P.V. Humber Jupiter, the newest addition to ABP’s Humber Estuary Services (HES) fleet of pilot launches, has been officially named in a ceremony held at the All Weather Terminal at the Port of Hull’s King George Dock. ABP has invested £1.2 million in the new Nelson class vessel as part of an upgrade
MSC Cruises and STX France today signed a letter of intent (LOI) for the construction of two new cruise ships with an option for two more. The first two cruise ships are due for delivery respectively in 2017 and 2019. The ships will be 1033 feet long and 141 feet wide, with a gross tonnage of [&hell
Since the beginning of January, Lloyd Werft craftsmen have been helping Sietas to complete the construction of Van Oord’s new jack-up vessel, the Aeolus. Now, the 14,800 GRT Aeolus has arrived at Bremerhaven where the vessel’s four platform legs will be installed. “We were also able to win this very
Heerema Marine Contractors (HMC) and Huisman Equipment have signed a Letter Of Intent (LOI) for the design and construction of two powerful cranes for its planned New Semi-submersible Crane Vessel (NSCV). The cranes, so-called tub cranes, will be based on a large bearing, similar to cranes Huisman b
DNV GL has launched a new service named Build2Design to help shipyards and shipowners improve the fuel economy of their ships by reducing variations in their building process. Significant improvements have been achieved in the design of more fuel-efficient ships in recent years. The performance of t
Shipbuilding catalyst and shipbuilding software provide shipbuilders with best practices, process support and examples of how to facilitate implementation. There is a major transformation underway in the marine sector. Fleet operators need to develop more energy-efficient, reliable and environmental
Ultrabulk has confirmed the order of four newbuildings with an option for fifth, placed during the second half of 2013 with Japanese shipyards. The contract provides for two, optionally three Handysize 38,000 dwt units, one 61,000 dwt Supramax due for delivery in 2015 and one 82,000 dwt unit slated
Rolls-Royce today announced an order from Chinese state oil company CNOOC, to power Asia’s first gas powered tug. The order is for two tugs to be built at the Zhenjiang shipyard in Jiangsu, China, with an option for an additional two. The first tug is planned for delivery by the end of this year. Ea
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has secured a contract from Dutch shipbuilding group, Damen Shipyards, for the design and delivery of key components for RoRo access equipment for two 80m ice-class RoPax ferries destined to operate in Canada. The investment in these new vessels is part of the Newfoundla
Sanmar, Turkey’s pioneering tugboat building specialist, has delivered the ASD tug ‘Baus’ to the Norwegian owner Buksér og Berging AS. Baus is the sixteenth vessel of the builder’s popular Ulupinar Class ASD tug series designed by Robert Allan Limited of Vancouver, Canada, but with a number of chang
TTS Group ASA has, through its subsidiaries TTS Ships Equipment AS and TTS Marine GmbH, entered into four new contracts, one for delivery of side-loading systems and three for winches. The total values of the contracts are NOK 110 million (USD 18.4 million). The contract for side-loading systems is
Njord Offshore from Essex, UK, has taken delivery of their first 26m Twin Axe built by Damen Shipyards Group. The vessel was ordered early January 2014 and the delivery took place on 27th February. During this 7-week period the vessel was modified from a basic, standard vessel to suit the specific N
Pacific Radiance Group has exercised options for two additional ULSTEIN’s PSV designs. In September 2013, Pacific Radiance Group announced the order for two platform supply vessels of the ULSTEIN PX121 design for construction at Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding and Offshore Co., Ltd. (SWS Offshore).
Scandlines has taken over two hulls of its new vessels, which were under construction at P+S WERFTEN shipyard in Stralsund. The hull purchase agreement with the shipyard, which went bankrupt, was signed in February. Scandlines said that the company will transfer the hulls to another shipyard so that
