NDM announced that it has recieved a contract from Kleven to supply winches to a for a high specification, 107-metre long Expedition Support Vessel, specially designed for long expeditions in rough waters. The vessel blends a robust, hard-working character with luxurious added extras, including a sw
Golden Ocean Group Limited announced that the Company has entered into an agreement to buy two ice class Panamax vessel resales built at Pipavav Defence & Offshore Engineering Company. Golden Ocean will take delivery of the vessels ex yard, the first vessel at the start of June and the second vessel
Sevan Marine ASA announced that it has entered into an agreement to sell the semi-completed Sevan hulls number 4 and 5 on an “as-is, where-is” basis to Logitel Offshore. The total purchase price for the Hulls is USD 41 million, to be rendered as a seller’s credit. Sevan will grant an additional loan
Germanischer Lloyd (GL) has signed a classification agreement with Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) for the construction of five 18,400 TEU containerships. The so far largest container vessels are ordered by China Shipping Container Lines (CSCL). “The agreement marks a historic milestone for GL. We fe
Greek Shipowners Place Orders for 142 Newbuildings at Chinese Shipyards Greek Shipping Minister, Kostis Moussouroulis revealed in his recent official visit to China that the Greek shipowners had placed an order for 142 newbuildings at Chinese shipyards. VIDEO: Building Maersk Line’s Triple-E Vessels
Island Offshore, a Norwegian owner of offshore support vessel, took delivery of the M/V Island Crown from Vard Brevik, today at 13.30. The vessel is a purpose built Walk2Work Maintenance and Subsea Support Vessel outfitted for offshore Inspections, Maintenance and Repairs in addition to general subs
Offshore Turbine Services has ordered two more CTruk 20T MPCs for delivery in spring 2014. The Pontrilas-based offshore wind support provider has proved that CTruk’s innovative composite workboat design offers contract-winning features in today’s safety and cost-conscious market. The inking of this
A cutting edge ferry, which is the second of two unique ‘hybrid’ vessels, was launched on the Clyde yesterday at Ferguson’s shipyard in Port Glasgow. The ferries are being built following a Scottish Government investment worth over £20 million, which has continued the proud heritage and tradition of
Central Industry Group (CIG), a group of 10 companies all providing industrial goods and services to the international shipbuilding market and to complex architectural projects, announced entering into offshore wind market. Tailored to the client’s requirements, CIG’s high-quality products are renow
With funding from the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology and supported by “Projektträger Jülich” (PTJ), over the next three years Hamburg University of Technology, Mareval AG Hamburg and the maritime engineering company HeavyLift@Sea will conduct research into the improvement of tools for
The Board of Directors of COSCO Corporation (Singapore) Limited announced that COSCO (Zhoushan) Shipyard Co., Ltd, a subsidiary of the Company’s 51% owned COSCO Shipyard Group Co., Ltd, has delivered one bulk carrier of 57000DWT, “OCEAN LADY” and one bulk carrier of 82000DWT, “DL ACACIA”, respective
The naming of Service Support Vessel “DP Gezina” was performed on May 17th, 2013, at Holland Shipyards’ premises in Hardinxveld – Giessendam, by Mrs. Gezina Roelofs, and witnessed by the 200 guests attending the event. Mrs. Gezina Roelofs is the mother of the owner of Chevalier Floatels, Marcel Roel
On behalf of foreign interests, SinOceanic Shipping ASA has entered into a contract with Jinhai Heavy Industries, China, to build 10 x 8800 TEU state-of-the art super eco containerships for delivery from mid 2015. Upon delivery, all vessels will enter into long term, fixed charter parties. The vesse
A major milestone was reached on 23 February with the semi-launch of the first Triple-E at the shipyard in Okpo, Korea. In order to make room for completing the next ships, the drydock was filled with water and the partially completed hull towed into the bay. A bulkhead wall sealed off the end to ke
