BMT Nigel Gee, a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd, has announced further collaboration with Ares Shipyard in the design of a series of eight luxury passenger ferries, destined for Qatar. At 18m long with a beam of 6.7m, the composite catamaran design will be able to carry up to 51 passengers in comfort
The SSM of the Government of Turkey has announced that the partnership formed by Navantia and SEDEF, the Turkish shipyard, has been selected in first place for the design and construction of one LHD and four LCM landing crafts for the Turkish Navy. Navantia will provide the design, transfer of techn
Scorpio Bulkers Inc. announced yesterday that it has entered into agreements for the purchase of twenty Capesize dry bulk vessels and two Kamsarmax dry bulk vessels. The purchased vessel are listed below: Yard DWT Delivery Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co., Ltd 180,000 Q1-15 Shanghai Waigaoqiao S
Class-leading offshore wind transfer vessel operator Seacat Services and South Boats Isle of Wight, the UK’s foremost manufacturer of state of the art Wind Farm Service Vessels (WFSV) today launched the latest of a string of vessels to benefit from a long-standing development relationship. Seacat Vo
When the first of Royal Caribbean’s new generation of Quantum class cruise ships is launched this year, Cathelco equipment will be protecting the hull and seawater pipework systems. The Quantum of the Seas and Anthem of the Seas can each accommodate more than 4,000 guests in RCCL’s largest and most
Cargo Ship in Distress Off Newfoundland Coast Container ship MSC Monterey issued a distress call yesterday while sailing off the coast of Newfoundland, about 60 kilometers south of Portugal Cove South saying that the crew had discovered a crack in the hull, Joint Rescue Coordination Centre (JRCC) Ha
IMO audit teams will shortly be established to verify construction rules for bulk carriers and oil tankers of classification societies which act as recognized organizations (ROs), following the receipt of requests for verification by the 31 December 2013 deadline. A new SOLAS regulation II-1/3-10 on
Pella shipyard has completed sea trials of the multifunction complex port service vessel ‘Umba’ (project 03180) which was built for the RN Northern Fleet. One of the innovative SKPO-1000 design solutions of the project No 03180 is usage of separated washing cargo tanks that allow to transfer differe
TTS Group ASA has, through its subsidiary TTS NMF GmbH in Hamburg, Germany,entered into an agreement for delivery of two 85 tonne lattice boom offshore cranes to Azerbaijan, with a total value of NOK 55 million (approx. $8.9 million). This contract again confirms that TTS NMF has gained a foothold i
Ferus Smit shipyard in Leer (Germany) recently launched the ice-classed multipurpose vessel m.v. Reggeborg. The vessel, with a cargo capacity of 23.000 tons, measuring nearly 170 meters in length and 20,40 meters in width, is the largest vessel Wagenborg ever owned. This is also the largest vessel e
MOL Comfort Suffers Damage During Trip to Jeddah Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. informed that the MOL-operated containership MOL Comfort suffered a crack amidships and ingressed water in the hold while under way from Singapore to Jeddah on the Indian Ocean on June 17, 2013 due to inclement weather. State
BAE Systems is offering 568 new apprenticeship places in 2014, the highest intake since the company was formed some 14 years ago and 181 more than the company offered in 2013. The new recruits will work at sixteen BAE sites in the UK and join the company in September 2014. The increase can in part [
Vard Holdings Limited (“VARD”), one of the major global designers and shipbuilders of offshore and specialized vessels, announced that it has secured a contract with a new customer, Harkand Group (Harkand), for the design and construction of one Diving Support and Construction Vessel. The value of t
Siem Offshore has entered into shipbuilding-contracts with Remontowa Shipbuilding S.A. in Poland for four (4) dual fuelled Platform Supply Vessels (“PSVs”). The vessels shall be of VS 4411 DF design. Siem Offshore has currently two vessels of similar design under construction for delivery in 2014 an
