Paragon Shipping Inc., a global shipping transportation company specializing in drybulk cargoes, has signed shipbuilding contracts for three eco-design Kamsarmax drybulk carriers. These eco-design Kamsarmax newbuildings have a carrying capacity of 81,800 dwt each, and will be built at Jiangsu Yangzi
Scana Industrier ASA has through its subsidiary Scana Propulsion signed a contract with Vard Brattvåg for delivery of a propulsion system for an Anchor Handling Tug Supply Vessel (AHTS) to Bourbon Offshore Norway. The AHTS is of design type Vard 2-12, designed by Vard Design. The equipment will be d
Bergen Group Services has won a long-term service and maintenance contract for several vessels operated by the Norwegian Society for Sea Rescue. The contract with Norwegian Society for Sea Rescue is for 10 years and has an estimated value of NOK 35-40 million. The service and maintenance agreement i
Motivated by stricter environmental regulations, growing pressure to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, rising fuel costs, and availability of new energy sources the shipping industry is forced to consider alternative fuels and new technologies. Battery ready vessels might be one of the alternatives.
The offshore construction vessel ‘Polar Onyx’ was delivered on 4 March 2014 from Ulstein Verft to GC Rieber Shipping, as the latest addition to their growing investments into the subsea segment. The vessel’s first assignment will be to work for deepwater projects serving as pipelay support vessel fo
Representatives of IHC Global Production B.V. and ULJANIK d.d. signed a contract for the construction of one self-propelled cutter suction dredger, on February 28 in the Netherlands. The installed power of the vessel will correspond to 23,684 kW, the length of the vessel will be 152 m and the width
Gondan shipyard has been awarded the construction of a new oceanographic vessel for the Institute of Marine Research of Norway. The contract is due for signing on 14 March. The substitute of the present oceanographic vessel “Dr. Fridtjof Nansen”, designed by the Norwegian firm Skipsteknisk AS, will
Since it is of vital importance that assets maintain good performance under different conditions and environments, especially in an industry where profit margins and operations reliability are continuously challenged, another interesting topic is Technical Operations Performance (TOP) monitoring, a
Trimergo, developer of an ERP software for project-driven companies, will organize a seminar with Bodewes Shipyards for project-based companies in the offshore and maritime industries that are looking for a company-wide ERP solution. The seminar will be held in Apeldoorn, the Netherlands on March 27
MDConstructions has commenced the construction of a pontoon with a ramp within 7 weeks. This pontoon is for the French market. The cargo/oil pontoon with ramp is 48 x 12 meter with a depth of 1.70 meters. Holland Shipyards located in Hardinxveld Giessendam adjudged MDConstructions the first order. I
Sovcomflot, Russia’s largest shipping company, has taken delivery of its latest LNG carrier – the ‘Velikiy Novgorod’ – from South Korea’s STX Offshore & Shipbuilding. The ship is equipped with a diesel-electric, dual-fuel propulsion system consisting of 2 × MAN 8L51/60DF and 2 × MAN 9L51/60DF engine
Russian Maritime Register of Shipping has certified the quality management system of the Caspian Sea Oil Fleet (for compliance with the requirements of ISO 9001:2008, ISO 14001:2004, OHSAS 18001:2007 standards) and the Azerbaijan State Marine Academy (for compliance with ISO 9001:2008 standard). RS
Ulstein Verft held the naming ceremony for the offshore construction vessel ‘Polar Onyx’ on Friday 28 February 2014. The vessel is built for GC Rieber Shipping, and is chartered by Ceona for five years for deepwater projects offshore Brazil. The lady sponsor was Ms Natalie Dawn Preston, daughter of
First Ultra Deepwater Drillship Delivered to Maersk Maersk Drilling has taken delivery of its first ultra deepwater drillship, Maersk Viking, from the Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) shipyard in Geoje-Si, South Korea. Maersk Viking has started its voyage to the US Gulf of Mexico where it will commenc
