding business.

Fugro N.V. of the Netherlands, and Oakwell Shipbuilding Engineering & Construction Pte Ltd, based in Singapore have signed a ship building contract for two Fugro Standard Survey Vessels.

BAE Systems, Glasgow, has announced its intention to establish four new university partnerships in the field of maritime engineering, worth at least £5 million over the next five years, as part of its research and development investment in the maritime sector.

Global defense, security and aerospace company BAE Systems has completed its acquisition of Atlantic Marine Holding Company after receiving all necessary U.S. regulatory approvals.

The Evergreen Group has placed orders with Samsung Heavy Industries Co., Ltd for ten 8,000-TEU L-class environmentally advanced container vessels.

Five vessels for sea rescue and border control of a new type will be built for the Swedish Coast Guard at Baltic Workboats in Estonia.

SeaEnergy Renewables Ltd (SERL), 80% subsidiary of Scottish energy group SeaEnergy PLC, and Chinese company Nantong COSCO Ship Steel Structure Co. Ltd (NCSC) have signed a Strategic Cooperation Agreement to develop and market steel structures for the offshore wind industry.