Alnmaritec recently delivered hull number 149, a new line handling boat for operations off an FPSO in a production field off the coast of Ghana. This is the third of the new larger Wave Handler design to be built by Alnmaritec and at just over 12m she has 1000bhp of installed power and she packs [&h
Leading international classification society Bureau Veritas has published guidance on Ship Conversion into Surface Offshore Units and Redeployment of Surface Offshore Units. BV Guidance Note NI 593 sets out the requirements for structural assessment when operators are considering converting a ship i
Today, amid great public attention, the most powerful heavy-lift jack-up vessel ‘INNOVATION’ was named in Bremerhaven by Mrs Geertrui Van Rompuy-Windels, Europe’s First Lady and spouse of Herman Van Rompuy, President of the European Council. HGO InfraSea Solutions, a joint company (50/50) of HOCHTIE
Imtech (B6-2000) will be highlighting several of its latest solutions at SMM Hamburg this year. Imtech Marine will show unique hybrid technology solutions which are being implemented on board newly built Scottish ferries, as well as a live presentation of remote monitoring and maintenance services i
IHC Merwede has successfully launched the largest backhoe dredger in the world on 31 August 2012. The name of the vessel will be revealed at the end of the year during a special ceremony. The launch took place at the shipyard of its cooperation partner, NMC, in Nieuw-Lekkerland, The Netherlands. IHC
Funding and operating “green” ships which can be used worldwide without restrictions is a very important task for bankers and shipowners today, as the internationally applicable environmental regulations for the shipbuilding and shipping industry have become more and more stringent in recent years.
On Thursday (August 30, 2012), McDermott International, Inc. announced that it will build another high capacity reeled pipelay vessel with top-tier payload capacity, tentatively named Lay Vessel 108 (“LV108”). The vessel will be a sister ship to the recently completed subsea construction vessel the
Gearbox specialist Mekanord is now launching a gearbox which is up to 30 % lighter than traditional ones. The new product will be introduced at the SMM fair in Germany, and Mekanord is expecting a large, global potential for use in lightweight, high speed and low energy vessels. Lighter and stronger
Smit Lamnalco, on 24 August, launched SL Gabon, the first tug branded under its new corporate identity, following the integration of Smit’s terminal handling activities with Lamnalco in July 2011. Built by Damen Shipyards Galati in Romania, SL Gabon is also the first of two newbuilds contracted for
ANADOLU (ADIK) Shipyard has successfully delivered to Turkish Naval Forces Command TCG Ç-158, the Eight vessel of three years long 8 strong vessel Landing Craft Tank (LCT) project. Thus for the first time a Navy project undertaken by a privately owned Naval Shipyard is completed on time and on sched
Gisan has signed a new conversion project. The vessel will be converted to self-discharging bulk carrier with conveyor belts that allows the vessel to discharge cargoes quickly and efficiently. The new system will manage itself all automatically. It is a turn key project and Gisan will deliver the v
Damen Shipyards Group has delivered the Research Vessel (RV 3609) ‘Simon Stevin’ to its Belgian client DAB Vloot, the Flemish governmental fleet operator. The RV 3609 was jointly designed by Damen Shipyards Gorinchem and VLIZ, the Flemish Institute for the Sea. While hull and hotworks were built at
The Government will continue to support the construction of modern ships for the Naval Forces of Ukraine. This was stated by Prime Minister Mykola Azarov during his visit a public joint stock company “Black Sea Shipbuilding Plant”, which conducted a comprehensive repair of Naval Forces’ ships and co
The development of the shipbuilding industry will help Ukraine to solve the problem with the sale of metal. The Prime Minister Nykolay Azarov disclosed it on air of the Nykolaev Regional State Broadcasting Company. “For us, the shipbuilding is one of the key industries that can use our domestic meta
