Brittany Ferries to Order World’s Largest LNG Powered Ferry Brittany Ferries, based in Roscoff, France, plans to construct an environmentally-friendly passenger ferry powered by LNG, which will be the world’s largest. “K” Line to Order Four Additional Next Generation Car Carriers KAWASAKI KISEN KAIS
ClassNK has earned authorization from the Finnish Transport Safety Agency to carry out surveys for Finnish flagged vessels. The agreement allows ClassNK to perform surveys for SOLAS, MARPOL, Load Line and other international conventions, as well as perform audits and issue certificates on behalf of
Brittany Ferries, based in Roscoff, France, plans to construct an environmentally-friendly passenger ferry powered by LNG, which will be the world’s largest. Measuring 210m in length, the vessel will be designed and built at STX France’s Saint Nazaire shipyard. It will incorporate dual-fuel engines
Jiangsu Rainbow Heavy Industries (RHI) from China has entered into a contract for the construction of two platform supply vessels (PSVs) with a Norwegian provider of offshore support vessels, according to SinoShip News. Golden Energy Offshore Group will pay each vessel $28.5m. The two PSVs of Ulstei
His Excellency Khamis Juma Buamim, Chairman of Drydocks World & Maritime World, held discussions on co-operation with Mr. Ravi K. Mehrotra CBE, Executive Chairman of Foresight Limited and Executive Chairman and Co-Chairman – Europe India Chamber of Commerce, Belgium, and in the presence of Mr. Ali B
Top Ship, a shipping company from Greece, has entered into a contract to buy a medium- range tanker, currently under construction at Hyundai Mipo Dockyard in South Korea. It has been reported that the company will allocate $37m for this 50,000-dwt eco-type vessel, which will be paid upon delivery in
The Newfoundland and Labrador Provincial Government has awarded Damen Shipyards a contract for a second state-of-the-art, 80 m Ice Class ferry, just a few weeks after placing an order for its first vessel, which will serve the Fogo Island-Change Islands. This second order is for an identical vessel
In close cooperation with Allseas, Iv-Consult is designing the tilting lift beams for the Jacket Lift System (JLS) of the Pieter Schelte vessel. Pieter Schelte is a unique, single-lift offshore platform installation/decommissioning vessel capable of lifting topsides of up to 48,000 tons and jackets
Ferry operator TESO asked Vripack to carefully integrate the emotions one gets when wandering on the old Dutch island of Texel. The whole Wadden Sea is a UNESCO World Heritage site since 2009 and romantically described as a place where “heaven and earth share the stage”. On Texel there is the Nation
Vroon announced yesterday that the launching of Girolando Express took place in Guangdong, China on Sunday, 22 December 2013. The vessel named Girolando Express is a livestock carrier, currently under construction at Cosco Guangdong Shipyard in China. Girolando Express is the last in a series of fou
Ocean Rig UDW Inc., a global provider of offshore deepwater drilling services, yesterday announced that it successfully took delivery of its newbuilding drillship, the Ocean Rig Skyros, on Friday, December 20, 2013. The drillship is currently mobilizing to offshore Angola to commence drilling operat
Ensco plc has taken delivery of ENSCO 121, the second of four ultra-premium harsh environment jackup rigs in its ENSCO 120 Series. The rig is contracted to work in the North Sea beginning in the second quarter of 2014 at a day rate of approximately $230,000. Chairman, President and Chief Executive O
IFS, the global enterprise applications company, announces that IHC Merwede, the global market leader in efficient dredging and mining vessels and equipment, has selected IFS Applications™ to support its key business processes. The contract licenses are worth approximately EUR 2 million. As part of
VARD Tulcea in Romania on Friday launched the hull of what will become the Solstad Offshore’s new state-of-the-art construction service vessel (CSV), the Normand Reach (NB 825). As planned, the hull will now be moved to the VARD’s Aukra yard (Norway) for final outfitting. The new vessel is 121 meter
