DGzRS has signed a contract with Tamsen Maritim for a new and optimised rescue boat to be built in 2014. Like all SAR units of DGzRS, this type of boat will be built from aluminum. It is characterized by excellent seaworthiness. The boat has good sea-going qualities and can withstand heavy blows if
A project milestone was achieved yesterday of the final heavy lift on the Golden Eagle Living Quarters module, currently under construction on Sembmarine SLP’s Lowestoft Yard. The single lift of the 70 tonne Cantilevered Helideck was positioned adjacent to the top deck of the six storey offshore str
The City of Rauma and STX Finland Oy have signed an agreement by which the City purchases the Rauma Shipyard’s lands, buildings, structures and movable property from STX Finland Oy at the total price of EUR 18.1 million. In connection with the acquisition, the parties also made a two-year co-operati
The first four vessels to use DNV GL’s rules for low flashpoint fuels will be a series of 50,000 dwt tankers ordered by the owners Marinvest and Westfal-Larsen. The vessels are the very first to be fuelled by methanol – a fuel that significantly reduces local air emissions. These product carriers wh
The rapid growth of Turkish ports and maritime sectors creates interesting opportunities for bilateral co-operation between Turkish and Dutch maritime companies. New product-market combinations in the fields of sustainable shipping, port development and fleet renewal can lead to mutual benefits and
BMT Design & Technology (BMT), a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd, the leading international maritime design, engineering and risk management consultancy, appointed Jason Steward as Business Development Manager. A University of New South Wales graduate in naval architecture, Jason has over 20 years’ expe
Mojo Maritime signed, on 16 January, a Memorandum of Understanding with Hammonia Reederei GmbH & Co. KG, a major German ship owner and manager, to finance and build the Hi Flo 4, the first ship in a completely new class of offshore construction vessels. As a result, Mojo and Hammonia, along with oth
Lomar has continued its large-scale fleet expansion with the addition of six container ships to its fleet, the declaration of options on its newbuilding orders as well as the placement of new orders for bulk carriers from the COSCO shipyard in China. These latest developments take the company’s flee
Seabourn, an ultra-luxury cruise line, has sign a contract for construction of a new all-suite vessel, continuing the fleet modernization that the company began in 2009 with the launch of Seabourn Odyssey. This award winning new class of ship, which includes the Seabourn Sojourn (2010) and Seabourn
Island Offshore has taken delivery of M/V Island Dawn from the Vard Brevik shipyard in Norway. This is the third platform supply vessel in a series of four Rolls-Royce UT 717 CD designs, delivered from the same yard. On this occasion Managing Director of Island Offshore, Håvard Ulstein said: “It is
NAPA, the leading software house supplying solutions for ship design and operation has signed a cooperation agreement with ABB, the leading power and automation technology group. NAPA and ABB will cooperate to offer the NAPA Loading Computer and the electronic NAPA Logbook. The products will be offe
Sonardyne International Ltd.’s Ranger 2 acoustic positioning technology has been selected by marine navigation systems group, Transas, for use on two new build ice-class multi-purpose salvage vessels (MPSVs) commissioned by the Russian Ministry of Transport. The vessels are currently under construct
PARAT Halvorsen AS has been awarded a new contract with Vard Brevik for their NB 757, a Platform Supply Vessel to Customer Island Offshore with head office in Ulsteinvik, Norway. The 1250kW electric boiler will be delivered as a combined Hot Water & Steam Boiler. PARAT will deliver a complete boiler
Zamakona delivered a new Tuna-Freezer vessel to Echebastar Group, the ‘Izaro’ last Saturday. The newbuild has a length of almost 90 meters and a capacity of 1900 m3 of fish in its 20 freezers with accommodation for 42 crew aboard and a top speed of 18.2 knots. The ceremony was presided over by Mr. K
