Bergen Group Vest Elektro has been awarded contact on design and installation of the electrical system on a new fishing vessel to be built at the Norwegian shipyard Fitjar Mekaniske Verksted AS (FMV). The contract has an estimated value of NOK 9-10 million, and will generate activity for Bergen Grou
Icon Yachts has launched superyacht Maidelle, also known as project Midlandia. The 62 metre Maidelle is the third superyacht built and launched by the shipyard in the North of Holland. She follows superyachts Icon, and Baton Rouge. Like her sistership Icon, Maidelle’s exterior is designed by Redman
OSX, an EBX Group Company of integrated solutions for offshore units and services, received an order from its anchor client OGX Petróleo e Gás for construction and charter of two new Wellhead Platforms, WHP-3 and WHP-4, pursuant to the Strategic Cooperation Agreement entered into by the companies. T
On April 18th gathered audience and media members saw the technical launch at Viareggio of the 4th unit of the new Benetti Delfino 93’ – entry yacht of the Benetti Class range – an event held on the grounds of the Azimut-Benetti Group’s Lusben company, located adjacent to the Benetti shipyard’s head
STX Offshore & Shipbuilding is accelerating its order receipt activities for 2012 by successfully receiving a number of consecutive orders. The company announced that it received orders for two 170,200m3 class LNG carriers and six 50.000 DWT class tankers from Sovcomflot and John Fredriksen Group, r
Viking Ocean Cruises, sister company of Viking River Cruises, the world’s leading river cruise line, and Fincantieri, world leader in cruise shipbuilding, today announced the signature of a Memorandum of Agreement for the construction of two new luxury ocean cruise ships. The memorandum also include
Stanford Marine, a regional marine business headquartered in Dubai, announced the successful completion of its newbuild program and delivery of its 10th high-spec Offshore Support Vessel. The completion of the program concludes a strategic growth initiative established by Stanford Marine which has i
Huntington Ingalls Industries announced yesterday that its subsidiary AMSEC has signed an agreement with Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction Philippines, Inc., a subsidiary of HHIC Holdings Co., Ltd. to work together in providing maintenance, repair and logistics services to the U.S. Navy and o
In March 2012, Konecranes received an order for cranes for a shipyard being built in Baku, Azerbaijan. The order was placed by Baku Shipyard, a joint venture company formed by State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR), Keppel Offshore and Marine (KOM), and Azerbaijan Investment Company (AIC).
Oman Shipping Company S.A.O.C. (OSC) took delivery of a Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC) “BUKHA”, at Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. Ltd (DSME), Okpo, South Korea. “BUKHA” is designed and constructed according to the latest international standards, and it has advanced ballast water treat
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won orders worth more than $60 million to provide complete power and Azipod ® propulsion systems for two new cruise ships to be built by Meyer Werft at its shipyard in Papenburg, Germany for Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd (RCL). The ABB order
United Arab Shipping Company (UASC) has taken delivery of its eighth A13 (13,500 TEU) container vessel “AL QIBLA”, during a Naming Ceremony held at the Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) shipyard in Geoje, South Korea, where the vessel was named by her sponsor, Mr Othman Ibrahim Al-Issa, Chairman of UAS
Leevac Shipyards Jennings, LLC has signed contracts with Bay Houston Towing Co. and Suderman & Young Towing Company, both of Houston, TX, to Build two (2) 80′ x 38′ x 16′ Z-Tech 2400 Class Terminal / Escort Tugs. “We are very excited to have this opportunity to begin this partnership with companies
Cargotec has confirmed a contract worth around EUR 10 million from a Chinese shipyard to deliver twenty 120-tonne MacGregor GLH cargo handling cranes for ten general cargo vessels. The cranes will be delivered during 2012 and 2013. The order is booked in the first quarter of 2012. “MacGregor cranes
