Hanjin Shipping is to take delivery of five 13,000-TEU ships for a total of $850 million from an undisclosed shipyard… (Eximin) [mappress] Source: Eximin, August 8, 2011.
North Atlantic Drilling Ltd., in which Seadrill has a 75 percent ownership, has taken delivery of the new harsh environment jack-up drilling rig, West Elara from Jurong Shipyard in Singapore. The rig is expected to depart Singapore on August 11th and arrive at Westcon Shipyard in Ølen, Norway in ear
The Navy took delivery of PCU California (SSN 781) from Huntington Ingalls Industries – Newport News Shipbuilding (HII–NNS), Aug. 7, more than eight months earlier than the scheduled contract delivery date. “The quality and professionalism of our Navy/shipbuilding team is evident in California’s out
China Rongsheng Heavy Industries Group HoldingsLimited,announced that it has recently secured orders for 2+2 6600TEU containerships from a major European shipowner. Mr. Chen Qiang, Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director of China Rongsheng Heavy Industries, said, “This is the third group of s
Knutsen NYK Offshore Tankers (KNOT) has during a couple of months contracted three shuttle tankers that will be built at Huyndai Heavy Industries in Korea. The first shuttle tanker will be 157,000 dWt and will be delivered end 2012. The shipping company has signed a contract with Spanish oil company
BMT Nigel Gee Ltd, a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd, the leading international maritime design, engineering and risk management consultancy, announces that it has won an order for the design of a 25m all electric, 150 passenger ferry in China. In order to demonstrate the practical use of a battery powe
Wärtsilä, the marine industry’s leading solutions provider, will supply the main engines for the first series of eight ‘Bangkok-max’ container ships being built at the Guangzhou Wenchong Shipyard in China, thus establishing these engines as the standard for this type of vessel. The ships will serve
U.S. Navy officials view the four-month milestone maintenance of the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) USS Freedom — which started the last week of July… (aviationweek) [mappress] Source: aviationweek, August 8, 2011
Barge building is providing one Whangarei engineering firm with a welcome boost to business – and 15 extra jobs.Whangarei Engineering Company is halfway through a contract to build four barges for a nickel mining firm in Noumea. They are due to be completed by the end of September. It is positive fo
After the successful project of constructing the first 90 meter jack-up rig in Vietnam, PV Shipyard announced that it has been appointed by Petrovietnam to build another 90 meter jack-up rig and a new tender barge. Vietsovpetro is the project owner of the second made-in-Vietnam jack-up rig. The proj
The National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia announces that its 80% owned subsidiary company The National Chemical Carriers Ltd. Co. (NCC) received on Thursday, 4th August 2011 in Korea a new chemical tanker named NCC SAFA with DWT of 45,000 tons from SHINAsb (previously SLS) of South Korea, as par
On July 28, 2011, Harvey Gulf International Marine’s Board of Directors approved the construction of the first United States flagged LNG Offshore Supply Vessels. Harvey Gulf International Marine’s Chairman & CEO Shane J. Guidry stated that this is another example of Harvey Gulf’s commitment to meet
South Boats Special Projects Ltd. and Iceni Marine Services Ltd. announce that the two companies have signed a contract for the construction of a South Catamaran 14m RRV to be named ‘Iceni Pride’. The ‘Iceni Pride’ is a first of class South Catamaran 14m RRV developed from the very successful 12m RR
The 105.000 Dwt shuttle tanker M/T Recife Knutsen was delivered on August 3rd 2011 from COSCO Nantong Shipyard to Knutsen NYK Offshore Tankers AS (KNOT). Like her sister vessel M/T Fortaleza Knutsen, that was delivered from the yard March 30th this year, she will sail under technical management of K
