In response to the U.S. Coast Guard’s demanding Offshore Patrol Cutter requirements, Vigor Industrial looked beyond the conventional. With the Ulstein X-BOW®, Vigor delivers unmatched seakeeping and endurance in a capable offshore workhorse. https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=gd
Technip officially named its latest new vessel today in Vigo, Spain. The Deep Orient, a newbuild medium construction vessel, will be dedicated to subsea construction and flexible pipelay projects. During the ceremony held at the Metalships & Docks (MSD) shipyard in Vigo, the ship was named by the ve
Almi Tankers S.A. announced that on February 5th, 2013, it assumed the management of M/T Almi Sun, following her delivery to the owners at DSME’s Okpo Shipyard. This 149,996 DWT tanker is the fifth Suezmax of Almi’s newbuilding programme and was built by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co.
Vroon has announced that, in a ceremony held on February 8 at Oranjewerf Shipyard in Amsterdam, VOS Sweet was Christened by Mrs. Madelon Bangma, Partner, Ernst & Young Accountants LLP. Built at Fujian Southeast Shipyard of China, VOS Sweet is a DP-2 and 4-point mooring subsea-support vessel (SSV). S
After recently delivering two 208 metre long Ro-Ro ferries to Turkey, Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG), on Friday, successfully launched the identical Hull Number 755 “UN İSTANBUL” for Turkish operator U.N.RO-RO IŞLETMELERI A.Ş. Today’s launch underscores once again the close relationship be
As of this week, Damen Shipyards Group is the new owner of Dutch ship repair yard Shipdock. Shipdock, a well-known shipyard group with roots dating back to 1877, operates facilities in Amsterdam and Harlingen. The yard will continue its ship repair and conversion services, with Shipdock Harlingen se
Maersk Line: Emma Maersk Is Not in Danger of Sinking (Suez Canal) The Emma Maersk containership, berthed at the Suez Canal Container Terminal took on water into the engine room and lost power on Friday night near the Northern entrance of the Suez Canal. Emma Maersk Out of Service for Months Palle La
DESMI Ocean Guard has announced that its containerized solution for ballast water treatment has been tested by A.P. Moller – Maersk, concluding that it is a very attractive solution in particular for container vessel retrofits. Per Hother Rasmussen from Maersk Maritime Technology explains: ”We have
STX Europe, in collaboration with Stirling Design International and STX France Cabins, developed a unique cruise ship design featuring the latest eco-friendly technologies. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K27GPuatCEw
Five Maersk Line vessels are getting a ’nose job’: having their bulbous bows retrofitted to improve fuel consumption. For one of these, the operation involved moving the new ’nose’ from Asia to Europe – on a container vessel, of course. Saurabh Khanna works for Maersk Line Ship Management in Singapo
The following is a Maersk Line video giving a closer look of the Triple-E vessel’s smart design, which has 16 per cent more container space due to its wider, more bulbous bow. Also we bring you photos of the new Triple-E vessel’s hull made at DSME shipyard in South Korea and posted by Maersk Line [&
With the arrival of the LNG carrier ARCTIC SPIRIT Damen Shiprepair Brest continues to recover market share in the LNG repair business, following Damen’s acquisition of French shipyard Sobrena just under a year ago. The repair yard was and is particularly well respected for its LNG expertise and the
TTS Group ASA has through its subsidiary TTS Marine AB in Sweden signed a contract worth approximately 75 MNOK (approx. USD 13,5 million). The contract is with Xiamen Shipbuilding Industry Co., Ltd in China and concerns delivery of equipment to three Post-Panamax type Car Carriers to be built for th
Ulstein Group has presented its new IMR vessel design in a short video. The Seven Viking is a state-of-the-art vessel, with the innovative X-BOW® it is designed to meet the high demands of Inspection Maintenance and Repair (IMR), Survey and Light Construction in some of the harshest environments. Th
