The German navigation system manufacturer Raytheon Anschütz, together with its exclusive Norwegian distributor Syberg AS, has been awarded a contract for the supply of an advanced Synapsis Integrated Navigation System (INS) to two new state-of-the-art windpark service vessels. The experienced Norweg
TUI Cruises, has taken delivery of the Mein Schiff 3, the first out of two ordered from STX Finland Oy’s Turku Shipyard. Mein Schiff 3 is a sophisticated and highly innovative cruise ship, designed for the German premium-class cruise market. The environmentally friendly Mein Schiff 3 was floated out
EXMAR LPG (EXMAR and TEEKAY LNG PARTNERS Joint Venture) has announced the sale of the Very Large Gas Carrier FLANDERS TENACITY and the Midsize Gas Carrier EEKLO. Both vessels are expected to be delivered to their new owners during the course of June. The capital gain realised by EXMAR for its 50% sh
Kleven has signed a contract with Olympic Shipping for the building of an MT 6021 MKII design IMR vessel. The contract value is around NOK 450 million (USD 75.5m), and the vessel will be delivered from Kleven Verft in June 2015. The MT 6021 MKII is a further development of the MT 6021 design, based
Remontowa Shipbuilding S.A., member of Remontowa Holding, has won a new contract for the construction of an anchor handling, tug and supply (AHTS) vessel. The vessel will be built for Canadian – Norwegian joint venture, than she will be used for a charter to one of the largest oil companies in the w
Vard Holdings Limited (VARD) has announced that it has secured a new contract with Island Offshore for the construction of one offshore support vessel (OSV) of Rolls-Royce design. The value of the contract is in excess of USD 167 million. Delivery is scheduled from Vard Brevik in Norway in 2Q 2016.
Blohm + Voss, based in Hamburg, Germany, cannot complain about not having enough work: the docks of the shipyard, that mainly focuses on yachts, cruises and ferries, and offshore, but also naval shipbuilding, are well filled. The 133-metre long and 18-metre wide superyacht Al Mirqab is being refitte
Specialist professional indemnity insurance provider ITIC has issued a warning to shipping and transport intermediaries about a scam currently being perpetrated whereby pre-funded port costs are being diverted to a fake bank account. ITIC said that in each case the party due to make the payment has
“The 2013 was a pivotal year for the shipping industry. An upturn in the global economy brought renewed confidence, and a surge in new orders and projects,” Bureau Veritas said in its recently published Marine & Offshore Business Review, the annual booklet that presents the group’s business activiti
Drydocks World and Dubai Maritime City (DMC), as a part of the “Green Economy for Sustainable Development” initiative launched by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President of UAE, has entered into MoU with Wartsila and Dubai Carbon Centre of Excellence for building the world
The Damen shipbuilders in the Dutch province of Friesland will not just be sitting on their laurels after the delivery and christening of the two Damen Combi Freighters 3850 (the Noordvliet and Zuidvliet) and the Damen Combi Coaster 2500 MV Anita. The specialised yard, part of Damen Shipyards Group,
Today the fourth and last steel jack-up leg was settled into its jacking position on the wind turbine service vessel WIND SERVER, currently under construction at Nordic Yards in Wismar for Danish customer DBB Jack-Up Services. During the past eight days the four huge steel pipes, which were transpor
Containerships Ltd Oy, GNS Shipping/Nordic Hamburg, and ARKON Shipping confirmed to have ordered 2 two-plus-two, state-of-the-art, dual-fuel engine-technology container ships. The new ships will feature innovative design elements for the European short-sea trade. Containerships will be chartering th
Three new state-of-the-art 27,000 cbm LNG/Multigas Carriers for Evergas, are to be built featuring the integrated Wärtsilä solution, comprising the main propulsion equipment, the gas fuel supply system, and the cargo handling system. This order is an extension of the one placed in 2013 for a series
