Vroon Offshore Services (VOS) have taken delivery of a new addition to their offshore fleet. The VOS Triton, a 1,400 dwt anchor handling tug support (AHTS) vessel built at the Fujian Shipyard in China, was delivered on 22 August 2011, in China. The vessel will operate out of Singapore and will be ma
The Shipping Corporation of India Ltd. (SCI) accepted delivery of a 80 T BP Anchor Handling, Towing & Supply vessel “m.v. SCI Panna” today, 23rd August, 2011. SCI had signed contracts for acquisition of four nos. newbuilding 80 T BP Anchor Handling, Towing & Supply vessels with Bharati Shipyard Lim
The last vessel in the newbuilding program for K Line Offshore AS, the PSV KL Barentsfjord, was delivered from building yard STX OSV Brevik on 28th June 2011. In July 2011 KL Barentsfjord was named in Pollen being the inner harbour of Arendal. The naming ceremony at the docks in the middle of the ci
Danaos Corporation, a leading international owner of containerships, announced that on August 22, 2011, it took delivery of one more newly built containership, the CMA CGM TANCREDI, expanding its operational fleet to a total of 57 containerships aggregating 274,089 TEU. The CMA CGM TANCREDI, built a
Launching ceremony for 69.9m Anchor Handling TugSupply Vessel YX3137 built for Tidewater was held in Yuexin Shipyard. Andy Tunnah, the Project Superintendent of Tidewater and Mr. Tan Weibo, the Board Director of Yuexin Company and other senior managers attended the ceremony. The vessel was launched
Russia’s State Arms Program 2011-2020 provides construction of ten Project 885 Yasen nuclear-powered attack submarines, reports ITAR-TASS referring to a source in Military Industrial Committee at Russian Government. The mentioned submarines will be armed with supersonic cruise missiles, such as Onyx
Cochin Shipyard Naming ceremony for two ships , the naming ceremony of two Platform Supply Ships (PSV) BY 83 and BY 84 was conducted at a glittering ceremony held at Cochin Shipyard. These ships were named Brage Supplier and Brage Trader respectively by Ms. Siri Kleiveland, wife of Mr. Sigfinn Bartz
Songa Offshore SE announced that the Company has finalized a new bank facility in the amount of USD 420 million. The new facility has a repayment profile of 8.5 years and will be used to finance the delivery of the ultra-deepwater semisubmersible Songa Eclipse, currently ready for delivery from Juro
Jack-Up Barge has announced signing a multi-year charter agreement with the German BARD Group for Jack-Up Barge’s Self Elevating Platforms JB-115 and JB-117. The contract is valued at in excess of EUR 100 million. Both platforms will be deployed in the BARD Offshore 1 offshore wind farm – the larges
On August 13th 2011, the tugboat building no.620 project 16609 was launched. During current year the tug will be delivered to the customer – Free Port of Riga. Azimuth tug of 16609 design is intended for harbor, coastal and offshore towing and berthing operations as well as for firefighting operatio
69.9m AHTS-BOYD TIDE YX3133 built by Yuexin Shipbuilding Company for Tidewater Marine has been delivered successfully, The vessel was built strictly based on the requirements of owner, ABS, and IMO. With protective double shells, water and oil are separated to prevent the environmental pollution. Wi
The Indian Navy added to its striking capabilities yesterday by commissioning its second indigenously designed and built warship… (gulf-times) [mappress] Source: gulf-times, August 22, 2011;
The U.S. Coast Guard’s second, 154-foot Fast Response Cutter, the Richard Etheridge, was launched at Bollinger Shipyards in Lockport, La., Thursday, marking a significant milestone in the Coast Guard’s acquisition of the Sentinel- class patrol boats. While in the water, the cutter will undergo a ser
Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft’s latest newbuilding, “Seatruck Progress” (Hull No. 746), was today successfully named and launched. She is the first of four identical ships ordered by the English shipping company Seatruck Ferries Ltd. “Building four ships one after another for a single custome
