In Harlingen, two newly-constructed ‘Twin Axe’ catamaran ships will be officially christened today, 22 March, at 11 AM. In the near future, these ships will be deployed in the completion stage of a large-scale wind farm on the North Sea, 90 km north-west of the island of Borkum. This offshore wind f
Havyard Group has signed a contract with the shipping company Smaragd regarding the construction of their new purse seiner / trawler. “New Smaragd” is going to be designed by Havyard`s design company in Fosnavåg, constructed at Havyard`s shipyard in Leirvik in Sogn, Norway and is due to be delivered
On March 19th, 2013 a newly-built multipurpose salvage vessel “SPASATEL KAREV” (builder – Nevsky Shipyard) successfully completed necessary tests of Ice Trials Program. The Trials were carried out in accordance with the program for entering the fleet of FSUE “Baltic Basin Emergency and Rescue Admini
Fraser Yachts continues to add to its impressive fleet of yachts for sale with the arrival of the imposing 88m ILLUSION, by far the largest yacht ever to be built in China. Her wide beam of 15.6m will create huge volume over the six decks and create a gross tonnage of 3,500G RT. ILLLUSION is [&helli
Arctic offshore vessel Aleksey Chirikov left on four-day sea trials on 19 March 2013. Arctech Helsinki Shipyard is building two identical offshore ice-breaking supply vessels for Russia’s largest shipping group Sovcomflot (SCF Group). The first vessel of the series, Vitus Bering, was delivered in De
At the annual Fosnavåg Shippingklubb Cod Dinner, held on March 20, the Foreign Minister of Iceland, Dr. Össur Skarphéðinsson announced that Fafnir Offshore, an Icelandic oil service company, had contracted Havyard Group to build and deliver Iceland’s first platform supply vessel. The Foreign Ministe
The German-based Shipyard J.J. Sietas, used Nupas-Cadmatic for its intricate offshore wind farm transport and installation vessel. The jack-up was developed especially for use near the coast in offshore wind parks. The vessel required a complex design in order to operate reliably, quickly and hold a
With a loan of EUR 74 million a consortium of banks led by KfW IPEX-Bank is supporting the construction of two ultra-modern special transporters to be built at the Flensburg-based FSG shipyard for the Dutch heavy lift shipping company RollDock. KfW IPEX-Bank contributes EUR 37 million to the financi
REMONTOWA SHIPBUILDING S.A. signed, on 18 March, a new contract for building a modern, double–ended, car–passenger ferry with Gas-Electric propulsion. The contract comes as the result of winning the tender announced by SAMSØ Kommune, Denmark, in September last year. A number of European shipyards, i
DUNCAN, the sixth and final Type 45 destroyer built by BAE Systems, has set sail from the Clyde in preparation for her handover to the UK Royal Navy. DUNCAN set off from the company’s Scotstoun yard with a combined BAE Systems and Royal Navy crew for the 600 mile journey to her new home port [&helli
Friday last week Havyard Group delivered its sixth newbuilding to the Indian shipping company Global Offshore Services and the naming ceremony were held Monday in Aberdeen and Arlie Snellen was Godmother. The platform supply ship (PSV) “Ben Nevis” is a Havyard 832 design. This was the sixth PSV Havy
Costamare Inc. announced the delivery of MSC Athens, a 8,827 TEU vessel which was built by Sungdong Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering, in South Korea. The vessel has commenced its 10-year time charter with MSC. “We are pleased to announce the delivery of the MSC Athens, the first of our ten newbui
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) in Korea has awarded the contract for delivery of the Gina Krog (previously Dagny) Living Quarters to Apply. DSME is the topside contractor to Statoil for their Gina Krog field development. The contract includes delivery of a new 6 floor Living Quarter
Shell has launched the first 100% LNG powered tank barge at a Christening ceremony attended by Shell CEO Peter Voser at Peters Shipyards in The Netherlands. This LNG powered barge is a first for Shell and for the inland marine industry. Dr. Grahaeme Henderson, Shell Vice President Shipping & Maritim
