The ‘Seven Borealis’, Subsea 7’s flag ship, is currently in Rotterdam (the Netherlands) for final outfitting at the Huisman facilities. The vessel is the first customized version of Ulstein Sea of Solutions’ successful SOC 5000 vessel design and fully developed by the Netherlands based Ulstein desig
STX OSV Holdings Limited (STX OSV), together with its subsidiaries, a major global designer and shipbuilder of offshore and specialized vessels headquartered in Norway, reports robust order intake for the first quarter ended 31 March 2012 (1Q 2012) amounting to NOK 2.34 billion (USD 394.85 million).
On 12th May, the Crown Prince and Princess of Denmark visited DSME’s Okpo shipyard to attend the steel cutting ceremony for Hull No. 4250. Hull No. 4250 will be the world’s biggest 18, 270 TEU containership and was ordered last year by Denmark based A.P. Moller- Maersk. Mr. Jaeho Ko, the President &
Navios Maritime Holdings Inc. (“Navios Holdings”), a large, global, vertically integrated seaborne shipping and logistics company, announced that the Navios Avior, a new building Kamsarmax vessel of 81,355 dwt, was delivered yesterday from a South Korean shipyard to Navios Holdings’ owned fleet. The
We all know that industry events showcase the latest innovations and offer professionals a place to exchange ideas, but this year’s RORO is set to offer even more. The organisers of RORO – the only event dedicated to the ro-ro industry – have announced that visitors will have the chance to take part
CTruk Boats, builders of multi-purpose catamarans on the UK’s east coast, has signed its first export order. The 12th vessel on the CTruk Boats’ order book since its establishment in 2009 will be a 20-tonne payload MPC for Dutch company, Sima Charters. The vessel will incorporate CTruk Boats’ flexib
Renaissance Services subsidiary, Topaz Engineering, a UAE-based full service ship building, ship repair and engineering services company, confirms it has completed the delivery of two wind farm support vessels (WFSV) to ASP Work Boats Ltd, part of the global ASP Ship Management Group. David Borcoski
The ULSTEIN designed platform supply vessel ‘CBO Pacifico’ left the Estaleiro Alianca shipyard on May 10th 2012. The newbuild went straight into contract for Petrobras. The vessel is the second of the PX106 design delivered to CBO this year. “The finish and quality of these vessels are impeccable. W
Saturday 12th May 2012 saw the official launch of Windcarrier NO’s latest vessel the Brave Tern at the Lamprell Shipyard in Dubai. The Brave Tern is the largest custom built turbine installation vessel of her type currently in existence. Her launch marks an important milestone in the Fred. Olsen ‘ma
Recently, a new multi-functional TSHD was launched. The hopper dredger, named “Contender” has been fitted out with Damen dredging gear. Abeko Shipping, the owner of the “Contender” chose for a refit of an existing vessel. Thus the conquest of the dredging market could be done swiftly, as the “Conten
Goa Shipyard Ltd. (GSL) signed a contract for the construction of six Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs) for the Indian Coast Guard on 9th May 2012. The vessels are based on in- house design of Goa Shipyard Ltd, which has considerable expertise in designing and constructing a range of Patrol Vessels for
Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has been awarded a £15 million contract by STX OSV to supply an extensive deck equipment package for an advanced anchor handling vessel to be operated by Iceman AS. The package, which is designed to improve operational safety, will include a new anchor
Drydocks World and Maritime World has implemented several new initiatives and deployed new highly advanced environmental friendly technologies. Drydocks World and Maritime World has today embarked on a ‘ZERO HARM’ health, safety and environmental initiative which envisages ZERO fatalities, ZERO inju
The Eight vessel of the LCT (Landing Craft Tank) Project undertaken by ANADOLU (ADIK) Shipyard on the Contract signed with SSM in 2009 (Turkish Undersecretariat of Defense Industries) NB 230 / Ç-158 was succesfully launched on May 11th 2012. ANADOLU Shgipyard has delivered the First vessel of the pr
