Offshore handling systems specialist, Caley Ocean Systems has supplied davits for four Japanese Fisheries patrol vessels. The davits will allow the rapid deployment and retrieval of a range of high speed workboats, even in Sea State 6 conditions, during patrol operations. The all-weather Caley davit
Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has signed a £10 million (approx USD 15.6 mln) contract with Simon Møkster Shipping for a wave piercing offshore vessel with a striking new bow design that will go into service for Statoil in the Arctic region. The vessel is designed to pierce through t
Greece based Neptune Lines shipping company is expanding its fleet capacities for two additional car carriers. According to the Shipping Herald, the company has placed an order for construction of two new carriers with the Hyundai Mipo Dockyard in South Korea. Even though details on the value of the
STX OSV Holdings Limited announces that it has now entered into a contract with Troms Offshore Supply for the design and construction of the Platform Supply Vessel (PSV). The vessel, of STX OSV’s own PSV 07 design, is scheduled for delivery in 1Q 2014 from STX OSV in Norway. The hull will be deliver
Lamprell, a leading provider of diversified engineering and contracting services to the onshore and offshore oil & gas and renewables industry, announces that it has received a new contract award from Seajacks 4 Limited (“Seajacks”). The Engineering, Procurement & Construction contract,which is valu
Recently the second in a series of four Damen Stan Patrol Vessels 4207, going by the name of ‘Oriku’, has been finalized in the Pashaliman Shipyard in Vlorë (Albania) and delivered to the Albanian Coast Guard. The third Stan Patrol Vessel (SPa), called ‘Lisus’, is presently under construction. The S
The namegiving ceremony for Vroon’s new AHTS vessel VOS Thalassa took place on Saturday 14 July 2012, in Ancona, Italy. VOS Thalassa was christened by Mrs Maria Rosaria Dionisi, wife of Mr Bruno Dionisi, Director, Vroon Offshore Services Genova. VOS Thalassa is a 1,400 dwt, DP1, Anchor Handling Tug
Jaya Holdings Limited, an Offshore Energy Services provider,has secured ship building contracts of approximately US$84 million to deliver a 5,150 bhp Anchor Handling Tug and Supply Vessel (“AHTSV”) and a 16,000 bhp AHTSV. The 16,000 bhp AHTSV, one of the largest vessels to be built by JAYA, is const
Last Saturday on 14 July 2012, the Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger ‘Bartolomeu Dias’ was launched at Uljanik shipyard in Pula (Croatia). The ‘Bartolomeu Dias’ is a sister vessel of the ‘Pedro Álvares Cabral’ that was launched in the beginning of this year. After the successful investments between 20
Last Saturday 14 July at 11h30, the Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger ‘Bartolomeu Dias’ was launched at Uljanik Brodogradiliste d.d. shipyard in Pula (Croatia). The ‘Bartolomeu Dias’ is a sister vessel of the ‘Pedro Álvares Cabral’ that was launched in the beginning of this year, also at this shipyard
Kleven Maritime has signed a contract with Remøy Shipping on the delivery of a LNG powered platform supply vessel. The vessel is to be built at Kleven Maritime’s shipyard Kleven Verft. Total contract value for Kleven is around 400 million NOK (approx USD 65.5 mln). In addition, the contract also inc
As the Kingdom of Bahrain gears up to host the 2012 World Maritime Day Parallel Event in October under the theme “IMO: 100 years after the Titanic”, maritime safety and protection of the environment has always been the top priority for the General Organisation of Sea Ports (GOP) in the on-going oper
Havyard Group AS has developed a brand new and more functional bridge concept. This first edition will now be fitted onboard the Havyard 832 L designed vessel, “Vestland Mira”. Project Manager Svein Olav Tørresdal of Havyard Power & Systems has been heading the design and the development of this mod
Veka-Group has developed three new LNG tankers, which can also be used as bunker ships. Two tankers are destined for short sea trips and/or coastal services. The third tanker, a LNG inland waterway bunker ship, is the first of its type in the world. The tanker sails almost completely on the ‘boil of
