The build of the world’s first sea going Roll On Roll Off vehicle and passenger diesel electric hybrid ferries started yesterday (Monday 30th January), with the cutting of the first steel at Ferguson Shipyard. Mrs Mary Lynne Johnston, wife of Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited’s (CMAL) Chairman Gren
Algoma Central Corporation, the largest Canadian shipowner and operator of domestic, Great Lakes vessels, will install fresh water, exhaust gas scrubbers on six new vessels that will remove 97% of sulphur oxides emissions generated by vessel engines. The St. Catharines, Ontario-based company has sig
Danish Yachts is to launch its advanced new range of commercial vessels – SeaStrider. Designed for high-speed passenger transport, SeaStrider is groundbreaking both in terms of design technology and build and is the first carbon fibre SWATH to be built. The first boat under construction in the range
On 30th January 2012, Naming and Delivery Signing Ceremonies for Hull No. S059, the 60,000 DWT Bulk Carrier, were successfully held under attendance of not only HVS BOD, representatives of Ship Owner, Class but also HMD – Mother shipyard of Hyundai-Vinashin. The Hull No. S059, officially name “Pacif
Keels for two new vessels for Russian Navy – third Project 22350 frigate Admiral Golovko and Project 20385 lead corvette Gremyaschiy – will be triumphantly laid down on Feb 1 at 3 pm in slipways of Severnaya Verf shipyard, the yard’s press service told Central Navy Portal. That is going to be the mo
Sonardyne International has taken its first order for a Dynamic Positioning Inertial Navigation System (DP-INS). Vantage Drilling’s new 12,000 feet-rated drillship, Dragonquest, is set become the first deep water drilling unit in the world to be equipped with the new system when it begins operations
Gulf Offshore Norge, a subsidiary of Gulfmark Offshore, Inc. has exercised an option to build another PSV of Skipsteknisk design, at SIMEK in Flekkefjord Norway. The vessel designated ST-216 Arctic, is based on the successful ST-216L CD design, but will have new modified bow shape and a new improved
Bergen Group Vest Elektro has been awarded the contact for the electrical design and installations on the multi-functional vessel number 2 to be built at Fitjar Mekaniske Verksted AS for the Norwegian Coastal Administration (NCA). The contract is a fulfillment of an option from April 2011 when the c
The state-of-the art diving support vessel, the Seven Havila, has achieved a world first in the number of divers working on the seabed. Seven Havila is owned by Subsea 7 and Havila Shipping, and designed and constructed by the Herøy-based Havyard Group AS. Gael Cailleaux, Vice President for Offshore
On Friday 27th January, following successful sea trials in Southampton Water, the latest South Boats 17m LS WFSV ‘Iceni Defiant’ was handed over to Iceni Marine Services Ltd, based in Great Yarmouth. Prior to the vessel commencing work on the Great Gabbard Offshore Wind Farm on 1st February, ‘Iceni
Western Marine Group has handed over one catamaran type passenger ship named ‘Western Cruise’ to Chittagong Boat Club (CBC) on 29 January 2012. The ship was handed over to the Chief Guest of the event Vice Admiral Zahir Uddin Ahmed, Chief of the Naval Staff through a mezban festive, a traditional ce
In Western Norway, the gas-powered ferry Edøyfjord delivered by BLRT Grupp started trafficking the route. The new ferry will serve the Edøya-Sandvika route to Smøla in Nordmøre County. It was built by joint venture Fiskerstrand BLRT for the transport company Fjord1. The ship was designed by the othe
To insure the early sea trial and successful delivery of Xunlong No.5, the first vessel of 34m ferry project, since its launching, Afai Southern did its best to take various effective measures as quickly as possible, carried out the outstanding works before sea trial, and make sure meeting the requi
Hatenboer-Water BV has recently secured contracts from Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) for the supply of Demitec® watermakers for four new drillships. In Okpo Bay in Korea, Guy Heijnen, Manager, Sales & Water Quality at Hatenboer-Water, signed contracts for the projects H3612, 13, 14
