Alfa Laval, a major equipment supplier to the marine industry, has signed a contract with Spliethoff, a leading player in the transport market. It covers the retrofit of a multiple inlet PureSOx exhaust gas cleaning system on board one of Spliethoff’s vessels which operates mainly in the North Europ
Lamprell, a leading provider of diversified engineering and contracting products and services to the onshore and offshore oil & gas and renewables industry, announces the successful launch of the Fred. Olsen Windcarrier Brave Tern, the first wind farm installation vessel of its size to be built in t
The U.S. Coast Guard took delivery of its first fast response cutter, the Bernard C. Webber, Friday in Miami.Webber is the first of 58 planned Sentinel Class patrol boats replacing the Coast Guard’s venerable but aging Island Class patrol boat fleet. “Consistent with the Sentinel Class name, the cut
Algoma Central Corporation, the owner of Canada’s largest domestic fleet of vessels operating on the Great Lakes – St. Lawrence Waterway, is planning to invest $500 million in order to renew its aging fleet. New vessels will feature easier gliding through water and directing more water to the propel
Australian shipbuilder Strategic Marine has started 2012 strongly, signing contracts to build eight 20 metre offshore wind farm crew transfer vessels (including options) for the European market. The company will also be establishing a Service Network in Europe to support the vessels it will be suppl
Hyundai Heavy Industries, the world’s biggest shipbuilder, today announced the Company had won orders for 4 liquefied natural gas carriers and 1 LNG floating storage regasification unit worth USD 1.1 billion. Hyundai Heavy won orders to build two 162,000 cbm LNG carriers for Golar LNG of Norway on F
On 9 March Scandlines and P+S shipyards will be celebrating the christening of the Berlin in Stralsund. She is the first of two ferry newbuilds that Scandlines will put into service on the Rostock–Gedser route in 2012. Her sister ship, the Copenhagen, will be christened in May, also in Stralsund. By
Northrop Grumman Corporation’s Sperry Marine business unit has delivered a state-of-the-art suite of navigation electronics for a new megayacht being built by Proteksan-Turquoise Yachts in Turkey. The new megayacht is being equipped with a complete Northrop Grumman Sperry Marine VisionMaster FT(TM)
Blue Star Patmos, owned by Blue Star Ferries, is currently undergoing first sea trials in the Sea of Japan. Her delivery is scheduled to take place during the first three months of 2012. Her sister vessel Blue Star Delos was successfully completed and has been operating in the Cyclades, Piraeus-Paro
Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd announced today that its marine arm, ST Marine, has won two shipbuilding contracts worth about S$75m from Swire Pacific Offshore Operations (Pte) Ltd (SPO), a wholly owned subsidiary of Swire Pacific Limited. These contracts to build and outfit two Anchor Handl
Soon after the Spring Festival, three important nodes bad been reached within three days, which brought a good start to SF shipyard. On February 1st , 57000 DWT BC (Hull No: SF110101）, the first one of two bulk carriers contracted between HK owner CE Line 1 Corporation and SF shipyard, had a success
The first launching ceremony in this year for REMONTOWA Shipbuilding SA was held on January 17th 2012. The vessel which has been launched, is built for one of the biggest Norwegian Owner – Torghatten Nord AS. The vessel will be named „VÆRØY”, as one of the islands belonging to the Lofoten archipelag
The fifth tanker of Armada type built by Besiktas Shipyard in Yalova, Turkey, named Mugan, has sailed from the Shipyard on February 11, 2012. The tanker proceeds for loading 5000 metric tons naphta from Azov to one port of Mediterranean sea. Besiktas Shipyard is one of the best established ship buil
The next Independence variant littoral combat ship (LCS) will be named the USS Gabrielle Giffords, said Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus last week. The selection of Gabrielle Giffords, designated LCS 10, honors the former Congresswoman from Tucson, Ariz., and who is known for supporting the military
