NORWAY-based boat handling system and specialised davit supplier Vestdavit has been contracted by shipbuilder Austal to supply its state-of-the-art PLAR-6500 davits to eight new Cape Class Patrol Boats (CCPBs) to be built for the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service. Austal will build th
Recently, COSCO Nantong Shipyard commenced keel laying of Sea Installer, hull number N370. This will be the first offshore vessel to be built to meet the PSPC (Performance Standard for Protective Coating) standard. The steel cutting ceremony for the Sea Installer was held on November 15th in COSCO N
In the afternoon of February 18, 2012, Mr. Qiu Shuquan, Director/Vice General Manager of Afai Southern, and Mr. Richard, Contracting Manager of Damen Group, signed a shipbuilding contract of one 36m aluminum alloy ferry in Guangzhou. This vessel is the first one of DFF3609 project, will be propelled
China Merchants Energy Shipping has revealed the intention to increase its competitiveness by purchasing 10 new VLCCs. Even though the oil tanker market is currently slow, Li Jian Hong, Chairman of China Merchants, is confident that this is the right moment for deriving a benefit from present low ne
Pacific Drilling S.A. announced today that one of its subsidiaries has reached an agreement with Samsung Heavy Industries to extend an option to construct a seventh ultra-deepwater drillship until March 2, 2012, on the same commercial terms including a delivery date of May 17, 2014. Pacific Drilling
Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) announces that it is the preferred bidder for the Royal Navy’s MARS (Military Afloat Reach and Sustainability) Tanker. DSME and partners will provide the specialised design and build of four new logistic support vessels, to be operated by the Royal F
Rosatomflot has revealed its plans to construct an LK60, the largest and most powerful nuclear icebreaker ever built, that will be deployed in the Northern Sea Route. Vyacheslav Ruksha, General Director of Rosatomflot, says to BarentsObserver that the estimated cost for a new icebreaker is € 1.1 bil
Sasaki Shipbuilding, located on the island of Kinoe, few days ago held launching ceremony for newbuild vessel JYOHOUMARU. The vessel is an oil/ chemical tanker with the capacity of 6,316cbm build in accordance with the latest environmental standards. The vessel was launched safely on a beautiful sno
Clipper has taken delivery of the newbuilding Clipper New York. The vessel is the last in a series of four 17,000 dwt, multi-purpose vessels ordered from Tongfang Shipyard, China. The delivery of the vessel is in line with Clipper Projects’ strategic goal to renew the fleet. On her maiden voyage the
The naming and launch ceremony for the 12,000m³ trailing suction hopper dredger, CHANG JIANG KOU 02, took place on 22 February 2012 at the Daoda Heavy Industry shipyard in Qidong, China. IHC Merwede is building the impressive vessel for Yangtze Estuary Waterway Administration Bureau MOT, which is ba
Market-based measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from international shipping will be among the key items on the agenda of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), when it meets for its 63rd session from 27 February to 2 March 2012,
Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RS) is now officially recognised by the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union as a classification society fully meeting the criteria for the relevant work under Directive 2006/87/EC. The Directive establishes the technical requirements to in
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won an order from ship owner Myklebusthaug Management to supply the first ever direct current (DC) power grid on board a ship. The equipment will allow a new offshore platform support vessel, under construction in Norway, to operate at the
Spanish concern Empresa Naviera Elcano, S.A., the international shipping group, has placed an order for two medium-speed MAN L27/38 engines as part of a propulsion package for a new vessel. The units will be constructed at the MAN Diesel & Turbo facility in Frederikshavn, Denmark, and will power a 7
