Yesterday Shell put two inland shipping tankers into use which run on LNG. The 110-metre long ships are ‘single fuel’: they only use one type of fuel, LNG. This not just a first for Shell in the Netherlands, but also for the inland shipping industry. From April 11 the two tankers will sail between R
Havyard Group has agreed on a contract with Skansi Offshore regarding delivery of a Havyard 833 L platform supply vessel. Skansi Offshore takes over the contract of newbuild 111, originally ordered by a different shipowner, a ship to be delivered in June 2013. The vessel is designed by Havyard Group
Arctic offshore vessel NB 507 was named after Russian Navigator Aleksey Chirikov at Arctech Helsinki Shipyard 11 April 2013. The vessel will be delivered to the largest Russian shipping company Sovcomflot the next week and it will continue its path straight to Sakhalin area in Far East Russia, where
After the completion of the sea trials, the Spanish shipyard Construcciones Navales de Norte in Sestao has delivered the Fall Pipe & Mining Vessel “Joseph Plateau” to Jan de Nul. This 191,5 m long vessel will be used for precise rock dumping to a depth of 2,000 m. The system for the unfolding of the
Harris Pye executives were delighted this month when they were invited to become corporate partners of the Royal Institution of Naval Architects (RINA). Corporate partnership is only offered to companies which have clearly demonstrated high professional standards within the international maritime in
Jacking gears are by definition the most characteristic systems of self-elevating units and jack-ups. However, this gear remains often neglected on board, with a high potential for dire consequences. In order to achieve higher availability, reduce the risk of gear failure and lower the life cycle co
PIRIOU has delivered a fishing vessel named “CAYOLA” to Armement Coopératif Artisanal Vendéen (ACAV). The construction of this 22-metre trawler equipped for Danish seine fishing is the first of its kind in France. It represents 25 years of collaboration between the shipowner and PIRIOU who is reaffi
Only delivered at the end of February, the recently completed containership COSCO BELGIUM will be berthing in Hamburg on 11 April. Operating under the Hong Kong flag, this ULCC is 366 metres long, 51 metres wide and when fully loaded has a draft of 15.5 metres. She is the first of altogether eight 1
The first high speed VEKA Catamaran for the Offshore Wind Farm industry has been delivered to Royal Wagenborg. The catamaran will supply remote wind farms in the North Sea with crew, equipment and various supplies. Later this week, VEKA will launch a second catamaran for a shakedown cruise, and it w
BMT Defence Services Ltd, a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd, the leading international maritime design, engineering and risk management consultancy, has announced the promotion of Catriona Savage to the role of Head of Naval Architecture. Catriona joined BMT Defence Services in 1996 and has been integra
Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd (CMAL) has announced the winning name for the world’s second hybrid ferry. The innovative ferry, which is being built at Ferguson Shipbuilders Ltd in Port Glasgow, is due to be launched in May and will be called MV LOCHINVAR. The names of all ships in the new hybrid fl
Shipyard Ferus Smit B.V., Westerbroek yesterday delivered m.v. Volgaborg (yard number 408) to the Royal Wagenborg. Together with the Vikingbank and Vlieborg the Volgaborg is completed with a newly developed bow. These ships are the biggest ever launched at the Ferus Smit Westerbroek location and alo
Responding to continued customer demand, Ensco plc has ordered a new premium jackup rig for delivery in early 2015. ENSCO 110, based on the Keppel FELS B Class Bigfoot design, will be constructed under a fixed-price contract with Keppel FELS Limited (KFELS) in Singapore. Including commissioning, sys
Rickmers-Linie has decided to charter in to its fleet the 19,100dwt Pacific Winter, which is a sister ship of Baltic Winter, originally chartered in by Rickmers in December 2011. Rickmers will also extend the existing charter on Baltic Winter. With her 800 tonne lift capacity, the 2011-built Baltic
