Oman Shipping Company S.A.O.C. (OSC) took delivery of a Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC) “IZKI”, yesterday, at Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. Ltd (DSME), Okpo, South Korea. The vessel named “IZKI” is designed and constructed according to the latest international standards, and it has ad
STX OSV Holdings Limited (“STX OSV”), designers and shipbuilders of offshore and specialized vessels, announces that it has secured a new contract for the design and construction of one Offshore Subsea Construction Vessel (“OSCV”) for DOF. The value of the contract amounts to approximately NOK 650 m
Oman Shipping Company S.A.O.C. (OSC), on March 19th, confirmed an order for a newbuild LNG Carrier, at Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. (HHI), Ulsan, South Korea. The LNG Carrier, for delivery in 2014, will have a 162,000 cubic meter (CBM) capacity, and have dual fuel technology. Further the vesse
In summer 2013, the world’s first two ferries with a hybrid propulsion system will be put into service. Owned by CMAL, they are being built by Ferguson Shipbuilders in Glasgow. Each of the hybrid vessels will be equipped with two Voith Schneider Propellers (VSP) with an input power of 375 kW per pro
According to Business Standard, State-owned Dredging Corporation of India (DCI) is expecting a new dredger worth Rs 500 crore to join its fleet by the end of this financial year. Dredging Corporation of India has also placed orders at IHC Offshore & Marine, Netherlands to procure three dredgers with
The Coast Guard and Washington Dept. of Ecology are responding to a potential environmental hazard involving a sunken 200-foot section of dry dock that contained the 140-foot tug Invader, at the Vigor Marine Shipyard in Everett, Wash., Sunday. The dry dock began sinking on Saturday evening and stopp
On March 17th, after christening and name-giving by Eva Pot, m.v. Vikingbank (yard No. 406) was launched at Shipyard Ferus Smit, Westerbroek. The Vikingbank is the sixth vessel in the Pot Scheepvaart fleet christened by this twenty year old sports-management student. Soon the now vacant slipway will
STX OSV Holdings Limited, designers and shipbuilders of offshore and specialized vessels, announced that it has secured a new contract for the construction of one advanced subsea support vessel for Island Offshore. The value of the contract amounts to more than NOK 500 million. The vessel will be of
In order to keep in line with the current shipping market and speed up the research and development on new-type vessels, Jinhai Heavy Industry had cooperation with KOMAC on designing 74,500 DWT Bulk Carrier. The design work of hull has just come to an end while subsequent works are also underway, go
The WOC and the Australian Association for Maritime Affairs (AAMA) are collaborating to ensure that ocean industries have the opportunity to provide input to “Rio + 20”– the decadal UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio de Janeiro, 20-22 June 2012) for which oceans are a thematic priority. T
On the occasion of the Cruise Shipping Miami Conference and Exhibition, the most important event of the year, Fincantieri announced it has been awarded a contract from the U.S. Coast Guard for the construction of 40 boats, scheduled for delivery in the second quarter of 2013. With an approximate val
Minister for Defence Stephen Smith and Minister for Defence Materiel Jason Clare today announced that the Government had agreed to purchase the Offshore Support Vessel MSV Skandi Bergen. The Skandi Bergen will add to the Royal Australian Navy’s current amphibious ships, HMAS Choules and HMAS Tobruk.
In the afternoon of March 16th, the delivery documents for No.2 16.900 DWT Bulk Carrier (HULL NO.:SF080102 ) were signed in the Taizhou Sanfu Ship Engineering Co. Administrative Office Building. The vessel was the second one among 8 sister vessels contracted with POLSTEAM by Sanfu shipyard and is cl
One of them concerns construction of two modern car – passenger ferries for the shipping company in Norway. The Owner has significant fleet for serving public transport in Norway. Four shuttle car – passenger ferries built in REMONTOWA SHIPBUILDING are part of them. To improve his competitiveness th
