Global maritime and offshore oil & gas engineering company Harris Pye is making significant gains in the Offshore oil & gas market, according to Group Managing Director Mark Prendergast. Prendergast stated today: ‘I can confirm that we are currently undertaking three major rig renovations simultaneo
DOF Group has named on April 19th, the biggest anchor handling tug vessel (AHT) ever built in Brazil, the Skandi Iguaçu. The vessel has over 32,000 BHP installed and bollard pull of more than 300 tons. The vessel will be ready for delivery to Petrobras three to five months in advance of contract req
Fairstar Heavy Transport N.V. (FAIR) announces today that its newbuild Semi-Submersible Heavy Transport Vessel FORTE has successfully completed sea-trials in China. The sea-trials, that has been performed under the supervision of Det Norske Veritas (DNV), finished with a successful submerging test.
REMONTOWA Shipbuilding today, on April 20th 2012, held the launching ceremony for multipurpose Platform Supply Vessel. The vessel which has been launched is built for an American Owner from Louisiana, who operates a growing fleet of over 200 vessels serving an expanding global customer base. Constru
On 18th April 2012, the delivery and naming ceremony of the new SWATH hydrographic survey vessel “Jakob Prei” took place at the shipyard Abeking & Rasmussen Schiffs- und Yachtwerft Aktiengesellschaft in Germany. The godmother of the vessel was Woman of the Year 2011 in Estonia, Mrs Tea Varrak, who i
In July 2011, Jumbo Shipping has signed a contract with Brodosplit for building a heavy lifter with an option for two more. With the first one already in production process, the arrangement for building a sister ship was made after the privatization process of Brodosplit came to the final stage. End
The Board of Directors of COSCO Corporation (Singapore) Limited announced that COSCO (Guangdong) Shipyard Co. Ltd., a subsidiary of the Company’s 51% owned subsidiary, COSCO Shipyard Group Co. Ltd., has secured a contract with Energy Drilling Pte Ltd to construct 2 units of Self Erecting Drilling Te
Robert Allan Ltd. will assist in the restoration of the historic Scottish tug Golden Cross – one of the first diesel-geared tugboats with direct bridge control ever built. Built in 1955 at Scott & Sons of Bowling on the Clyde, the tug has earned it’s place in history be assisting the Royal Yacht Bri
The first dedicated set of rules for stern-first ice-class ships has just been published by Lloyd’s Register, answering demand for technical support as industry continues to explore the potential of polar transportation routes and the new energy reserves in the far north. The timely release of the r
Drydocks World, the established player is ship repair, conversion and new building participated in the Sea Japan exhibition that was organised at the Tokyo Big Sight Exhibition Center from 18-20 April 2012. Nearly a tenth of the vessels received by Drydocks World belong to Japanese owners and most o
China Rongsheng Heavy Industries Group Holdings Limited officially denies the false report of “Vale declined to receive three VLOCs built by Rongsheng Heavy Industries” distributed by Jinji Cankao Bao today.For the best benefits to the shareholders, ship-owners, the Group always takes swift and nece
Due to increasing commercial relationships between Dubai, India and Singapore, leading classification society ABS is reorganizing its divisional responsibilities to improve service delivery. The Middle East Region, headquartered in Dubai and responsible for the society’s activities in the area will
Hampshire Police Authority Marine Unit has ordered a new LOCHIN 367 POLICE LAUNCH purpose designed to fulfil expected changes in their operational status in Southampton. The new vessel is expected to service the Solent and adjacent sea areas, hence their choice of the Lochin as a capable ‘offshore’
Korea’s Hyundai Mipo Dockyard has delivered bulk carrier of 57.400 DWT the M/V Desert Oasis, the last vessel in a series of eight vessels ordered by Atlantic Bulk Carriers Management Ltd. Capt. Nikolaos Tzakis along with Chief Engineer Sevastianos Stamatis will take her on her maiden voyage. Capt. T
