Southern Wind Shipyard, few days ago, launched and masted the SW 102 Ds hull No 1. This is the first unit of the brand new SW 102 DS project, SY Almagores II. SW 102 DS is once again signed by Nauta Design (general design, deck and interior design) and Farr Yacht Design (naval architecture, sail pla
Yard number 294 from Ulstein Verft was successfully launched in the afternoon of 9 May. The platform supply vessel of PX121 design from ULSTEIN under construction for Blue Ship Invest was launched from the dock after the final paintwork had been carried out inside the dockhall. The vessel is due for
In the afternoon of May 9, 2012, “HAIYAO”, the 35m aluminum catamaran fast ferry built by Afai Southern for HAITONG SHIPPING CO, was launched successfully. The Chairman Mr. Lao Zhiwei of State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of ZHUHAI, President Mr.Chen Yuanhe of ZHUHAI JIUZHO
Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. yesterday announced that a subsidiary, Diamond Offshore Drilling Limited, has entered into a turnkey contract with Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. for construction of a new ultra-deepwater drillship with delivery scheduled in the fourth quarter of 2014. Total cost,
The inspiring news, regarding production, come one after another from Taizhou Sanfu Ship Engineering Co. The company has recently seen upsurge in its production. Sanfu shipyard reached three project milestones, delivered two vessels and carried out sea trial for one vessel, the shipyard managed to f
The European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA), on May 7th, published its final report into the damage stability of Ro-Pax vessels. Ship safety standards are developed and set, at the international level, by the International Maritime Organization (IMO). They are subsequently implemented and enforced by
Damen Shipyards has recently delivered the ‘Bremen 1’ to the City of Bremen (Germany) to replace its 1975-built predecessor. Both the local police force and the fire brigade will use the Damen Fire Fighting Vessel 2406 (FFV) for emergency response. The police will patrol the Port of Bremen and the W
Mr John Walker has been appointed as head of GL Noble Denton’s growing Marine Casualty Investigation practice for the Americas region. Based in the New York office, John leads a team of expert marine engineers, master mariners and naval architects. His team play a key role in determining the cause a
Recently the Hull 324 was successfully christened and launched at Trogir Shipyard, Croatia. At the ribbon-cutting ceremony, Mervi Karttunen, the godmother of the vessel (otherwise, the ex-employee of the group Laurin Maritime AB, currently a member of the Swedish National Olympic Committee) named th
Remontowa Group are commencing operations in West Africa providing direct access to Remontowa’s experience and know-how for owners and operators of offshore support vessels. Another company will strengthen Remontowa Group’s operations (comprising 20 units so far, ranging from newbuilding yard, major
The technical launch of the first Benetti Classic Supreme 132’ was held on Friday, May 4th at the Benetti shipyard in Viareggio, the construction location of the six composite models of the Class line — from 93 to 145 feet. Following the customary preliminary steps, the yacht was launched into the w
Leading U.S. offshore marine support vessel operator SEACOR Marine LLC. (SEACOR Marine), located in Houma, Louisiana, has chosen Kongsberg Maritime to supply sophisticated Dynamic Positioning systems for two new 190-foot CrewZer Class Crew boats (also known as Fast supply vessels). SEACOR Lynx and S
Siemens Industry, Inc. yesterday announced that it has been awarded a contract to equip two U.S. Navy Auxiliary General Oceanographic Research (AGOR) vessels with its unique diesel electric propulsion solution at Dakota Creek Industries Inc. (DCI), located in Anacortes, Wash. Seattle-based Naval Arc
The keel laying of the cruise ship with the yard number S.678 was celebrated at the MEYER WERFT shipyard on Friday, May 4. The first of 73 blocks of the 144,000 GT vessel was lifted into the covered building dock II. In the dock, Kevin Sheehan, Norwegian Cruise Line’s CEO, laid the traditional “luck
