The first in a series of four new designated IMT950 emergency response and rescue vessels (ERRV’s) “Grampian Don” was launched at Balenciaga Shipyard in Spain on Tuesday this week. North Star Shipping, a division of the Craig Group, will use the brand new vessel to replace older tonnage. Principal C
Russian Maritime Register of Shipping accepted the tugboat “RB-43” building no. 926 of project 90600. At the moment the tug is transported by inland waterways to Novorossiysk, after that the tug will be put into operation at Black Sea Fleet. Azimuth tug of 90600 design is intended for harbor, coasta
Orders for liquefied natural gas tankers are surging with new LNG supply from Qatar and Peru and a tripling of day-rates for such ships now… (guardian) [mappress] Source: guardian, August 18, 2011;
LEHNKERING Reederei GmbH is adding a modern double-hulled gas tanker to its inland waterway fleet. The newly constructed liquid gas vessel LRG GAS 88 picked up its first load in the Netherlands and is currently being used to ship propylene and propane. LRG GAS 88 is the 17th vessel in the company’s
On the afternoon of August 12, the signing and listing ceremony of the alliance of Yiu Lian Dockyards Ltd and Wartsila Marine Business observed the grand opening on Mazhou Island, Mr. Guido Pfister, the vice president of Wartsila Repair Service (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. as well as Mr. Cheng Xueqi, the ge
The Staten Island Ferry will receive $2,340,000 in federal funding for a pilot program for conversion from diesel fuel to liquefied natural… [mappress] Source: silive, August 18, 2011;
BAE Systems Southeast Shipyards announced its first contract to build a new ship from scratch at its Mobile River facility… (al) [mappress] Source: al, August 19, 2011
Yesterday the Feadship Royal Van Lent shipyard launched the stunning fifth F45 superyacht, named Helix. She is the first yacht in the series with the Nautical interior theme, which features a modern mix of light fabric covered walls in mahogany wooden frames and a high contrast in carefully selected
To serve the Asian customers even better, Kongsberg Maritime today opened a new factory in Zhenjiang, China. Both representatives from KONGSBERG and the Chinese authorities were present during the opening of the 25.000 square meters factory. “The opening of this large and modern factory is an import
AVEVA, a leader in engineering design and information management solutions for the plant, power and marine industries, today announced it has joined the OpenHCM (Hull Conditioning Monitoring) Consortium, an initiative to increase ship safety though transparent electronic processing of assessment dat
In August 2011, Macduff received an order from the Russian Leningrad shipyard “Pella” to produce a concept design for a new 46m autoliner. The design will be based on previous autoliner designs produced by the company but incorporating the latest trends in hull design. This order represents the firs
With a $30-billion national shipyard contract decision coming in September, CBC News has learned that if needed, any Irving shipyard… (cbc) [mappress] Source: cbc, August 18, 2011;
On August 10th 2011, MV “SENDA J” was taken over from the shipyard and charter employment was commenced under the charter name MV “INDUSTRIAL FAITH”. Herm Jüngerhans traveled to China in order to accept the delivery and receive the necessary documents and certificates. He praised the high quality of
Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has won an order to design and equip two UT 735 SE offshore supply vessels for Brasil Supply. The order is worth £15 million to Rolls-Royce. The contract includes vessel design and an integrated Rolls-Royce equipment system including propulsion, deck ma
