Marinette Marine Corporation (MMC), a Fincantieri company, on June 16 launched the Reuben Lasker, a fisheries survey vessel that the Wisconsin shipyard is building for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Pamela A. Lasker, the daughter of the ship’s namesake and its sponsor, c
On 12 June, the International Labour Organisation announced that Sweden had become the 28th country to ratify the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) 2006. DNV has further information that Cyprus has submitted its documents of ratification and the ILO has announced that the Russian Duma has adopted the
Recently Jiangsu Hantong Ship Heavy Industry Co., Ltd signed a technical cooperation contract for the first 50K DWT dual-fuel LNG powered vessel with GL, Technolog, MAN. This means that the ship can be operated both with conventional fuels as well as with very environmentally friendly LNG (liquid na
TTS Group ASA, Bergen has through its subsidiary Company TTS ships equipment AS. secured four contracts with STX OSV Brattvaag building, STX OSV Soviknes and Kleven Maritime in a total value of 30 MNOK. The contracts with STX OSV Brattvaag relate to vessel no. 793 and vessel no.794 for shipowner Sie
Keppel FELS Limited (Keppel FELS) is set to deliver ENSCO 8506, the seventh semisubmersible (semi) drilling rig in the ultra-deepwater ENSCO 8500 Series® to Ensco safely, on time and within budget. ENSCO 8506 has been contracted to Anadarko Petroleum Corporation for deployment in the U.S. Gulf of Me
Alewijnse Marine Systems is to play a significant role in the conversion of the jack-up drill rigs Atlantic London and Atlantic Amsterdam to offshore hotel accommodation. Both refits will start in July 2012 and take several months to complete. This significant order from Nordica Offshore further rei
Global leader in the shipbuilding industry and holder of 15 % share of the market, Hyundai Heavy Industries, will have its hands full in the following period having secured three orders for construction of oil and gas rigs, worth USD 600 million. The orders entail construction of 35,000-tonne offsho
Hyundai Heavy Industries, the world’s biggest shipbuilder and a leading marine engine manufacturer, today announced it started exporting the eco-friendly gas engine Hyundai HiMSEN H35/40GV after completing test runs on June 18. The new gas engine runs on liquefied natural gas rather than heavy crude
Croatian-based Uljanik shipyard on June 15th 2012 successfully carried out the launching ceremony of the second ferry named Balaken (yard No.499) which is being built for the Azerbaijan State Caspian Sea Shipping Company. The launching ceremony was conducted at the Uljanik ‘s Slipway No.1. The first
Recently Cheoy Lee Shipyards delivered supply vessel Almojil 60, the first delivery in a pair of sisterships ordered by the Mohammad Al Mojil Group in Saudi Arabia. The design of the 54m Supply Vessels is from Wartsila Ship Design Singapore Pte. Ltd. Construction is to ABS class, with the notation +
June and May of this year, International Maritime Service Provider KOTUG celebrated the christening ceremony of three Damen ASD tugs. Since April last, the three Damen ASD 2810 tugs commenced their towage activities. Two tugs are being used in the port of Rotterdam and the third tug operates in the
Carnival Cruise Lines’ latest flagship delivered at the end of May by Fincantieri’s Monfalcone yard, the 130,000-gt Carnival Breeze, has been equipped with advanced integrated navigation and automation control systems designed by Hamburg-based SAM Electronics and its associate group company, L-3 Val
Kleven Maritime has signed a contract with Olympic Shipping on the delivery of a subsea support and construction vessel of MT 6022 MK II design. The vessel is to be built on Kleven Maritime’s shipyard Kleven Verft in Ulsteinvik, Norway. The total contract value is around 600 million NOK (approx USD
Trelleborg Marine Systems has collaborated with ABG Shipyard Ltd, at Dahej in Gujarat, India to create an innovative, bespoke solution for the design and installation of the fendering systems needed to overcome the high tidal variation, underwater current and high wind velocity faced by the shipyard
