Caterpillar Marine Power Systems was recently selected to provide 2x 6 M 25 C and 2x 9 M 25 C propulsion engines for an Ostensjo Rederi AS offshore supply newbuild. Each 6 M 25 C engine will provide 2000 kW @ 750 rpm. The 9 M 25 C will each provide 3000 kW @ 750 […]
DSME has now hit the 11 billion dollar mark which was the sales target for this year by winning new orders. DSME won a new order for one fixed offshore platform with Chevron, the global oil company on 14th October. The value of this contract is approximately 1.4 billion dollars. The next day, DSME [
LEHNKERING has held a naming ceremony for two newly constructed gas tankers. In addition to LRG GAS 88, which has been operating since August 2011, the sister vessel LRG GAS 89, which has exactly the same design, will now complement the gas tanker fleet operated by the LEHNKERING Reederei. Dr. Angel
Aker Philadelphia Shipyard, a leading U.S. commercial shipyard, held a ceremonial keel laying this morning for Ship 017, the 13th product tanker being built at the yard. Following long held shipbuilding tradition, coins were placed on one of the keel blocks that support the vessel during constructi
On 24th October 2011, HVS has honorably hosted Naming ceremony for Hull No. S030- the 37,000 DWT Bulk Carrier – under attendance of representatives from Owner, DNV, HVS as well as Sponsor, Mrs. Marcia Garcia Simionato (from Brazil). The Hull No. S030, officially named “Nord Rotterdam” by Mrs. Simion
Acceptance certificates of two Project 10412 patrol ships (serial numbers 044 and 045) built for Vietnamese Navy were signed on Oct 20 at Almaz Shipbuilding Firm. These are third and fourth hulls of Project 10410 Svetlyak export version. First two ships were delivered to Vietnam in 2002. Both ships
Courage Marine has grabbed a 57,000 dwt supramax bulk carrier currently under construction at a Chinese yard for $26.6m… (Seatrade-Asia) [mappress] Source: Seatrade-Asia, October 25, 2011
On Oct.18th the steel cutting ceremony for 320,000 DWT Crude Oil Tanker J0132, which will be built by Zhongji Shipyard as a subsidiary company of Jinhai Heavy Industry, was held at cutting and processing site in joint workshop. Vice President of Zhongji Shipyard Mr. Xia Zhen and Senior Surveyor from
Voith has received an order for a number of bow thrusters and retractable stern thrusters from Koninklijke De Vries, a division of Feadship. The bow and stern thrusters are for various new buildings which are being built at their yards in Aalsmeer and Makkum. Koninklijke De Vries has ordered a total
After Chinese National Day, SF Ship Engineering Co., Ltd has realized three important nodes—two vessels delivered and one vessel launched. 15#57000DWT BC, built for German CONTI Company, was named & delivered at No.2 quay of shipyard. This vessel is 189.99m in LOA, 185.00m in LPP, 32.26m in moulded
On 21 October at the slip of PJSC Kherson shipyard keel laying of the first product tanker of a series, project RST27, for SVL group of companies, Malta, took place. The ship design has been developed by the Marine Engineering Bureau (Odessa). Tanker is designed for mixed (river-sea) carriage of bul
China Shipping Development Company (CSDC) has splashed RMB700m ($110m) to buy four bulk carriers of 45,000 dwt each from Chinese shipyards… (Seatrade-Asia) [mappress] Source: Seatrade-Asia, October 25, 2011
Miclyn Express Offshore (“MIO”) announces that it has entered into an agreement to purchase four new Crew/Utility Vessels from a Singaporean shipyard. Two vessels will be delivered in December 2011, with the remaining two to be delivered in April 2012. These vessels are targeted for deployment in th
A Lockheed Martin -led industry team completed Builder’s Sea Trials for Fort Worth, the nation’s third littoral combat ship. The trials – a coordinated effort between the U.S. Navy and the Lockheed Martin team including Marinette Marine Corporation (MMC) – were conducted in the waters of Green Bay a
