China Rongsheng Heavy Industries Group Holdings Limited, a large heavy industries group in China, announced that the first Panamax bulk carrier ordered by Minsheng Financial Leasing Co., Ltd. (“MSFL”) was christened as “Guo Yuan 8” at the Group’s Nantong production base on 28 October. The leasing of
Today, the DEME-group (Dredging, Environmental and Marine Engineering) launched the self-propelled cutter suction dredger, AMBIORIX, one of the most powerful and advanced cutter suction dredgers in the world. The launching ceremony took place at the IHC Merwede shipyard in Hardinxveld-Giessendam, Th
Today Jumbo Offshore and Holland Shipyards have signed an agreement for the construction and delivery of a mobile offshore accommodation module for 50 persons. This module will be used by Jumbo Offshore when large installation jobs are contracted and the existing on-board accommodation does not suff
Tata NYK Shipping Pte Ltd will purchase three new dry bulk cargo carriers from Japanese yards as part of a plan to expand fleet to ship at l… P.Manoj (LiveMint) [mappress] Source: LiveMint, October 28, 2011
Fukuyama Tsuneishi Shipyard of Tsuneishi Shipbuilding Co. launched “ZEN-NOH GRAIN MAGNOLIA”, an 82,000 DWT-type Kamsarmax bulk carrier for Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd, on October 26, 2011. The vessel will be involved in long-term service carrying grain to “K” Line’s esteemed customer National Federati
On Monday 21 November 2011, the Danish Academy of Technical Sciences – ATV – will be hosting a stakeholder meeting at A.P. Møller-Mærsk on the industry’s demands for the naval architecture and marine engineering educations of the future. The Danish Maritime Fund has tasked the ATV, under the guidanc
The building program of Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft is on schedule: only about two months after the launching of the “Seatruck Progress”, today yard no. 747 “Seatruck Power” was named and launched into the waters of the Flensburg fjord. She will be followed by two further identical sister ves
The Russian Ministry of Transport is ordering four new icebreakers worth a total of 79 billion RUB. A contract on the construction of the ve… (79 billion Russian rubles = 2.642155 billion U.S. dollars) (BarentsObserver) Source: BarentsObserver, October 28, 2011
Cunard Line has released details of the planned refit of the company’s flagship Queen Mary 2, in preparation for her eighth birthday in Jan… (CruiseIndustryNews) [mappress] Source: CruiseIndustryNews, October 28, 2011
On Thursday October 27th at Shipyard Koninklijke Niestern Sander in Delfzijl he launching of m.v. Eeborg (yardnumber 843) took place. Christening and namegiving were done by mrs. Aitkul Samakova.This vessel, with regard to her measurements, is the largest built by KNS on the landside of the dikes. A
Sembcorp Marine’s subsidiary Sembawang Shipyard, in a consortium arrangement with PT Scorpa Pranedya, has secured a US$300 million Floating Storage Offloading (FSO) tanker conversion contract from Mobil Cepu Ltd, a subsidiary of Exxon Mobil Corporation, contractor for the Indonesian Oil and Gas Regu
Lockheed Martin,led industry team, held a keel-laying ceremony at Marinette Marine’s shipyard for the future USS Milwaukee, the U.S. Navy’s fifth Littoral Combat Ship (LCS). The term, lay the keel, in shipbuilding language, means the beginning of a significant undertaking, which is the start of the
On Saturday, October 22, the shipbuilders of General Dynamics Bath Iron Works, a subsidiary of General Dynamics , completed the largest and most complex ship module movement ever executed at the shipyard. The mid-forebody section of Zumwalt, the lead ship of the DDG-1000 class of guided missile de
16900DWT BC, being built for Polish Steamship Co., by SF shipyard, completed a series of inspection items during the sea trial successfully and smoothly came back to anchor at NO.2 quay at about 2:00 pm on October 20. This vessel is 148.80m in LOA, 140.80m in LPP, 23.60m in molded breath and 12.50m
