The largest vacuum infused fishing vessel in the world, named the S-70 Saga K, has been unveiled in Norway. The vessel, which accounts for the largest new build so far, has been delivered on December 16, 2011 by the boatbuilder Seigla Ehf to Eskøy AS in Tromsø. The S-70 Saga K, 14.98 meters long and
Bergen Group Fosen has this week been awarded two contracts related to conversion and maintenance work. The contracts will first and foremost generate work in the rest of December 2011 and throughout January 2012. One contract is for renovation of the propulsion system on the car ferry “Olav Duun”.
STX France SA has received an order to build two luxury cruise ships from Viking Ocean Cruises, an affiliate of Viking River Cruises. The vessels will be delivered in spring 2014 and spring 2015, respectively, and will be part of Viking’s new Ocean Cruise brand. An option for a third ship is being c
The keel-laying cermony for the second of Fjord Line’s two new cruise ferries were marked at the shipyard in Gdansk on Thursday 15 December 2011. “Laying the keel” has more symbolic than practical significance in that the keels of the modern ships no longer stretch the traditional way. Yet is this c
The keel-laying ceremony for Project 20180TV, seagoing armament support ship Akademik Kovalev, took place at JSC Zvezdochka Ship Repair Center on Dec 19. The ship was named after Sergei N. Kovalev, famous designer of nuclear-powered submarines. The ceremony was attended by Russian Navy Deputy Comman
On 21 December 2011, STX Finland Oy and the Finnish Border Guard signed an agreement on construction of a next generation offshore patrol vessel. The vessel will be built at the STX Rauma shipyard and delivered to the customer in November 2013. The highly advanced vessel will be 96 metres long and
Through its subsidiary TTS Marine GmbH in Bremen, TTS Marine ASA has signed a contract worth approximately 63,2 MNOK with Hyundai Mipo Dockyards in South Korea. The contract concerns delivery of 24 cranes for six bulk carriers. The vessels will be built for a Turkish owner. The delivery will take p
Austal USA, Mobile, Ala., is being awarded a $7,917,425 modification to previously awarded contract to exercise an option for core Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) class services for the LCS program. Austal USA will assess engineering, baseline, and configuration management services in support of the basi
One of the new contracts that filled up Zaliv shipyard’s port-folio became the contract for construction of the floating dock with the total weight of 1217 tons for the company from Portugal. Signing of this contract finely blends the diversification politics of the shipyard as far for the present m
Russian Zvezdochka Shipyard and Finland’s Wärtsilä are intending to sign a joint venture agreement in February-March 2012. Relying on its propeller production, Zvezdochka Shipyard will establish a center of propulsion systems manufacturing. The center will combine the production capabilities of the
Pacific Drilling S.A. has received delivery of its newest drillship, the Pacific Santa Ana from Samsung Heavy Industries’ Geoje shipyard. The drillship features the most advanced drilling technology in the offshore drilling industry, including dual load path capability and dual gradient drilling upg
On 12th December, the keel laying ceremony for Hull No. 3402 was held in the Neutae Heavy Zone. Several members involved in this project attended the ceremony including Mr. Pieter Heerema who is the client’s owner and President of Heerema. As a safety incentive, Heerema donated 250 Oxygen detectors
CHANTIERS PIRIOU’s shipbuilding subsidiary in Concarneau (France), has just delivered the new ship, ordered in 2010 for services to islands off Brest, to the ‘Conseil général du Finistère’(CG29). This contract has generated approximately €M13 of sales, and sustained activity for approximately 70 per
Danaos Corporation, a leading international owner of containerships, announced that on December 15, 2011, it took delivery of one more newly built containership, the CMA CGM SAMSON, expanding its operational fleet to a total of 59 containerships aggregating 291,149 TEU. The CMA CGM SAMSON, built at
