Paramarine software has been selected by Mojo Maritime Ltd. to support the design of a new dynamic positioning (DP) offshore construction vessel, the HF4, which will have applications for the tidal energy industry. Mojo Maritime Ltd specialise in marine operations, technical consultancy and project
EPIC Pantheon International Gas Shipping Ltd. (Epic) announced on November 1st that the Company has made appointments of Chairman of the Board, Member of the Board of Directors and Director. In addition to the announced ongoing new building program Epic has entered into a dialogue with a leading shi
Vard Holdings Limited, one of the major global designers and shipbuilders of offshore and specialized vessels, announced that it has signed a new contract for the construction of a survey vessel for Circle Maritime Invest JSC (CMI). The value is approximately NOK 55 million (approx. USD 9.2 million)
Leading international classification society Bureau Veritas is boosting innovation and sustainability in partnership with Dutch owners, builders and designers. Jan Smit, Senior Vice President and head of the North Europe & North America Zone of BV’s Marine & Offshore Division, says, “BV was founded
Safe Bulkers, Inc. has entered into shipbuilding contracts with a Japanese shipyard, for the construction of two eco-design, 77,000 dwt, Panamax class vessels at a price of $30.0 million and $30.2 million. The first vessel is scheduled for delivery during the second half of 2015 and the second vesse
The latest rescue vessel commissioned by the Royal Netherlands Sea Rescue Institution (Koninklijke Nederlandse Redding Maatschappij, ‘KNRM’) has passed one of the most important trials it had to pass at Damen Shipyards Group in Gorinchem before being entrusted to its crew. The capsize trials had to
Heerema Marine Contractors’ new Deepwater Construction Vessel ‘Aegir’, a customised ULSTEIN SOC 5000 design developed by Ulstein Sea of Solutions, won the Dutch KVNR Shipping Award. The state-of-the-art vessel is designed for world-wide operations and suited for executing complex infrastructure and
The float-out of the 146,600 gt cruise ship Norwegian Getaway, which is built for the US cruise operator Norwegian Cruise Line, occurred in the morning of Nov 2nd 2013. The Norwegian Getaway’s conveyance down the river Ems towards the North Sea, where she will start maiden voyage scheduled for mid-N
Two Ships Collide in Kiel Canal, Germany A coastal cargo ship Siderfly collided with Dutch-flagged gas carrier Coral Ivory early Monday morning in the Kiel Canal, in Northern Germany, according to Germany’s Central Command for Maritime Emergencies (CCME). USA: First Zumwalt Class Destroyer Launched
Nordic American Tankers (NAT) announced today that it is coordinating the establishment of Nordic American Offshore Ltd. (NAO), a new company that plans to purchase, on certain conditions, six platform supply vessels (PSVs). These ships were built in 2012 and 2013 by the Ulstein Group in Norway. The
Finnish survey company FCG (Finnish Consulting Group) Ltd has placed an order for a new GRP survey boat from Blyth Workcats Ltd of Canvey Island, UK. The 14-metre catamaran will be known as the Nordic Sonar and it is now being built to meet the specialized needs of the FCG survey teams. It will be [
Huisman, the specialist in lifting, drilling and subsea solutions welcomed Subsea 7’s Seven Waves at the Huisman Schiedam quayside. The vessel, built by IHC Offshore & Marine in Krimpen aan den IJssel, will be equipped with a 550mt Flex-lay system and a 400mt Offshore Mast Crane. The 550mt Flex-lay
Cathelco are supplying seawater pipework anti-fouling systems for six frigates which are being built for the Russian Navy’s Black Sea Fleet by the Yantar Shipyard in Kaliningrad. The keel of the first warship, the Admiral Grigorovich, was laid down in 2010 and delivery of all of the vessels is sched
During the last couple of weeks TGE Marine has obtained a number of new contracts for the engineering and delivery of gas handling systems and cargo tanks. In September contracts were signed with Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD) for the supply of gas plants as well as cargo tanks for 5 × 12,000 cbm LEG-c
