Having recognized the growing domestic interest for the cruise industry, China has launched construction of its first large luxury cruise liner on Wednesday, within the framework of Southeast China International Shipping Center package. Namely, the 16.73 billion yuan (2.63 billion U.S. dollars) wort
Turbine Transfers Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Holyhead Towing Company, has been awarded a multi-million-pound contract by RWE npower renewables to provide six crew transfer vessels for the Gwynt y Môr offshore wind farm. In addition, the company will provide two more vessels for the German Nor
GulfMark Offshore Inc., a company which serves major offshore energy markets in the world through the provision of marine transportation services, announced the construction of two additional Jones Act PSVs for the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. According to Bruce Streeter, President and CEO, this will bring
Lamprell, a leading provider of specialist engineering services to the international oil & gas and renewables industry, made the following announcement: Following the Company’s Trading Update of 7 June, the Company has been undertaking a further review of its financial position and as a result has n
The Singapore office of Watson, Farley & Williams LLP (“WFW”) announces that it has advised Brunei Gas Carriers Sdn Bhd (“BGC”) on the raising of US$170 million to fund the acquisition of one 155,000m3 newbuild LNG vessel. The vessel will be chartered under a long term charter to Brunei LNG Sdn Bhd.
Samsung Heavy Industries announced on the 25th that it had successfully built Pacific Orca, the world’s largest wind farm installation vessel (WIV), and delivered it to SPO (Swire Pacific Offshore), a Singapore-based shipper. The wind farm installation vessel is a new special vessel for which demand
Ever Lambent, the first L-type containership in the Evergreen Line fleet, was christened by Evergreen Group Chairman and founder Dr. Chang Yung-fa at the Samsung Heavy Industries shipyard. The ceremonial rope cutting for the new 8,452-TEU vessel was performed by Mrs. Lee Yu-mei. The ceremony was att
SENER Ingeniería y Sistemas, S.A. and Guangzhou Marine Engineering Corporation (GUMECO) have recently signed a contract for the right to use the FORAN System in the facilities from GUMECO. The scope of supply covers all the disciplines and the corresponding trainings for the GUMECO personnel. The tr
On Friday 20th July 2012, Viktor Lenac Shipyard held a ribbon cutting ceremony for the FLOATING DRYDOCK RI-38. In November 2011, Viktor Lenac signed the contract for the purchase of a new floating drydock with the Ukraine shipyard Kherson State Plant „Pallada“. The new dock was delivered in June 201
IHC Merwede has successfully launched the 500m3 grab hopper dredger, DOHUK, and the 3,500m3 trailing suction hopper dredger, KARBALA, in two ceremonies on 25 July 2012 at the company’s shipyard in Krimpen aan den IJssel, The Netherlands. The DOHUK was launched early in the morning, followed later by
The first 250-meter-long tanker, out of four ordered by the Venezuela’s Oil Company, was launched on Monday evening at SADRA shipyard Bushehr yard, Iran. This Aframax tanker is the largest oil tanker manufactured in the Middle East region so far. With the astonishing efforts of all employees, the sh
Wärtsilä, the marine industry’s leading solutions and services provider, has been contracted to supply the ship designs for three new platform supply vessels (PSVs). The contracts have been signed with Kleven Maritime AS, the Norwegian shipyard that will build the vessels, two of which will be owned
Western Australian (WA) ship builder Strategic Marine has signed a contract with repeat client Offshore Plant Hire for the construction of a 24 metre heavy duty offshore cargo catamaran. The catamaran will be built at Strategic Marine’s Singapore facility which is nearing the end of a major expansio
Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, today announced orders worth over £70 million to supply large thrusters for offshore drilling vessels. These latest orders, which include options for additional thrusters, are from a variety of customers who are expanding their drillship fleets and are
