Metso has received an order from STX France to supply an advanced vessel-wide automation system, including sophisticated energy management solutions, to the world’s largest cruise vessel, Oasis 3. Royal Caribbean International’s third vessel in the Oasis class series is currently under construction
With the introduction of its new Wärtsilä 46DF engine, Wärtsilä, the marine industry’s provider of innovative products, solutions and services, has raised the technology bar in the dual-fuel engine market. At the same time, it has strengthened its offering in the medium-speed engine sector. The fuel
A merger between Chilean shipping company, Compañía Sudamericana de Vapores (CSAV) and the German company Hapag Lloyd is one step closer to being reality. In a Special Shareholders Meeting, held last Friday in Valparaíso, an 84.5% of CSAV’s total shareholders approved the merger of the company’s con
Uzmar Shipyard has launched the second of six line handling tugs being built for Kuwait Oil Company, the ‘KOC MUSANED-2’. These 20 m compact boats are reputed to be the smartest tug of its class by the designer Robert Allan Ltd. Capt. Kaan ALTUG, Board Member of UZMAR during his speech stated: “We c
Hyundai Together Takes Off with World’s Largest Boxship Propeller The world’s largest container ship propeller was loaded onto the Hyundai Together at the HHLA Container Terminal Altenwerder on Saturday. DSME to Build 1st ARC7 Ice-Class Tanker for Yamal Russia’s state-owned shipping company Sovcomfl
Bergen Group ASA today signed an agreement with Calexco S.a.r.l. regarding revisions of the terms for Bergen Group ASA’s sale of the majority interest in NorYards AS to Calexco. The main deviations from the SPA executed in July 2013, as further described in Bergen Group’s detailed announcement dated
Norwegian Deck Machinery (NDM) has been awarded a contract by Tersan Shipyard to supply deck machinery for Volstad Shipping’s new offshore construction vessel. The vessel is of Skipsteknisk ST-259 design, purposely built for the Arctic waters. Specially designed for operation under severe weather co
German shipbuilder Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG) successfully launched ‘Loch Seaforth’ at noon today for Scottish customer Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited (CMAL). The ship is a state-of-the-art, complex RoPax ferry built to carry up to 700 passengers and 143 cars, or 20 trucks. In just
Maritime by Holland Magazine is now also available digitally, including additional photos and videos, enabling the magazine to compete in the growing range of digital magazines online. Next to that, it increases the opportunities for interested parties worldwide to obtain the magazine. Editor-in-Chi
The Government of Bahamas has placed an order for nine new vessels to be built by Dutch shipbuilding group, Damen Shipyards. Under the contract, signed on March 18th, Damen will deliver four Stan Patrol 4207 vessels; four Stan Patrol 3007 vessels; nine Rigid Inflatable boats and one Damen Roll-on Ro
Rolls-Royce has won an order to provide an integrated design and equipment package for two platform supply vessels to be built at COSCO (Guangdong) Shipyard Co., Ltd in China for Singapore based Chellsea Group. The order represents the exercise of an option for a further two vessels contained in an
Quintana Shipping Ltd, Itochu Corporation and Sasebo Heavy have signed a contract for the construction of a Post-Panamax bulk carrier 84,900 dwt with delivery scheduled for Q3 2015. The vessel will be built under ABS supervision and fly the Marshall Islands Flag. She will be the third Post-Panamax d
Navig8 Crude Tankers Inc has concluded secondary private placement and raisedUSD 245 million at a subscription price of USD 13.50 per share. The Private Placement money will be used to boost VLCC orderbook with six (6) additional newbuild orders as well as the existing eight (8) VLCC newbuilds alrea
The first piece of steel was cut at Meyer Werft in Papenburg, Germany today for the construction of Norwegian Escape, the first of two new Breakaway Plus Class ships for Norwegian Cruise Line, set for delivery in fall of 2015. “Norwegian Escape will be the largest ship in our fleet and will continue
