Top Stories of the Week (Feb 17 – Feb 22, 2014)

February 23, 2014

Siem Offshore Selects Wartsila

Following similar orders placed in November 2012 and August 2013, Siem Offshore has again contracted Wartsila to supply the design and integrated solutions for four new platform supply vessels (PSVs).

Ferus Smit Bags LNG-Powered Cargo Vessel

Swedish shipping company Erik Thun A.B. has granted Ferus Smit the order for building an LNG powered cargo vessel, with two more units on option.

FSRU ‘Independence’ Named in Ulsan, South Korea

South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries and Höegh LNG held a naming ceremony in Ulsan for a floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) “Independence”.

DSME: Keel Laid for Ichthys LNG FPSO Facility

Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) shipyard in Okpo, South Korea, recently held a keel-laying ceremony for Ichthys LNG Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) facility.

IHC Merwede Launches SAPURA TOPÁZIO

IHC Merwede has successfully named and launched the pipelaying vessel SAPURA TOPÁZIO in a ceremony at the company’s shipyard in Krimpen aan den IJssel, The Netherlands.