Damen Shipyards Group is launching a new vessel type in its ASD Tug series. The ASD Tug 2913 has been designed primarily as a highly manoeuvrable, powerful tug, ideally suited for busy harbours where space is limited. Petersen & Alpers (Germany) is the launching customer for the new tug, which will
Farstad Shipping ASA has, through its wholly owned subsidiary Farstad Supply AS, reached an agreement with Ocean Yield of a sale and leaseback of two AHTS. The vessels, both UT 731 CD design, are under construction at Vard Langsten in Tomrefjord (previously STX OSV Langsten) for delivery ultimo Marc
The World’s Longest established Fuel Injection equipment specialist’s ‘PB Asher’ joins forces with ‘Burgess Marine’ The UK’s largest independent Ship Repair Company to offer a complete solution for marine engine overhaul, repair & replacement. Ben Cross – MD at PB Asher says “We couldn’t be happier
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 a bulk carrier of 57000DWT, “OCEAN MASTER”, to its European buyer. The delivery documents were sign
ANADOLU Shipyard which has successfully completed and delivered 8 LCTs (Landing Craft Tank) to Turkish Navy during 2012 has also accelerated its work on LST project in the first weeks of the year 2013. ANADOLU Shipyard has signed a contract with Turkish SSM (Undersecretariat of Defense Industries) t
Lady sponsor Annemie van der Ven- Scheeren, who named the ‘Coastal Voyager’ of Acta Marine in Amsterdam (The Netherlands) on 28th February, has not taken her task lightly. The spouse of the Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Acta Marine not only wished the vessel and crew well, but also held a mar
On March 5, at Fincantieri’s shipyard in Riva Trigoso (Sestri Levante, Genoa), there was a ceremony to mark the cutting of the first sheeting for the sixth Fremm vessel. This is a further step in the European Multi Mission Frigate construction program, the most important joint initiative to date amo
First block of the first from the three Icebreakers of project 21900 M, being presently under construction at Vyborg Shipyard, is placed on open building berth. “Main yard capacities are focused now on construction of semi-submersible barge which is intended for hull assembly of icebreakers and othe
Ulstein Verft delivered ‘Blue Power’, the third of six medium-sized platform supply vessels (PSV) of PX121 design from ULSTEIN® to Blue Ship Invest, on 6 March 2013. “The great efforts of all those involved and the experience we gained from the construction of the first two vessels in this series ha
Cathelco have won an order to supply hull corrosion protection systems for two cruise ships which are to be built for Viking Ocean Cruises by Fincantieri of Italy. Designed for luxury cruising, the two 47,000 grt ships will have 472 cabins and the capacity to carry 998 passengers. The first vessel i
Rising demand has prompted owners to order more and larger LPG vessels, according to the latest LPG Forecaster from Drewry Maritime Research. The increased demand has been further improved by a growing consumption base in emerging economies, with supply bolstered by an expected emergence of new expo
Yesterday a fire leading to significant smoke formation broke out on a newbuild cruise ship Norwegian Getaway in the covered building dock II. At present the shipyard’s fire brigade and members of the Papenburg fire department are still in operation on the yard premises. The affected production area
STX OSV Holdings Limited, one of the major global designers and shipbuilders of offshore and specialized vessels, announced that the STX OSV Group of companies will adopt the new brand name VARD. The adoption of the new name, logo and brand identity follows the sale of STX Europe’s majority stake in
Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd (CMAL) has announced the shortlist of names for their next sea going Roll On Roll Off vehicle and passenger diesel electric hybrid ferry, due to launch in summer 2013. The vessel is currently being built at Ferguson Shipyard in Port Glasgow and will be the second ferry
