The Honourable Keith Ashfield, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans and the Honourable Peter Penashue, Regional Minister for Newfoundland and Labrador, on June 22nd announced the arrival of the Canadian Coast Guard Ship Vladykov to its homeport in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador. CCGS Vladykov was
Sustainability legend Gro Harlem Brundtland, EU Commissioner for Climate Action Connie Hedegaard, Dr. Rajendra Pachauri, Chairman UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and 150 VIP guests celebrated the first concrete outcome at Rio+20: the launch of Sustainia100. Sustainia100 is a guide to
On June 22nd 2012, the launching ceremony of the third vessel, in a series of multipurpose salvage vessels, SPASATEL ZABORSHCHIKOV yard number 703, capacity 4 МW, project MPSV07 took place at Nevsky Shipyard slipway. The construction of the vessels of the series is carried out in accordance with the
Renaissance subsidiary, Topaz Marine Engineering, a UAE-based full service ship building, ship repair and engineering services company, confirms it has been commissioned by the Government of Sharjah’s Royal Court (Al Diwan Al Amiri) to build and deliver one Catamaran passenger ferry boat. With a foc
Recently, in an atmosphere full of happiness, No. 6 16.900 DWT Bulk Carrier built for POLSTEAM by the yard was named “SAN”. On the naming ceremony, Godmother expressed his sincere blessings to “SAN”. General Manager Luo Zhong , representative of the yard and owner representative Mr. Leszek Trachimow
The first in a series of five very advanced Coast Guard vessels has reached its final port destination in Falkenberg at the West coast of Sweden. With the help of Volvo Penta’s innovative propulsion system the ships are to reduce fuel consumption by approximately 30% compared to traditional installa
Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited (CMAL) has today announced that the contracts have been formally signed to build the new Stornoway-Ullapool ferry, announced earlier this month. The various documents including the shipbuilding contract and lease were signed for the replacement vessel, which is to
The U.S. Coast Guard has released a draft RFP, containing new information for the shipbuilding industry, for the Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC) project. The release of the OPC draft Request for Proposal (RFP) was announced on the Federal Business Opportunities website on June 15, 2012. The Coast Guard
Development is underway to design the modern world’s first 100 per cent fossil fuel free sailing cargo ships. With rising fossil fuel prices and the global challenge of reducing greenhouse gas emissions, this project is set to change the shipping industry by providing efficient and affordable low-ca
Survey company Geo Plus will soon be putting into service its brand new survey ship Geo Focus. This innovative, hybrid ship will be officially christened on 23 June. The 35 metre long Geo Focus, which Geo Plus commissioned, was developed through a collaboration between Studio Yacht and De Haas Maass
Vyborg shipyard JSC made the final contract delivery of blocks for the second supply vessel (order 507). On June 20th, 2012 Vyborg shipyard JSC, in full accordance with the agreed construction schedule, made the final contract delivery of blocks for the second supply vessel (order 507). Weight of de
Atlantic Offshore has signed a contract with Statoil to operate two Platform Supply Vessels (PSV) from 2014. The agreement, which consists of two contracts, has a length of six years with an option for a further three years. The vessels will be built in Norway and ensuring important jobs in the ship
Citi, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, and OAO Sovcomflot (SCF Group) have signed a USD 140 million, 7 year loan Agreement to finance the construction of two VLCC-tankers. The vessels are currently under construction with delivery scheduled in 2013. They will operate on long-term charter agreements wi
IHC Winches, part of IHC Merwede, has signed a contract for the design and manufacture of a riser pull-in spread to be placed on a MODEC Floating Production Storage & Offloading vessel (FPSO). The delivery of the riser pull-in spread is scheduled for Q1 2013. Part of this system will be built in Bra
