A new vessel being built at Japanese shipyard Naikai Zosen Corporation for shipowner Nissho Shipping Co., Ltd. became the first vessel to receive approval from the Panama Maritime Authority (PMA) In accordance with part 7.3.2.2 of the IMSBC code governing carriage of cargoes which may liquefy on 17
In October Cargotec secured two contracts worth around EUR 15 million for complete MacGregor RoRo access and transfer systems for deepsea Container/RoRo (ConRo) vessels. “Both of these contracts are for vessels that will carry general and project cargo, as well as various type of RoRo cargo, and thi
Huntington Ingalls Industries announced today that the company’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division has been awarded a $13 million contract for continued work on the U.S. Navy’s Zumwalt(DDG 1000) class of destroyers. This is a modification to a previously awarded contract. “This contract modification pro
BAE Systems has joined with Mid Ocean Tanker Company (MOTC) to launch the American Phoenix, a U.S. Flag/Jones Act product chemical tanker. Measuring 616 feet long and 105 feet wide, it is largest vessel ever launched from the State of Alabama. It has a draft of 36 feet and a cargo capacity of 49,000
Swire Pacific Offshore Operations (Pte) Ltd welcomed Pacific Hawk to the fleet last month on a long-term bareboat charter. Pacific Hawk is a 4700 DWT, DP2 classified Platform Supply Vessel (PSV) with 1000m2 of deck space. Built by Universal Shipbuilding Corporation to the STX 09 design at the Maizur
One of the leading shipbuilders in the world, Samsung Heavy Industries, has selected Amarcon to provide an integrated Wave and Motion Monitoring System for four new build Shuttle Tankers. The vessels shall be operated by Teekay. Part of the scope of supply is a wave radar interface module that is ab
LNG, as a promising fuel alternative, has not been used for container vessels. DSME and Germanischer Lloyd (GL) have proved the feasibility of running large container vessels on LNG in a recently completed joint project. At a press conference held during the Kormarine Trade Fair in Busan, both parti
Wärtsilä, the marine industry’s leading solutions provider, has been awarded the contract to supply the engines and propulsion equipment for six new Ro-Ro container vessels being built for NSCSA, the National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia. The ships are being built at the MIPO shipyard in South K
Huntington Ingalls, Inc., Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, Va., is being awarded an $83,739,829 cost-plus-fixed-fee modification to previously awarded contract (N62793-07-C-0001) to exercise an option for the fiscal 2012 continuation of advance planning efforts to prepare and make ready for
Sartor Offshore AS, Norway based company annaunced that it has take delivery of new addition in its fleet. Offshore Vessel Ocean Alden has been delivered from Wison Heavy Industry, and will begin its voyage to Norway in a few days. Ocean Alden (VS 465) represents a multi role FSV designed by V&S (No
SPAIN’S shipyards, which provide direct and indirect employment for 20,000 workers, have been hard hit by the recession… (euroweeklynews) [mappress] Source: euroweeklynews, October 31, 2011
On 29th October, 2011, Steel Cutting Ceremony for the 56,000 DWT Bulk Carrier having Hull No. S049 has been organized at the Steel Processing Shop of Hyundai-Vinashin Shipyard (HVS). The ceremony was graced by the attendance of representatives from Ship Owner, DNV and HVS. The S049 is the 4th order
Karachi Shipyard and Engineering Works (KSEW) will build a Fast Attack Craft (FAC) for Pakistan Navy in collaboration with the Chinese compa… (brecorder) [mappress] Source: brecorder, October 31, 2011
STX OSV Holdings Limited, one of the major global designers and shipbuilders of offshore and specialized vessels, announced that it has secured new contracts for the construction of four Platform Supply Vessels (PSV) for Island Offshore. The combined value of all four contracts exceeds NOK 1 billion
