Family owned shipping and energy services firm, Craig Group, today (insert date) announced the investment of £70million to build six new vessels at the Balenciaga Shipyard in Northern Spain. Four D class IMT 950 Emergency Response and Rescue Vessels (ERRVs) and two F class IMT 958 ERRVs will be deli
In August, UK based Solar Solve Marine received an order from their Australian Distributor to supply 49 SOLASOLV® roller screens for the vessel HMAS Canberra. The vessel is the first of two new Landing Helicopter Docks which are being built for the Royal Australian Navy. Construction of the vessel b
Despite competition from other UK based ship recyclers, Swansea Drydocks has won the MOD competition to recycle the former HMS Cornwall, a Type 22 frigate of the Royal Navy. The vessel was built in 1985 by Yarrow Shipbuilders in Glasgow, commissioned at Falmouth in 1988 and decommissioned in 2011 fo
Ensco plc has taken delivery of ENSCO 120, the first in its series of three ultra-premium harsh environment jackup rigs. The rig is contracted to work for Nexen in the North Sea beginning in the fourth quarter at a day rate of approximately $230,000 plus cost adjustments. Chairman, President and Chi
Eitzen Chemical A/S, has decided to implement Jotun’s Hull Performance Solutions (HPS) on two of their largest chemical carriers. The first vessel, Siteam Discoverer, applied SeaQuantum X200 to the hull at the COSCO Dalian Shipyard in China in May, while the next vessel will dock in October later th
On Tuesday September 3rd, the LNG GREENRHINE will be christened. Mrs. Edwige Belliard, president of Central Commission for the Navigation of the Rhine (CCNR) will be the godmother. Last April the first LNG Greenstream Tanker was inaugurated by Shell Netherlands. The experiences so far are promising.
Almaz Shipbuilding Company yesterday held a keel laying ceremony for the second self-propelled floating crane of project 02690 (Yard No 901), which is being built for the Russian Ministry of Defense. Project 02690 was designed by Spetssudoproect CJSC (St. Petersburg) for lifting and hoisting operati
Following the arrival of the Royal Netherlands Navy Joint Support Ship Karel Doorman at Vlissingen, Alewijnse Marine Systems is now embarking on the second stage of a four year project to install the electrical systems on this exceptionally sophisticated vessel. The contract was awarded by Damen Sch
VARD, DOF and PG have been a long time good relation, from which PG have historically secured as much as 44 newbuildings already – all of them high-end, well equipped, state-of-the-art solutions. PG has now been selected to deliver very comprehensive packages to their VARD 12 OSCV at VARD Søviknes,
ENI Norge AS has awarded Simon Møkster Shipping a 10 year contract plus options for a Platform Supply Vessel with extensive emergency response capabilities for their Goliat field operations in the Barents Sea. The vessel will be of VARD PSV-06 LNG design. In addition to standard PSV capabilities, th
Vard Holdings Limited, one of the major global designers and shipbuilders of offshore and specialized vessels, announced that it has secured a new contract for the design and construction of one Platform Supply Vessel for Carlotta Offshore Ltd., a newly established player in the offshore support ves
Wärtsilä, the marine industry’s leading solutions and services provider, has been awarded the contract to supply the design and an integrated solution for a new large platform supply vessel (PSV). The ship will operate primarily on liquefied natural gas (LNG) and is owned by Siem Offshore, the Norwa
Flensburg – Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG) launched the 151.5 metre long ROLLDOCK STAR, the first of two ships for the Dutch concern RollDock BV, on August 30th. The specialised newbuilding is operationally versatile, multi-functional and designed to carry demanding cargo and heavy project
DSME Enters USD 422 Million Worth Shipbuilding Contract Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co Ltd (DSME) announced today in its regulatory filing that the company has secured an order worth KRW 470.3 billion (approx. USD 422. 3 million) for the construction of three container carriers. Fire in
