The Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS) announced, on April 24th, that Alaska Ship and Drydock LLC (ASD) has officially signed on as a partner with the State of Alaska to design the Alaska Class Ferry. The Professional Services Agreement contract signed between the state and ASD designates the shipy
In the afternoon, April 23th, the “HAI JU” co-designed and built by Afai Southern for HAITONG SHIPPING CO.,LTD.ZHUHAI S.E.Z., was successfully delivered at the quay of ZHUHAI Jiuzhou Port. The 35m aluminum alloy Catamaran Fast Ferry is another new ship type contracted and developed independently by
All American Marine, Inc. (AAM) recently delivered the research vessel Sea Scout to C & C Technologies, Inc. (C & C) of Lafayette, La. The 134’ x 37’ aluminum vessel is believed to be the first catamaran featuring quad propeller propulsion and was custom designed to significantly increase C & C’s su
The third Joint High Speed Vessel (JHSV) is taking shape on the waterfront in Mobile, Alabama. The first of 43 modules for JHSV 3 have been successfully transported from the Module Manufacturing Facility (MMF) and erected in the final assembly bay on the waterfront. The most recent module transporte
Global Maritime announced the opening of a new branch to their global network in Hamburg, Germany. Headed up by Country Manager Capt. Ekkehard Stade, the office in Ballindamm will serve alongside the 14 other offices in the GM Group, offering expertise in areas of Consultancy, Assurance, Design and
ZNT Yard yesterday, on April 24th, conducted the launching ceremony for the eighth Diving Support Vessel of Project A160 (yard No. 809) named Vodoloaz Sazonov. The project is made by ZNT-yard together with “Agat Design Bureau” Ltd. The vessels of Project A160, funded through the federal target progr
At the end of March ANADOLU Shipyard (ADIK) successfully launched the seventh vessel of Landing Craft Tank (LCT) Project the NB 229 (C-157). The construction of the vessel started in 2011 and the hull was completed in November 2011. The first ship of the project was delivered to Turkish Naval Forces
Becker Marine Systems has delivered the largest Becker Mewis Duct® ever made with a diameter of 8.10 m for the construction of Very Large Crude Oil Carriers (VLCC) at Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries for Samco Shipholding, Singapore. This order is just one example of the excellent reception being give
Moscow Shipbuilding and Shiprepairing Plant P.C. on April 20th successfully launched the first boat in a series of six Multi Purpose Boats of project MPB14 ordered by Rosmorport for its Azov-Black Sea branch. The pilot boats were designed by MT-Shipbuilding. “In accordance with the contract, the fir
National Drilling Company (“NDC”), Abu Dhabi exercises the options for Lamprell to build a further two jackup rigs in addition to the four rigs currently under construction by Lamprell for NDC. The new agreement with NDC is for the construction and delivery of two jackup rigs valued at US$ 166.65 mi
Construction will begin in December on a second 144-car ferry. The Ferries Division of the Washington State Department of Transportation and shipbuilder Vigor Industrial signed papers yesterday morning to make the second new vessel a reality for customers of the state ferry system. “This has been a
China Oilfield Services Limited announces that COSL Drilling Europe AS, its wholly-owned subsidiary, hosted a ceremony in the deep-water wharf at Yantai CIMC Raffles Shipyard Co. Ltd. for delivery of the deep-water semi-submersible platform COSLPromoter. The ceremony saw attendance of Mr. Cao Shujie
BMT Defence Services Ltd, a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd, has announced that it has been confirmed as a sub-contractor for the Royal Navy’s MARS (Military Afloat Reach and Sustainability) Tanker project, supported by sister companies, BMT Reliability Consultants Ltd and BMT Isis Ltd. The four new log
General Dynamics NASSCO shipyard yesterday delivered USNS Medgar Evers (T-AKE 13) to the U.S. Navy. The ship is named in honor of the slain African-American civil rights leader from Mississippi who served as the state’s first-ever field secretary for the National Association for the Advancement of C
