In September Atlas Ship Delivery already brought the former passenger vessels from Sweden to Hardinxveld (The Netherlands) where the twins will be upgraded to luxury offshore energy accommodation vessels. Atlas Ship Delivery has now also been awarded with the management of these vessels by the owner
The re-commissioning of the 10,000 hP Cutter Suction Dredge Eastern Aurora, owned by the largest Australian owned dredging contractor Hall Contracting Pty Ltd, has been finalised with successful sea trials off Batam, Indonesia. The sea trial involved running all systems on board at capacity at a loc
The unique fuel conversion of the product tanker ‘Bit Viking’, from heavy fuel oil to gas operation, has been finalised and in October the vessel was handed over to the customer, Tarbit Shipping. The re-commissioned vessel is operated by Statoil along the Norwegian coastline, and the conversion carr
TORM has entered into an agreement to cancel one MR product tanker newbuilding, which was scheduled for delivery in March 2013. The parties have agreed not to disclose the terms. “TORM has cancelled an MR newbuilding as part of the Company’s overall plan to preserve cash and delever the balance shee
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has announced that recent modifications to its Azipod propulsion unit frame design have seen hydrodynamic efficiency improved by more than two per cent. The modifications include a newly optimized Azipod fin shape and a new pod cap structure, c
An official steel cutting ceremony, marking the start of construction of the first of two VLCC (Very Large Crude Carrier) tankers ordered by SCF Group, took place in China on 14 November 2011. The ceremony was held at Bohai Shipbuilding Heavy Industry Co. and was attended by Sergey Popravko, Sovcomf
On 15th November 2011, simple Naming Ceremony for Hull No. S058 the 56,000 DWT Bulk Carrier took place at the bridge. At the ceremony, the vessel was officially named “Hanjin Rostock” under attendance of representatives from Owner – Hi Investment & Securities, Hanjin SM, KR and HVS. Afterwards, the
Kleven Maritime has signed a contract with Myklebusthaug Offshore, Norway, on the building of a new multipurpose offshore service vessel. The vessel is to be built at Kleven Yard in Ulsteinvik, Norway, and will be the first vessel to incorporate new, advanced technology leading to significantly redu
Iran plans to invest $35 million for construction of its first vessel designed to deal with oil spills, Tehran Times reported. This vessel will be one of the largest of its kind and it will be constructed by Iran Shipbuilding & Offshore Industries Complex Company (ISOICO) in cooperation with Norwegi
DSME started construction of the fifth Royal Dock, which will be the biggest floating dock in the world, on 1st November. The steel cutting ceremony was held at Daehan Shipbuilding (DS) in the South Korean province of South Jeolla. The No.5 Royal Dock construction has been undertaken because of the
The Herøy-based company has signed a contract with Supply Service for delivery of a vessel of Havyard 832 L design to the Faroe Islands and shipowner Tummas Justinussen. This will be the fourth ship of a Havyard design heading to the Faroe Islands and it is the third Supply Service vessel being buil
Dung Quat Shipbuilding Industry Company Limited (DQS) has safely received three large tonnage crane vessels named Truong Sa, Hoang Sa, and Con Son of Vietsovpetro owner into No.1 dry dock. Specifications of the three vessels as follows: Hoang Sa crane barge: Length: 125m, Breadth: 36m, deadweight 9.
Hamworthy has underscored its position as the world’s leading supplier of inert gas systems by winning contracts to install its technology on 21 LNG carriers under construction in South Korea. The contracts have been secured with Norwegian owners Golar, AWILCO and Höegh LNG, and Greek owners MaranGa
Country’s leading shipbuilding company, Western Marine Shipyard, will build four ships for the German owner. Managing Director of Western Marine Shipyard Ltd Sakhawat Hossain has recently signed an agreement with Managing Director of Netherlands based MK Shipping BV Mr. M. Vedder in Hamburg, Germany
