Aker Kvaerner will ship three subsea MultiBooster pumps to the Gulf of Mexico today. The installation in the King field will break world records when it is applied in water depths in excess of 1 700 metres, more than 29 kilometres from the platform. The contract was first announced by Aker Kvaerner
Wärtsilä and Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. Ltd signed in January 2007 an agreement to set up a 50/50-owned joint venture in Korea to manufacture Wärtsilä 50DF dual-fuel engines for LNG (liquefied natural gas) carriers for the Korean, Japanese, Chinese and Taiwanese shipbuilding markets.
Carnival Cruise Lines’ 3,006- passenger Carnival Splendor – the largest ‘Fun Ship’ ever constructed – will launch year-round seven-day Mexican Riviera cruises from Long Beach, Calif., beginning in March 2009, following its inaugural schedule of European and Caribbean voyages.
The Oakland company said its 863-foot container ship APL China will test a process known as ‘cold-ironing,’ in which a ship draws electrical power from a source on shore while docked so it can shut off diesel generators. The process could cut 1,000 pounds of exhaust pollutants during a single port c
Minister of Foreign Affairs recently announced a renewed approach intended to assist Canada’s shipbuilding industry in dealing both with its current challenges and with its longer term needs.
China’s Shipbuilding industry developed rapidly during the 10th Five-Year Plan period (2000-2005) with an average annual growth rate of 29%. In 2006, China’s shipbuilding output reached 14.52 million deadweight tons, which accounted for 19% in global shipbuilding market and ranked third of the world
Feadship has announced the launch of the first in the exclusive F45 Vantage semi-custom series. Built by Royal Van Lent, the 44.65 m (146’ 6”) motoryacht Space epitomizes the benefits of a new concept that is designed for owners who require unparalleled Feadship quality levels in this ‘compact’ size
Halul Offshore Services Company, a Q-Ship and Qatar Navigation joint venture, has several requests for contracting ships to firms in India, Saudi Arabia and the East Mediterranean region. Currently, HOSC has 24 ships of different categories. Some 10 more are under construction in Qatar, China, India
Britain’s Royal Navy’s newest super-submarine, Astute, was launched last week by HRH Duchess of Cornwall at the BAE Systems shipyard in Barrow, Cumbria, in the United Kingdom. Astute is the first nuclear submarine to be launched in the UK for almost a decade. Built using the latest and most advanced
THE big question: How can a 145-ft (44m) high-tech megayacht get into trouble with Indonesian immigration? While it is not clear exactly how long they have been held, the Sea Shaw was believed to have been due to return to Singapore on 4 Jun, after a scuba-diving trip.
The Great Eastern Shipping Company Ltd. (G E Shipping) has signed a contract to sell its single hull Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC) ‘Ardeshir H Bhiwandiwalla’. The 1992 built – 2,65,955 dwt VLCC was acquired in June 2004. The ship is scheduled to be delivered to the buyers during the third quarter
OLYMPIA – Two of Washington’s largest shipbuilders are expected to announce today whether they intend to try to collaborate on building four new ferries for the state.
The Chinese shipbuilding company Jiangsu Eastern Shipyard has been awarded a contract to build two oil tankers worth 61.49 million U.S. dollars by Indonesia’s state- run oil firm Pertamina, an executive said Thursday.
Oslo: The booming global economy and high oil price have led to strong demand for seismographic ships. DNV is experiencing a tenfold increase in classification requests
