Rolls-Royce has delivered advanced deck machinery system for a highly specialised new Amazon-class seismic research vessel for WesternGeco, which is under construction at Flensburger Shipyard in Germany. The contract includes the supply of a control and back deck system for towing and handling of 18
Wilh Wilhelmsen ASA and Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) have today signed an agreement to build two Post Panamax vessels. When delivered in 2014 and 2015, the vessels will commence service for Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics. “Although the car carrying market at the moment might be somewhat weaker tha
To help launch the anniversary of the Port of Hamburg, AIDA Cruises and Becker Marine Systems have announced that they have ordered motors for their LNG Hybrid Barge. This is the companies’ starting signal for construction of the floating power station that will enable an environmentally friendly en
In addition to the announcement covering three newbuilding units made by Ultrabulk on March 19 th, Ultrabulk now confirms having added five further units to its long term fleet. The new units are one additional 61,000tdw Supramax bulker to be built at a Japanese yard and scheduled for delivery 2016,
The PSV Blue Thunder was named at Ulstein Verft today, 8 May 2013. The ship is the fourth of six PX121 designs for Blue Ship Invest, and HR director Torild Bugge in Ulstein Group was the Lady Sponsor. The vessel was launched on 9th of March. Blue Thunder will be operated by Atlantic Offshore and [&h
On Saturday, May 4 dry cargo ship hull number NB 415, MV Alice, was launched at the Ferus Smit Shipyard in Westerbroek, the Netherlands. Swedish shipping company Erik Thun AB is the owner of the vessel. MV Alice was named after Alice Källsson, wife of Helge Källsson who founded the shipping company
Blue North, a sustainable natural resource company crafted for the 21st century, has signed a contract with Dakota Creek Industries in Anacortes, Washington, to build one of the most environmentally friendly and technologically advanced fishing vessels in the world. The innovative “green” boat – whi
Subsea 7 S.A. today announced that it has signed a contract to build a new heavy construction vessel which will be delivered in 2016. The new vessel will be one of the most capable heavy construction vessels in Subsea 7’s fleet of over 40 ships. She will be deployed globally to meet increasing marke
L-3 SAM Electronics announced today that it will be exhibiting an extensive range of advanced automation, navigation, dynamic positioning, electric propulsion, shore connection and degaussing systems for ships of all types and sizes in Hall C, Booth C02-22c at Nor-Shipping, in Oslo, Norway, June 4–7
Tests undertaken by Parat Halvorsen on oil spill response equipment (OSR) for offshore supply vessels reveal significant deficiencies with systems using hot water coils. Norway’s leading supplier of steam-based solutions undertook a series of trials after a number of lower cost hot water coil altern
On May 4th, Hyundai Mipo Dockyard held a launching ceremony for gas carrier Sibur Voronezh, the first out of two semi-refrigerator LPG carriers ordered by Sovcomflot Group (SCF). Sibur Voronezh is due to be completed and delivered in mid July 2013, whereas the second gas carrier Sibur Tobol is sched
In a move that could change the way the maritime industry views propulsion technology, GE’s Power Conversion business (GE) has increased its offshore systems portfolio with Inovelis, a podded thruster with unmatched fuel efficiency and overall performance. Inovelis incorporates an electrically power
Kongsberg Evotec AS, a Kongsberg Maritime company, will provide the complete back deck solution for handling of up to 20 streamers simultaneously aboard a GC Rieber owned new-build seismic exploration vessel, awarded by builder Kleven. The ST324XT designed by Skipsteknisk in Ålesund, will be built a
The hopper dredger “Jean Ango” has been handed over to its owner, DRAGAGES-PORTS. The 1,500 m3 dredger was designed and built in Spain by Astilleros de Murueta, using Damen dredging equipment. The “Jean Ango” has specifically been designed for round the clock maintenance dredging. The 1,500 m3 hoppe
