BMT Fleet Technology Ltd, a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd, the leading international maritime design, engineering and risk management consultancy, announces that it has been awarded a 12-month, $9.8M design project to further develop the Contract Design as one possible option for the Canadian Forces’
Amarcon announces yet another OCTOPUS-Onboard installation for a vessel operated by the Dutch heavy cargo transporter Dockwise. In December 2011 Dockwise announced to act as manager of the Chinese Offshore Oil Engineering Co. Ltd (COOEC’s) semi submersible HYSY 278 new build 50000 DWT vessel for all
Sea trials testing the sophisticated Integrated Control System (ICS) developed by Kongsberg Maritime for Olympic Commander, a new Multi Purpose Supply Vessel (MPVS) built at Kleven Yard in Norway have been successfully completed. The ICS aboard Olympic Commander features an innovative new one touch
IHC Merwede will exhibit a broad range of its innovative vessels, advanced equipment and lifecycle support activities on stand number 2625 at the forthcoming Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) 2012, which runs from 30 April to 3 May in Houston, USA. As a reliable supplier of custom-built vessels a
Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RS) has opened a Design and Newbuilding Support Centre in the Republic of Korea. The Centre has been established in line with the RS strategic global expansion plans. It will facilitate further development of RS services in the region. The main objectives of th
Wärtsilä , the marine industry’s solutions and services provider, has signed a five-year service agreement with US-based Prestige Cruise Holdings, Inc. (Prestige), the parent company of Oceania Cruises and Regent Seven Seas Cruises. The long-term service agreement covers six vessels, a total of 27 W
Setting the ball rolling for yet another diversification initiative, the keel for the newly designed Fisheries Oceanographic Research Vessel (FORV) was laid on 9 March 2012 at Goa Shipyard Ltd. This is the first in the series of three vessels being built by GSL for the Central Marine Fisheries Insti
Construction works on two Articulated Tug Barge units ordered by Kirby Ocean Transport Company are on schedule at SIGNAL INTERNATIONAL state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Orange, Texas. The ATBs are built and painted under cover with final assembly at SIGNAL’s launchways. The first unit is sc
Tsuneishi Shipbuilding Co yesterday, on March 14th, launched a KAMSARMAX type bulk carrier for ENA SHIPPING. This KAMSARMAX type bulk carrier of 82,100 DWT was developed by Tsuneishi Shipbuilding to be one of its major products alongside the TESS series. The name “KAMSARMAX” derives from the ship’s
Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has today received an order from Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co, Ltd. to design and equip four deepwater platform supply vessels. The contract is worth more than £45 million to Rolls-Royce and includes options for a further two vessels of t
OSX raised US$ 500 million by issuing Senior Secured Bonds in the international market, the net proceeds of which shall be used for the construction of its FPSO OSX-3. The FPSO OSX-3 will have an oil production capacity of 100.000 bopd and a storage capacity of up to 1.300.000 bbls. The unit will be
Halul Offshore Services Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Milaha (previously known as Qatar Navigation), has secured an eight year US$ 60 million (equivalent to QAR 220 million) ship financing facility with Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC). Proceeds from the facility will be utilized b
For the first time, a Damen Fast Crew Supplier 1605 will be built in Ecuador by Astilleros Navales Ecuatorianos (ASTINAVE) Shipyard. Damen is supplying the complete, prefabricated Shipbuilding Material Package Kit to ASTINAVE. The yard’s technical staff are responsible for the construction, together
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Compressor Corporation (MCO), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI), has received an order for six compressor packages to be installed on a floating production, storage & offloading system (FPSO), which Tupi BV plans to operate in the area o
