FLEX LNG provide update regarding the status of ongoing discussions with the sponsors of the Gulf LNG Project and Samsung Heavy Industries. As previously disclosed, FLEX LNG and SHI successfully completed Front End Engineering and Design (“FEED”) in December 2011 for the FLNG vessel for the Gulf LNG
China’s Qingshan Shipyard held on January 19, 2012 an official naming ceremony for a new dry bulk carrier FESCO Smolensk ordered by Transportation Group FESCO. Godmother of the vessel – Svetlana Chabrova, wife of Vladimir Chabrova, Director, Department of the Navy branch of OAO “Far Eastern Shipping
Strategic Marine has completed works on a state-of-the-art 27 metre work barge which will be delivered to the Port of Dampier to service the burgeoning resources sector. The barge named ‘Alamo’ has been built for Karratha business Offshore Plant Hire and will be chartered to marine operations compan
Upon fostering the development and advancement of the Maritime Industry, it is of a striking importance to ensure that coastal environments, waterways and oceans are not threatened by shipping and offshore operations. Marine pollution has been recognized as one of many other serious threats to the w
Korea based STX Pan-Ocean has selected to use STX-PARAT boilers in all their new vessels currently being built at the STX Shipyard in Changwon, Korea and STX Dalian in China. The vessel type is 57.000 dwt Open Hatch General Cargo Vessel and the boiler capacity is 1200kgs/hr in the oilfired section a
The Indian Coast Guard Ship Rani Abbakka, the 1st of a series of five Inshore Patrol Vessel (IPV) built at M/s HSL, was commissioned at Visakhapatnam by Minister of State for Defence Dr. MM Pallam Raju today in the presence of Vice Admiral Anil Chopra, Flag Officer Commanding in Chief (East), Vice A
The Gigilinis Shipping Group’s tug S/T SPARTAN completed another towage of a N/B Hull from Yalova, Turkey to Leirvik, Norway. The voyage, which lasted just over 30 days, proved to be especially challenging due to very bad weather conditions encountered along the way. Nevertheless, the crew of S/T SP
On the morning of 27th December 2011, the ceremony for the naming and delivery of the vessel “ZHONGHAI RONGHUA” was hold in Dalian. She is the first vessel of the 8 series 300,000 DWT VLOC ordered by China Shipping (Group) Company (abbreviated as CSG) with dual classification of CCS & DNV, being bui
Solemn keel-laying ceremony of Project 21820 landing boat (serial number 701) took place at Yaroslavl Shipyard on Jan 18. The contract for construction of such boats was tied between JSC Yaroslavl Shipyard and Russian Defense Ministry on June 23, 2011. Developing organization is the Alekseyev Hydrof
Fukuyama Tsuneishi Shipyard of Tsuneishi Shipbuilding Co. has launched today, on January 20th, a 82.000 DWT KAMSARMAX type bulk carrier for the NYK Bulkship (ATLANTIC) NV. This ship is a KAMSARMAX bulk carrier, developed by the shipyard, as one of its major products alongside the TESS series. The na
Recently, Doosan Engine won a record order from the Danish company A.P. Moller Maersk, the world’s largest marine shipper. The W323 billion (approx USD 284.2 million) contract is for the delivery of 120 engines (40 main and 80 auxiliary) to be installed in twenty ultra-large containerships built by
On the 18th January 2012, the newly built AHTS Brage Viking arrived directly from the yard in Spain, to do some quick release and winch-testing at the Bollard Pull outside Flekkefjord. She arrived in Flekkefjord early in the morning on the 18th January, and they started testing around 5:00 PM. They
ST Engineering today announced that the Group has secured new contracts for the Electronics and Marine sectors worth about $350m in 4Q2011. These wins include a LRT communications contract in Taiwan, and several naval contracts and commercial shiprepair and conversion contracts. ST Electronics and S
Arklow Marine completed construction of the first 20-meter Wind Farm Service Vessel “Gardian 8″. New Vessel is undergoing sea trials in Arklow. “Gardian 8″ has been commissioned to service the offshore renewable industry in the U.K. Official launch of the vessel will be on Tuesday 24th January, 2012
