Kleven Maritime has signed a contract with offshore ship owning company Ugland Offshore on the delivery of an advanced platform supply vessel. The vessel is to be delivered from Myklebust Yard in June 2012. “This is a very welcome signing, especially for our employees at Myklebust Yard,” says Ståle
Ithaca Energy Inc. announces progress on the BW Athena Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel. The FPSO conversion scope, which is the responsibility of BW Offshore, has proved to be more extensive than was envisaged at the start of the project. In spite of the increase in the amo
Knutsen NYK Offshore Tankers AS, of which NYK has a 50 percent share, has entered into a time-charter contract with Standard Marine Tønsberg AS, owned by ExxonMobil Exploration and Production Norway AS, for 10 years plus an option for a new built dynamic positioning 112,000 DWT offshore shuttle tank
Arctech Helsinki Shipyard has been awarded a contract to build a multipurpose emergency and rescue vessel for Russian Ministry of Transport. The contract has been awarded together with Shipyard Yantar JSC. The value of the order is about EUR 76 million. The project will start immediately and the ves
In pursuing efforts to gain international expansion, IHC Merwede is looking forward to declaring the acquisition of several Asian shipyards in the upcoming quarter Reuters reports. The global market leader for efficient dredging and mining vessels and equipment, IHC Merwede is well equipped for futu
Recently Taizhou Kouan Shipbuilding held steel cutting ceremonies for two vessels. One for the 82,000 DWT Bulk Carrier and second for 1100 TEU Container Feeder. The steel-cutting ceremony for 4th 82,000 DWT Bulk Carrier (Yard No TC0104), being built for Hong Kong owner, was held at Taizhou Kouan Shi
Last week Holland Offshore, part of the Holland Shipyards Group, saw the launch of its 52,8 x 13,2 m tug Dutch Blue. With an expected delivery in the end of January, Holland Offshore will have a tug at its disposal that has some excellent qualities. The tug is powered by 2 x Wartsilla 8L20 1600kW pr
The 12,499 GT MS “Minerva” arrived at the yard on December 7th for extensive conversion lasting 83 days. After 15 years in service, owners Arctica Adventure & Cruise Shipping Ltd are having the 135.10 m long cruise ship converted for challenging future operation in the still-booming cruise shipping
China’s newly-designed scientific research vessel “Kexue”, or “Science”, is seen during its launching ceremony in Wuhan, central China’s Hubei Province, Nov. 30, 2011. The vessel, 99.6 meters long and 17.8 wide, is equipped with a podded electric propulsion system. The ship also features world-class
Outstanding directional stability and a top speed of 30 knots – these are the most important features of the new pilot cutters operated by the Cuxhaven Piloting Association on assignments in the North Sea. The first vessel, the `Frya´, is currently undergoing trials and the second, the `Fresena´, wi
China Rongsheng Heavy Industries Group Holdings Limited has announced that it has received a 10+10 157,000 DWT Suezmax tankers shipbuilding order from Global Union Shipping Limited. The order further consolidates the position of the Group as the largest Suezmax shipbuilder in China and the world’s s
Green Yachts, an Italian design studio, presents a 24 metre concept that interprets the classic Riviera yacht for modern environmental sensibilities. The project Greenyachts Zero 80 was born from the pencil of Italian architects to cover the range of displacement boats market within 24 meters length
Bumi Armada’s subsidiary, Armada TGT Ltd, signs Facility Agreement with seven financial institutions for facilities totalling USD341.1 million (MYR1.08 billion equivalent) to finance costs related to the conversion and installation of the FPSO Armada TGT 1 for deployment in the Te Giac Trang Field,
CTRM Aero Composites Sdn Bhd has been encouraged and supported as an internationally recognized expert in composites research and technology by Indonesia-based North Sea Boats (NSB). In cooperative interaction with NSB, they develop, manufacture, market, sell and service advanced technology composit
