Sembcorp Marine’s subsidiary Jurong Shipyard and Seadrill Limited set a key milestone on November 5, 2011 with the double naming of high-specification, ultra-deepwater semi-submersible drilling rigs West Capricorn and West Leo. The double rig naming – a first for Seadrill and Jurong Shipyard – witne
Leading global shipbuilder and defence prime contractor Austal has acquired a shipyard in the Philippines as part of its strategy to regionalise its manufacturing base for commercial vessels. The $7 million acquisition of the former FBMA Marine shipyard enables Austal to establish shipbuilding opera
Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. announced today that its Board of Directors has approved a new vessel construction program for its wholly-owned subsidiary, Hornbeck Offshore Services, LLC. The Company plans to build sixteen U.S.-flagged 300 class DP-2 new generation offshore supply vessels (“OSV”)
On November 06, 2011, Launching Ceremonies for Hull Nos. S066, S059, S046 successfully took place at Dock No. 2 of Hyundai-Vinashin Shipyard under attendance of representatives from owners, Classes and the Yard. S066 is the first vessel in the series of the two contracted with Hi investment, Korea.
Damen Shipyards will unveil its new Platform Supply Vessel (PSV) at EUROPORT 2011 and will launch a complete PSV range in the next few months. The PSV 3300 E3 is a dedicated supply vessel to transport supplies to oil and gas rigs and is specifically designed to perform safely in adverse weather cond
Western Australian shipbuilder Strategic Marine will expand its presence in the state’s North West, establishing a new facility at the SINWA site in Karratha. The operation has been established to meet the demands of Strategic Marine’s growing number of clients in the offshore oil and gas sector for
Ingalls Shipbuilding, the largest supplier of US surface combatants, has started fabricating its fourth Legend-Class National Security Cutter detail designed using ShipConstructor software. The company has become increasingly efficient during the production of this vessel series. In mid-August, the
Providence Resources P.l.c., (“Providence”) the London (AIM) and Dublin (ESM) listed oil and gas exploration and production company, announced that it has taken delivery of the GSF Arctic III (“Arctic III”) semi-submersible drilling rig for the upcoming appraisal drilling programme at Barryroe. The
Scana Industries ASA has through its subsidiary Scana Volda signed a new contract with STX OSV Trading. The contract value is approx. 24 MNOK for delivery of three gear and propeller systems with remote control for three trawlers of the type FV 01, which is a STX OSV design. The deal also includes a
Incat Crowther announces the launch of a second 27.6m Wave Piercing Catamaran Crew Boat, Topaz Zephyr. Based on the innovative Topaz Zenith, launched in June, Topaz Zephyr has been optimized to provide 24-hour support to offshore oil and gas operations. The vessel differs from the earlier design by
Zyvex Technologies announced on Friday that it has launched a new division, Zyvex Marine. The new division’s mission is to design and build the most advanced maritime platforms in the world. Zyvex Marine shipped its first production boat, a lightweight 54′ vessel, this month. In early 2009, the worl
On Oct.25th, 2011, the 32m ASD TUG named POSH HUMILITY (Hull No.YX3112) built by Yuexin Shipbuilding Company for Posh finished a successful sea trial. The speed reaches 12.34 knots and the ahead bollard pull reaches 64.5 T as well as the astern reaches 62.7 T. Applying the design of ROBERT ALLAN LTD
Italian yacht builder ISA and German design firm Egg & Dart join forces on a relatively new design, an Explorer 58-meter superyacht called “Ranger”. Egg & Dart are actually handling both the exterior and interior designs while ISA will build the vessel. The 58M Ranger is an Explorer styled yacht but
Aibel Thailand has been awarded a letter of intent by Modec. The work is to deliver modules to an offshore production vessel. The estimated value of the contract is 20 million US dollars (approximately NOK 110 million). “This is an important contract to our office in Thailand. It secures work for us
