On Monday 20 August the Danish Ambassador Friis Arne Petersen opened the China-Denmark Seminar on Shipbuilding Innovation. China and Denmark share the ambition of keeping the maritime sector in a global leadership position, and the seminar focused on the advantage of sharing expertise between the tw
Frontline 2012 Ltd. announced that it has concluded newbuilding contracts for two 83,000 CBM Gas Carriers (“VLGCs”) at a total contractual value of USD 127 million. The deliveries of the vessels are expected to take place in 2014. Furthermore, the Company has secured four fixed price optional contra
The latest design of the Royal Navy’s Type 26 Global Combat Ship (T26 GCS), the next generation of warships, has been unveiled. The Ministry of Defence has released images showing the basic specification of the T26 GCS, which is a significant milestone in the development of this programme. The creat
The Navy held a keel laying and dedication ceremony for its two newest Auxiliary General Purpose Oceanographic Research vessels (AGOR 27 and AGOR 28) Aug. 17 at Dakota Creek Industries, Inc., shipyard in Anacortes, Wash. The Ocean Class AGOR ships will be well-equipped modern oceanographic research
IHC Merwede has launched a new budget range of small hopper dredgers under the name of Easydredge. This is in response to the increasing global demand for smaller dredgers. The sophisticated design, standardised components and smart production choices make the Easydredge vessel an extremely cost-eff
FPSO Peregrino is one of the biggest and most technologically advanced oil production ships in the world. Converted at a cost of more than $1 billion, the vessel receives, processes and stores high viscosity oil from the ultra-deep Peregrino oil field off the coast of Brazil. The entire production p
A design contract has been signed between Elizabeth Ltd and Robert Allan Ltd for the design of a new ART 80-32 Rotor®tug. This newly designed harbor tug will be chartered by Kotug, the Rotterdam, Hamburg and Bremerhaven based tugboat operator. The Rotor®tugs are 32 meters long and have a bollard pul
Minister for Defence Materiel Jason Clare today announced the departure of the hull of the first of the Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN’s) new amphibious ships from Ferrol in northern Spain. Mr Clare said the Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD) 01 hull will be transported to Melbourne, Australia, by the Heav
The fifth 57000DWT bulk carrier building for HHI was carried out keel-laying successfully at 10:18a.m. on 15th August 2012 in NHT, Vice general manager Mr. Yu Gang, owner and class attended the keel-laying. In 2003, Jiangsu Hantong Heavy Industry (HT) was developed in anticipation of a global shorta
57000DWT bulk carrier bulit for CONTI was successfully named and delivered on 7th August 2012. This vessel is named POS AVENTURIN and classed by LR. General manager Mr. Yu Zebin of New Hantong, owner and class attended the christening ceremony and made speeches. Jiangsu Hantong Group’s core business
JSC NC KazMunayGas announced that Kazakhstan government gave its positive opinion on a feasibility study for the project “Construction of the shipyard / ship repair plant in Kuryk”. The Project, estimated to be worth around $ 288 Mln, is being implemented by JSC NC “KazMunayGas” in conjunction with
Keppel FELS Limited (Keppel FELS) is on track to deliver Seafox 5, one of the largest and most advanced multi-purpose offshore wind turbine installers of its kind to the Seafox Group, ahead of time and with an impressive safety record. The vessel, Seafox 5, is able to operate in harsh environments a
Hapag-Lloyd held a naming ceremony for the “Hamburg Express”, the first of ten new vessels in its new 13,200 TEU class, today. Cornelia Behrendt, wife of Michael Behrendt, Chairman of the Executive Board of Hapag-Lloyd, performed the ceremony for what is now the largest ship in the Hapag-Lloyd fleet
The third bulk carrier of 47.500 DWT named ‘Mingzhou 59′ which was built by China Shipping Industry (Jiangsu) Co., Ltd.(CICJS) for Ningbo Marine Company Limited (NBMC) was successfully named and delivered on August 10th 2012. Vice GM of China Shipping Industry Co., Ltd.（CIC）Li Zhengjian and Chairman
