Winland Ocean Shipping Corp, a global shipping Company, today took delivery of the company’s first new 57,000 DWT bulk carrier named “Fon Tai” . The Chairman and management executives of the Company attended the ship christening ceremony at the shipyard. “Fon Tai” was constructed by Jiangsu New Hant
On 30 November 2011, Van Oord performed the naming ceremony for its new Damen Multi Cat 3213 ‘Oceanus’. The Oceanus is the biggest Multi Cat ever built by Damen Shipyards and the first of its type. A sister vessel ‘Cronus’ is to be delivered April 2012, one month before the contractual delivery date
In Q1 2013 Fugro will take delivery of a new-built vessel, M/V Fugro Pioneer, the first of Fugro’s dedicated Offshore Survey Costal Vessel series. Featured on Stand 11121 at EWEA Offshore Amsterdam, the new vessel will operate in North-West European waters. Designed to Fugro specifications and fitte
Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company and China’s Bestway Engineering, have today unveiled a range of energy efficient ship designs which have been produced to meet the future requirements of the global merchant shipping industry. The new highly efficient ship designs have been produced usin
With a splash of champagne on steel, NOL Group welcomed the future of global trade at Hyundai Heavy Industries’ Ulsan docks today. The Singapore-based shipping and logistics giant christened the 350-meter APL Chongqing and prepared to launch a sister ship the APL Gwangyang, tomorrow. At 10,000-TEUs
FREMM frigate Aquitaine berthed at DCNS’s Lorient shipyard on Friday 25 November after three weeks of successful sea trials, during which DCNS teams pursued integration and testing of the combat system under the supervision of the French defence procurement agency (DGA). The ship is to be delivered
Australian ship builder Strategic Marine has confirmed its position as a major supplier of vessels to the Malaysian offshore oil and gas sector, securing a contract to build two 40 metre crew boats for Syarikat Borcos Shipping Sdn Bhd. On delivery of the vessels mid next year, Borcos Shipping will b
Incat Crowther announcse a contract to design a 461 passenger 32m Catamaran Ferry, to be constructed by Seacrest Marine in Thailand. The new vessel will be the sixth vessel designed by Incat Crowther for Lomprayah, following on from the 29m catamaran ferries Thongslah and Koh Prab, which have been v
On November 25th, delivery and acceptance documents for 1#16.900 DWT BC (Hull No.SF080101), the first one among eight sister vessels being built for POLSTEAM Company by SF shipyard, was successfully signed. This vessel is the first of eight sister vessels contracted between Polsteam Company and SF s
Dockwise Ltd today announces it has reached agreement with Offshore Oil Engineering Co. Ltd. (COOEC) to act as manager of COOEC’s new build type 1 marine transportation vessel for all third party projects. The new vessel, a semi-submersible, currently under construction at China Merchants Yard in Sh
International Shipping and Logistics, a step-down subsidiary of Tata Steel, will soon buy two ships for about $50 million… (The Hindu Business Line) [mappress] Source: The Hindu Business Line, November 30, 2011
Alnmaritec, the specialist aluminium boat builder based in the North East of the UK, announced today at the EWEA Offshore 2011 exhibition that it has been awarded a contract for two of it’s new Wave Master class of wind farm support vessels. The new order was placed by North Sea Logistics one of the
Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has been awarded new contracts with a potential value of $650 million by Petrobras, a world leader in deep and ultra-deep water oil and gas exploration and production, to support its production activities offshore Brazil. Rolls-Royce will supply Petrobr
The Coast Guard on Wednesday launched its third Sentinel-class, Fast Response Cutter, the William Flores, at Bollinger Shipyards, Lockport, La. The launch of the William Flores into the waters of Bayou Lafourche marks a production milestone as the Fast Response Cutter readies for sea trials, deliver
