A new fleet member, i.e. £1.2 million custom-made catamaran, will be added to the Scarborough based family business, the Mainprize Offshore Ltd, Evening News informs. The vessel named Dalby Derwent encompasses 17.5 metres long aluminium construction and its arrival to Scarborough Harbour is schedule
Recently Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. has delivered the Global Laguna bulk carrier ,with a capacity of 58,000 DTW (Kawasaki hull no. 1685, NACKS hull no. 125), for Global Jewelry S.A. at Nantong COSCO KHI Ship Engineering Co., Ltd. (NACKS) in Nantong, China. The 300m vessel is fully compliant wit
SAGA SAPPHIRE, SAGA Cruises newest vessel, has undergone a makeover with Knud E. Hansen A/S as the Naval Architect and Marine Engineers. Knud E. Hansen A/S has evaluated the vessel on behalf of SAGA Cruises prior to the purchase, among the elements analysed where structural integrity, stability, saf
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co inked a memorandum of understanding with Peru for construction of naval vessels for the country’s navy. The MoU includes construction of the new vessels and maintenance and upgrades of Navy’s submarines. Daewoo Shipbuilding Chief Executive Ko Jae-ho said t
This Abis ‘Dover’ is Vuyk Engineering Groningen designed 6000 tonne twin screw, diesel-electric powered, multipurpose special cargo vessel. It has two separate engine rooms aft and a forward situated superstructure for accommodation and wheelhouse. The hull has a raked stem with a bulbous bow, and i
On April 10th 2012, Hyundai-Vinashin Shipyard honorably cerebrated Naming Ceremony for 37.000 DWT Bulk Carrier bearing the Hull No. S067 with the attendance of representatives from Owner, Class and Yard. The Hull No. S067, officially named “Hanjin Isabel”, is the last vessel of the series of the 2 c
Eden Rose, the second of Tidal Transit’s fleet of windfarm service vessels, was launched on 30 March 2012 by its Spanish boat builder, Mercurio Plastics. Like its sister Ginny Louise, it is a state-of-the-art, purpose designed vessel for use by companies involved in the planning, development and con
Boustead Heavy Industries Corporation Bhd’s (BHIC) subsidiary is awarded a contract worth RM1.53 billion for the Malaysian government’s patrol vessels. Contraves Advanced Devices Sdn Bhd, subsidiary of BHIC, received letter of award for the second generation patrol vessel from Boustead Naval Shipyar
Cargotec has received an order to supply a total of twenty 150-tonne electric MacGregor winches for two pipe-laying heavy-lift offshore construction vessels (N448 & N449) which are currently being constructed at Cosco (Nantong) Shipyard Co Ltd in China. The vessels are being built for Malaysian offs
Fairstar Heavy Transport N.V. (FAIR) announced the Company’s new build 50,000DWT semi-submersible vessel FORTE has departed the quayside and begun a series of tests and sea trials off the coast of China. The sea trials will be under the supervision of Det Norske Veritas (DNV), the vessel’s Classific
On March 30th 2012, China shipping Industry Co., (CIC Jiangsu Shipyard), successfully delivered the leading ship “Tai Hang 118” of the series of 47.500 DWT bulk carriers to Tai Hang Shipping Co., Ltd (THS). The delivery took place at No. 3 berth in the quay of CIC Changxing Shipyard. This new ship m
According to deputy director of the polar research office at the State Oceanic Administration (SOA), Weng Lixin, the design and the program of constructing China’s second icebreaker is running according to schedule, therefore it could be in use in 2014, ChinaOrg reports. The cruising capacity of the
Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd (ST Engineering) today announced that its marine arm, Singapore Technologies Marine Ltd (ST Marine) has secured a contract worth €534.8m (about S$880m) to design and build four patrol vessels (PVs) and the provision of associated logistic support for the Royal
Oman Shipping Company’s 400,000 DWT Very Large Ore Carrier (VLOC), the VALE SOHAR, was floated out of the construction-docks and transferred to the final outfitting berth at Rongsheng Heavy Industries shipyard in China. VALE SOHAR joins VALE LIWA, floated out on 19March, as the second in a series of
