Ocean Rig UDW Inc., a global provider of offshore deepwater drilling services has received a $1.35 billion Bank Facility firm commitments from lenders for a $1.35 billion syndicated secured term loan to partially finance the construction costs of the Ocean Rig Mylos, the Ocean Rig Skyros and the Oce
ABS, a leading provider of global classification services, yesterday announced it will relocate its Northern European regional marine operations office from London to Hamburg, Germany. “This relocation is part of ABS’ ongoing effort to place our frontline decision makers closer to our clients and be
Akdeniz Shipyard has started construction/steel cutting of the new generation 10.500 DWT Super Green Cargo Ship designed by Turkey based Norden Ship Design. The vessel is very economic and fuel-efficient comparing to the same size vessels in the world. Reputable well known Technical University perfo
Rem Offshore ASA has entered into a newbuilding contract for one OSCV vessel at Kleven Verft AS. The vessel is of the MT6022 L design with a length of 117 meters and a breadth of 22 meters. The vessel will be delivered from yard in 2nd quarter 2014. The contract price for the vessel is […]
Foreship BlueTech Ltd. is a company founded by Foreship Ltd. and key employees of BlueTech, Foreship Ltd. being the largest shareholder. BlueTech specializes in efficient and eco-friendly cargo ship standard designs, while all other business areas remain at Foreship Ltd. Mr. Petri Hakulinen, former
Shell UK has awarded Atlantic Offshore another long term contract and Atlantic will build another Havyard 820 Field Support Vessel vessel Havyard Group will deliver a design and equipment package for the construction of the third ship of the Havyard 820 type for Atlantic Offshore. “We are proud to d
IHC Merwede has successfully named and launched the 5,500m³ trailing suction hopper dredger, DCI DREDGE XX, in a ceremony on 2 February 2013 at the company’s shipyard in Kinderdijk, The Netherlands. It is building the innovative vessel for Dredging Corporation of India Ltd (DCI). The ceremony was pe
The BAE Systems built Forward Island from which HMS Queen Elizabeth will be commanded has been declared ready for her first sea voyage. The iconic Forward Island, known as Upper Block 07, is the hub of the ship as it contains the main bridge and approximately 100 vital mission systems compartments.
Cemre Shipyard has recently launched and delivered the second bulk vessel of 2.000 DWT Helene H (Yard No. NB22 121215) to Seaworks group. The contract for the construction of two vessels (designed by NSK Nordnorsk Skipkonsult AS) was signed on 25.05.2011. This content is available after accepting th
On January 31st the Suezmax tanker Stena Sunrise was named at the Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) shipyard in Geoje, South Korea. The vessel is the last in a series of seven units and is owned by Stena Bulk. The Stena Sunrise is a third generation, fuel-efficient Suezmax and, like the other tankers i
Scorpio Tankers Inc. announced that it has reached an agreement with SPP Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. of South Korea (“SPP”) for the construction of four MR product tankers for approximately $32.5 million each, two of which are the exercise of options from a previous contract. These vessels will be delive
USS Guardian Still Sits on Tubbataha Reef, Philippines The mine counter-measures ship ‘USS Guardian’ (MCM 5) still sits on the Tubbataha Reef. Operations to safely recover the ship while minimizing environmental effects are being conducted in close cooperation with allied Philippines Coast Guard and
German shipping company NSC Schifffahrtsgesellschaft mbH & Cie. KG (NSC) has decided to implement a Condition Monitoring (CM) survey arrangement on the main diesel engine pistons of 49 GL-classed vessels of its fleet. The arrangement was agreed to at the end of 2012 at NSC’s head office in Hamburg b
A number of 54 vessels were successfully delivered by Redwise Maritime Services, in 2012. The transports involved the delivery of a wide range of newly built vessels (30 in total) that made their maiden voyage from the yard to their new destination worldwide. The mobilization of existing tonnage – a
