Dales Marine Services has taken another significant step forward in the development of activity at its Leith dry dock, with work there for the first time on a fishing vessel. The Fraserburgh pelagic trawler, Christina S, hasdocked to undergo a wash, painting and the fitting of a new transducer durin
Commander of Iran’s Navy Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari says the country’s naval forces plan to build “modern submarines” for a stronger Ir… (presstv) [mappress] Source: presstv, May 26, 2011;
Oshima Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. and DNV announced the completion of the first milestone of a joint programme to develop the ECO-Ship 2020, a concept design for an open hatch bulk carrier (OHBC) developed to significantly lower fuel costs, meet or exceed regulatory standards and improve commercial perf
Condition monitoring for hull and machinery can generate great advantages for shipping lines. Switching to need based maintenance schedules can reduce downtime and increase vessel profitability by preventing unnecessary maintenance, offering early warning of equipment failure and avoiding misguided
Drydocks World, the well established ship repair, conversion and new building Group announced that it has signed a contract with Mumbai-India based construction group, Afcons Infrastructure to provide detail engineering, procurement, construction and delivery of a Self Elevating Platform AF SEP Samr
Ingalls Shipbuilding, a division of Huntington Ingalls Industries, announced today that it has begun construction on the U.S. Navy’s newest amphibious assault ship, John P. Murtha (LPD 26). The company was recently awarded a $1.5 billion contract to build the USS San Antonio-class ship at the Pascag
Aker Solutions has won two similar contracts, together worth approx. 120 million NOK(USD 21.6 mln), from CQG Oil & Gas Contractors Inc. and CCI Oil & Gas Contractors Inc., for the supply of Pusnes offloading systems(TM) to two FPSOs in the Brazilian market. The offloading systems will be installed o
One Hamburg shipyard, two weeks, several talented designers, 500+ international staffers, 606 crew, and $25 million. Such are the ingredients for the ultra-luxurious redesign of Crystal Cruises’ largest ship, Crystal Serenity. Just completed after a round-the-clock remodel at Germany’s Blohm + Voss
Maritime Craft Services has secured bank funding of more than £20m to expand its fleet of support vessels… (bbc) [mappress] Source: bbc, May 25, 2011;
MTU do Brasil, a wholly-owned Tognum Group subsidiary in South America, has been awarded a contract to supply 16 generator sets for eight floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessels. The contract value is in the low double-digit million US dollar range. The Brazilian oil and gas produc
Nordic Yards, manufacturer of technologically sophisticated and innovative special ships and maritime structures, hands over the type CS 2800 container ship to Hammonia Reederei today. On 19 November 2010, the Hamburg shipping company placed the order with Nordic Yards for the delivery of the ship,
Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha, Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd., the Monohakobi Technology Institute, and Nippon Kaiji Kyokai are to begin in June shipboard tests to verify the effects of a jointly developed hybrid power supply system for vessels. The innovative system will be installed on NYK Line’s
Incat Crowther announce the launch of the 26m catamaran, Cat Cocos Isle of La Digue at Richardson Devine Marine in Hobart. The vessel has successfully completed seas trials, where it proved the efficiency of Incat Crowther’s hull form by exceeding fuel consumption predictions. The 26m, 227 passenger
MODEC, Inc., Mitsui & Co., Ltd. and Mitsubishi Corporation,Mitsubishi, have agreed to invest in building and chartering a floating production, storage, and offloading system (FPSO) to GUARA B.V, a Dutch company belonging to BM-S-9 consortium members. The FPSO will be delivered offshore Brazil and us
