Prompted by a desire to renew its underwater preparedness the Indian Navy has launched the process of procuring survey vessels from indigenous shipyards. As confirmed by a Navy official to the Press Trust of India (PTI), the four planned vessels are required to be 100 per cent indigenous, their prim
Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has signed an £18 million contract with Italian shipyard Rosetti Marino S.p.A for the design and delivery of an integrated power & propulsion and equipment system for an anchor handling vessel. The vessel will be built for Augusta Offshore S.p.A and is
FMT Industries, LLC—one of the several companies within the Florida Marine Group (Florida Marine)—has signed a contract with Trinity Offshore, LLC (now known as TY Offshore) to build an additional six 297’6” x 54’ x 12’, 30,000 barrel tank barges. FMT placed its original order for four 30,000 barrel
Canada Steamship Lines (“CSL”), a division of the CSL Group, announced today a firm order for two new gearless bulk vessels, bringing to six the number of “Trillium Class” ships to be built as part of its major fleet expansion program for the Great Lakes market. The two new vessels will be built at
Today, more than an estimated ten billion tons of ballast water are in transit on board of ships on the world’s oceans at all times. Including the microorganisms and living beings that as “stowaways” easily overcome the normally insurmountable barriers of the oceans. The International Maritime Organ
General Dynamics Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, is being awarded a not-to-exceed $66,123,900 cost-plus-award-fee contract for DDG 51 and FFG 7 class integrated planning yard services by the U.S. Department of Defence. Services being done will provide expert design, planning, and material support serv
Damen Shiprepair Götaverken aims to be the best within the Nordic countries, according to its new strategy. As part of this focus, Ms Monica Svenner has been appointed as the new MD. Ms Svenner has wide industrial experience as MD for several international companies, such as Stena Recycling and Atla
The Norwegian company Westcon Power & Automation announced opening of a sales offices in Singapore to strengthen the local business in the South East Asia area. The new office in Singapore reflects company’s market strategy and gives a better chance to grow their business in this region. The Singapo
In the afternoon of June 15th 2012, Afai Southern successfully delivered the 35m ferry “HAIYAO” to the owner HAITONG SHIPPING CO.,LTD.ZHUHAI S.E.Z. at Zhuhai Jiuzhou Port. These 35m aluminum catamaran fast ferries come as Afai Southern co-designed new type of vessels. “HAIYAO” is the sister ship of
Chinese Jiangsu Jiaolong Heavy Industry Group (JHI) has won a contract for construction of a wind turbine installation vessel for European offshore wind market. The company’s subsidiary JHI Engineering developed the DP-2 vessel after consulting several European wind farm operators, the Recharge news
TTS Marine AS, Bergen has through its subsidiary Company TTS Marine AB in Gothenburg, Sweden entered into two contracts with shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries for delivery of RoRo equipment being doors & ramps totaling a value of 49 MNOK. Deliveries will take place respectfully in 2012 & 2013. Be
GP54 is the first unit to be delivered in a new series of four pilot boats built by Cheoy Lee for PSA Marine in Singapore. The original batch order of seventeen 12.5m pilot boats delivered in 1989 has seen many others follow. The latest batch of vessels begins a new chapter as it uses an […]
STX OSV Holdings Limited, one of the major global designers and shipbuilders of offshore and specialized vessels, announced that it has secured new contracts for the design and construction of two Platform Supply Vessels (PSVs) for Farstad Shipping. The total value of the contracts amounts to approx
Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has delivered 13 large azimuth thrusters to the world’s largest construction vessel, currently being built at Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering, South Korea for Swiss ship owner and operator Allseas Group. The contract is worth around £18 million
