Hyundai Heavy Industries, the world’s biggest shipbuilder and a leading marine engine manufacturer, won orders to supply HiMSEN marine engines for drillships for major offshore drilling companies including Noble Drilling Holding LLC., Diamond Offshore Drilling Ltd. The 98 HiMSEN engines, worth USD
IHI Corp. said Wednesday that it has developed a low-emission container ship that can run on liquefied natural gas in addition… (nikkei) [mappress] Source: nikkei, September 1, 2011.
New sea-going ice-class tug was launched at Khabarovsk Shipyard on Aug 26. The solemn launching ceremony was attended by the shipyard’s directors, representatives of Khabarovsk Territory Government, Russian Navy, and Khabarovsk eparchy. Deputy minister of regional industry and transport Sergei Ivash
N.E.I. Treatment Systems announced today the receipt of its first order from Bohai Shipbuilding Heavy Industry for two Venturi Oxygen Stripping(TM) (VOS) Ballast Water Treatment Systems (BWTS) to be installed aboard two 320,000 DWT VLCCs being built for Sovcomflot. Bohai is a subsidiary of the China
GulfMark Offshore, Inc. announce the initiation of a vessel construction program. The first three vessels in the program will be built by Remontowa Shipbuilding SA in Gdansk, Poland, and consists of two 1000 square meter deck area platform supply vessels of the MMC887CD design and one MMC879CD desig
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. announced yesterday that its Ingalls Shipbuilding division celebrated the “start of fabrication” of the U.S. Coast Guard’s fourth National Security Cutter, Hamilton (WMSL 753). The shipbuilding milestone signifies that 100 tons of steel have been cut and fabricate
IHC Merwede B.V. announces that it will hold naming and launch ceremony of the trailing suction hopper dredger, CHANG JIANG KOU 01, on Saturday 10 September 2011. The ship is being built for Yangtze Estuary Waterway Administration Bureau MOT at the IHC Dredgers yard, Smitweg 6, 2960 AA Kinderdijk, T
Hanjin Heavy Industries-Philippines (HHIP), the country’s largest shipbuilder, announced that it will undergoing a USD1 billion program… (positivenewsmedia) [mappress] Source: positivenewsmedia, August 30, 2011;
The newest additions to the U.S. Geological Survey’s fleet of large research vessels will be dedicated and delivered at a formal shipbuilding ceremony in Cleveland on Wednesday. Anne Castle, U.S. Department of the Interior Assistant Secretary for Water and Science, and Marcia McNutt, USGS Director,
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., working on the world’s largest container ships, said mega-sized vessels’ greater fuel… (Bloomberg) [mappress] Source: Bloomberg, August 30, 2011.
Russia delays delivery of the second trio of Talwar-class stealth frigates, said Indian defense minister A.K. Antony in the interview to Rajya Sabha. Delivery date of three Russian frigates Tag (“Saber”), Tarkash (“Quiver”), and Trikand (“Bow”) built for Indian Navy will be postponed for 12-14 month
Launching ceremony of new tanker, named Gobustan, took place on August 27, 2011 at Besiktas Shipyard, Yalova (Turkey). PALMALI is committed to providing a professional ship management service in a competent cost effective manner, in order to meet the requirements of its customers as well as discharg
Two 47 metre high speed catamaran ferries departed Austal’s Henderson shipyard this week bound for Guadeloupe, where they will shortly commence operations for long-standing Austal customer L’Express des Iles. Austal was selected by L’Express des Iles in June 2010 for the design and construction of t
Oman Drydock Company (ODC) has finalised plans for the addition of a floating dock to its world-class ship repair yard at Duqm on the Wusta… (omanobserver) [mappress] Source: omanobserver, August 29, 2011;
