Atlantic Maritime Group (Sharjah, UAE) has recently taken delivery of RAmpage 4500 class design Offshore Support tug AOS Power. Designed by Robert Allan Ltd. of Vancouver, Canada and built by GMG Shipbuilding & Heavy Industry Co. Ltd., China, AOS Power is the very first of the 45m RAmpage 4500 class
AET, one of the world’s largest tanker owner-operators and the leading provider of lightering support services in the US Gulf – will take delivery of two additional newbuild lightering support vessels (LSVs) in April and June. This follows the successful trial of the world’s first purpose-built LSV
Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd. exercised its option to build a second Sunshine-class cruise ship to be delivered in the Spring 2015. The ship will be built by German shipbuilder Meyer Werft on substantially the same terms as the first Sunshine ship. “This confirms our continued confidence in the succ
A $300 million maintenance and repair contract for the Anzac Class Frigates will be negotiated with Naval Ship Management Australia, following their selection as preferred tenderer. Minister for Defence Materiel Senator Kim Carr said the new five-year contract was expected to provide better outcomes
Hyundai Mipo Dockyard, a subsidiary of Hyundai Heavy Industries, has acquired a $250 million order to construct four chemical tankers for Kuwait, reports France 24. The contract was signed on Tuesday in Kuwait under which it was stated that Hyundai Mipo will deliver the four tankers to the state-run
Cathelco will supply equipment for two force projection and command vessels, BPC Mistral Class, which are being built in France for the Russian Navy. DCNS will act as the prime contractor for the warships to be constructed at St -Nazaire, the first ship due for delivery in 2014. With a displacement
Festive keel-laying ceremony of frigate Admiral Makarov will take place at JSC Yantar Shipyard (affiliate of United Shipbuilding Corporation) on Feb 29. This is the third ship in the series built by the shipyard for Russian Navy since 2010. In accordance with two contracts tied with Russian Defense
On February 27th, nearly 200 shipping professionals including ship owners, bankers, ship brokers, governmental officers, suppliers and media staff attended the press conference for the lead ship of CROWN 63 series of Sinopacific Shipbuilding Group in Yangzhou City, China. In the conference, SINOPACI
The U. S. Navy has awarded General Dynamics Bath Iron Works, a subsidiary of General Dynamics, a $663 million modification to a previously awarded contract to construct DDG 116, an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer. DDG 116 is the fourth ship in the Navy’s Arleigh Burke-class construction
In just 90 days, the Harris Pye Group successfully completed the survey and upgrade of Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc’s (DODI) dynamically positioned drillship, the Ocean Clipper. All work was completed well within schedule. P Thomas Geiger, P.E., Director, Projects Department of DODI has written to
OSX was hired by Sapura Navegação Marítima S/A for the construction of one PLSV (Pipe-Laying Support Vessel), for a total amount of approximately US$ 263 million, to be built and delivered by OSX at the Açu Shipbuilding Unit, in the north of the State of Rio de Janeiro. A PLSV is used for laying and
Transfer/windfarm service vessel Mobimar 18 Wind was launched yesterday, on the 27th of February. The quay trials started immediately and the main propulsion system with the side propulsions will be commissioned later this week. The hydraulics will be pressurised after the engines and the auxiliary
Transocean’s Deepwater Millennium vessel recently left the Port of Ngqura near Port Elizabeth after undergoing a number of upgrades and modifications by DCD Marine. The Deepwater Millennium vessel is a Samsung/Reading & Bates designed, dynamically positioned drillship capable of drilling in water de
Essar Shipping Limited (ESL) part of the Essar Group has, taken the delivery of MV “Arun”. This newest addition to Essar Shipping’s growing fleet, MV Arun, is a Mini Cape which is 253 metre long, 43 metre wide and has a cargo capacity of 105000 dwt. Essar Shipping has a total capexplan of USD 1 [&he
