AVEVA, a leader in engineering design and information management solutions for the plant, power and marine industries, announced it will hold a technical user seminar for all AVEVA Marine and Tribon customers. This regional event is open to companies in Northern, Central and Eastern Europe, and will
The Naming ceremony of CX0408 – ‘SHANG DIAN XIANG AN 8’ has been successfully carried out at Chengxi Shipyard, Jiangyin China on the 20th of October 2o11.This was the last of four 45,000dwt bulk-carriers for the same owner at the shipyard. Although, this project took place at two different sites (Ch
The Board of Directors of Attica Group announced the delivery of the new-built Ro-Pax vessel Blue Star Delos which was built at Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., Ltd, of Korea. Blue Star Delos is the first of two vessels ordered in June 2009 and has overall length 145.50 meters, a speed
The U.S. Navy announced the launch of the first Egyptian Navy Fast Missile Craft (FMC) from VT Halter Marine’s Pascagoula, Miss., shipyard, Oct. 20, marking a key milestone in the ship’s construction process. The primary mission of the FMC is to conduct independent and joint operations, primarily ag
The signing ceremony of the shipbuilding contract for “The World First Pure LNG Propulsion Multipurpose Vessel” was held in Shanghai on the afternoon of October 18th. Tsuji has signed the related contracts with Norlines and Rolls-royce. Norlines, with the support from the Norwegian’s Authorities dev
On the morning of Oct. 21st, 2011, the Delivery Ceremony of COSLINNOVATOR was successfully held in Yantai. It is the second deep water semi-submersible drilling platform built by Yantai CIMC Raffles Offshore Ltd. (hereafter refers to CIMC Raffles) for COSL Drilling Europe AS (hereafter refers to CDE
An significant construction milestone occurred today when the keel for the new Royal Princess was laid in the building dock at the… (CruiseIndustryNews) [mappress] Source: CruiseIndustryNews, October 21, 2011
Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd (ST Engineering) today announced that its marine arm, ST Marine, has incorporated a wholly owned subsidiary, ST Marine (Wuhan) Engineering Design Consultancy Co. Ltd. (ST Marine Wuhan EDC), in China. Strategically based in Wuhan, ST Marine Wuhan EDC will streng
Russian State Duma has adopted a draft law stimulating Russian shipowners for fleet renewal, placing orders at Russian shipyards, and registration of ships in Russian International Register of Vessels (RIRV). Amendments are introduced into Inland Water Transport and Merchant Shipping Code, Tax and L
South Boats Special Projects Ltd. and Seacat Services Ltd. announce that the two companies have signed a contract for the construction of four further vessels, 2 x South Catamaran 24m WFSV to be named ‘Seacat Resolute’ and ‘Seacat Vigilant’ and two further vessels, which have been allocated build sl
St. Petersburg-based Central Design Bureau “Iceberg” is finalizing the design of a universal icebreaker of capacity of 60 MW, Atomflot said. (PortNews) [mappress] Source: PortNews, October 20, 2011
The National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy (NSPS) Secretariat today announced the results of a Request for Proposals to build large ships for Canada. This strategy will create jobs and generate significant economic benefits in shipbuilding and related industries across Canada. This will involve
Arctech Helsinki Shipyard has started construction of two new icebreakers for Russia’s largest shipping company Sovcomflot. (BarentsObserver) [mappress] Source: BarentsObserver, October 19, 2011
Cargotec has confirmed a contract worth around EUR 25 million from a Chinese shipyard to deliver 104 MacGregor cargo handling cranes for 26 bulk carriers. The cranes will be delivered during 2012 and 2013, majority in 2013. The order is booked in the third quarter of 2011. “The ordered cranes are Ma
