The sleek looks of the Sea Axe 6711 at the Monaco Yacht Show will demonstrate that superyacht support vessels don’t have to look ugly to get the job done. Dutch superyacht builder Amels will be displaying the SEA AXE 6711, a 67-metre Fast Yacht Support vessel. The sleek, axe-bowed vessel was constru
Fairstar Heavy Transport N.V. (“Fairstar”) confirms that on 3 May 2011 Fairstar had entered into a Shipbuilding Contract with a face value of USD 110 million with China Shipbuilding Trading Company Limited (“CSTC”) and Guangzhou Shipyard International Company Limited (“GSI”) concerning the acquisiti
OceanSaver’s ballast water treatment (BWT) system has been chosen for two 162,000cbm LNG carriers being built by BW Gas. OceanSaver was selected due to its competitive pricing, low operating costs, and compatible technical system. BW Gas is one of the largest independent owners and operators of LNG
BAE Systems in Mobile, Alabama joined with Mid Ocean Tanker Company (MOTC) to complete and commission the American Phoenix, a U.S.-flagged, Jones Act-qualified chemical tanker. Measuring 616 feet long and 105 feet wide, the American Phoenix is the largest vessel ever built and launched in the State
Zyvex Technologies, the world’s first molecular nanotechnology company, yesterday announced the global launch of the LRV-17. The advanced Long Range Vessel is designed for fuel efficiency and rough sea stabilization with a sprint speed over 40 knots and a range of over 1,500 nautical miles, more tha
The EPC conversion project P-63 (Papa Terra) is under construction at the COSCO Dalian yard in China. As a consequence of increased work scope compared with initial plans, the departure of the unit has been delayed. A thorough review of the consequences of the extended yard stay and additional scope
Grandweld Shipyards has celebrated the keel laying of the two new 33.5m Aluminum Crew Boats for Fujairah National Group (FNG) on 12th July 2012. The keel laying ceremony was attended by FNG representatives HE.Sheik Ahmad (Son of Fujairah Ruler), Mr. Saif Al Salami, Mr. Sami Al-Baghdadi, Mr. Sanjeev
Wärtsilä, the marine industry’s leading system integrator, will supply the main engines for a series of vessels being built for Kuwait Oil Tanker Co. (KOTC), a Subsidiary of Kuwait Petroleum Corporation. Four VLCCs (Very Large Crude Oil Carriers), one Aframax tanker and four medium-range tankers are
Professor Clive Palmer, on 17 July 2012, released preliminary plans and drawings for the Titanic II project devised by international ship design and engineering company, Finnish-based Deltamarin. The Titanic II Preliminary General Arrangement Plan and Preliminary Midship Section Drawing depicts nine
Yesterday, on July 17th 2012, Vroon Offshore Services (VOS) took delivery of VOS Athos. This new addition to the VOS fleet was delivered from Fujian Southeast Shipyard in China. VOS Athos is a 59-metre “A class” anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessel and the first of three vessels being built at t
SENER Ingeniería y Sistemas, S.A. and Guangdong Yuexin Ocean Engineering Co., Ltd –GYOE- (formerly Yuexin Shipbuilding Co., Ltd) have signed an agreement for the implementation of the FORAN CAD/CAM System in the Chinese shipyard, to be used in their shipbuilding activities. The agreement has been si
Tognum, the specialist for propulsion and power solutions, and Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, have won two orders for the supply of marine engines and propeller-rudder systems. Tognum is to supply twelve MTU engines to Brazilian shipping company Camorim for powering six harbor tugs.
Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), the world’s biggest shipbuilder and a leading offshore facilities contractor, announced that it was awarded a Letter of Intent to construct the spar hull for a gas production platform from Statoil in a consortium with Technip on July 11. The total contract value for t
Wärtsilä Hamworthy, a marine scrubbing technology manufacturer, today announced an agreement with Meyer Weft, well known for the construction of huge, modern and highly sophisticated cruise vessels. Wärtsilä Hamworthy will provide a total of four hybrid scrubber systems for two vessels under constru
