Princess Cruises yesterday marked the beginning of construction of the second of its new generation of ships with the official keel laying ceremony at the Fincantieri shipyard in Monfalcone, Italy. At the same time the line announced that the ship’s name will be Regal Princess. The vessel, a sister
Festivities associated with keel-laying of the fourth Project 21631 corvette will take place at the Zelenodolsk Shipyard (Tatarstan, Russia) on Aug 29, 2012. Project 21631 corvettes (small-size guided missile ships) built for Russian Navy are multipurpose ‘river-sea’ class vessels equipped with up-t
When working in the most extreme offshore environments, crews have to be able to rely on the absolute integrity and performance of their vessels. Ulstein Group has joined forces with GC Rieber Shipping to offer the market a new standard in operational security and performance – a ship that refuses t
At 7:00 p.m. on Monday 3 September, German Federal Secretary of Commerce and Technology Dr Philipp Rösler will officially open the SMM, shipbuilding, machinery & marine technology international trade fair hamburg at the CCH-Congress Center Hamburg. Bernd Aufderheide, Chairman of the Board of Hamburg
Frigate INS Tarkash (F46) built by the Yantar shipyard for the Indian Navy has successfully completed its sea trials in the Baltic Sea. After enduring various types of testing, INS Tarkash is heading back to the shipyard where the vessel will receive the final touches in preparation for its hand ove
With the purchase of a brand new vessel and a contract for an additional new jack-up ship, the Aarhus-based company DBB Jack-Up Services is cornering the market of specialised service for the offshore wind turbine industry. Both new vessels are considerably more technically advanced than other vesse
Ardmore Shipping Ltd has completed the Keel Laying Ceremony of the first of four MR product tankers at SPP Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Sacheon City, South Korea. This marks a key stage in the construction of the vessel and is a landmark event for Ardmore Shipping, with the keel being the first of its new c
The Mützelfeldtwerft Nord GmbH, Cuxhaven, and the Kundt ServiceGmbH, Dormagen, will start working together in Cuxhaven under the joint brand name “MKS dredging” manufacturing and assembling excavator pontoons (“Backhoe Dredger”). “MKS dredging” benefits from the geographical advantages in Cuxhaven T
Havyard Group AS has signed a contract for delivery of design and construction for the next generation of Havyard 832. The vessel is due to be delivered in the second quarter of 2014 and the contract value is close to NOK 300 million (approx USD 51.6 mln). This contract is agreed on the conditions o
On August 24th Royal Niestern Sander B.V. Delfzijl delivered the IMSV Sanaborg, the first in a series of ice-breaking multipurpose support-vessels (bollard-pull 34 ton). The Sanaborg and the Serkeborg are the first in a series of icebreakers suitable for shallow waters, that are deployed in the Casp
Oka Shipyard launched the fourth built by shipyard tanker “VF Tanker – 14” of RST27 prj. with sea/river deadweight of 7030/5428 tons (building No. 02704) on 23.08.12. The Shipyard should deliver four vessels by the contract, but according to the actual rate, six tankers from new series would be buil
Tognum, the specialist for propulsion and power solutions, is to develop its MTU Series 2000 yacht engines for compliance with US EPA Tier 3 Recreational and IMO Tier III emissions regulations. The new Series 2000 M96 engines will be able to cover outputs up to 2,600 bhp (1,940 kW), at the same time
Cemre Shipyard always keeps and raises it’s progress more and more and now the shipyard has increased its development with new and challenging project. The creation of world famous design company Wartsila Ship Design a 74,2 meter purse seiner fishing vessel will be built in Cemre Shipyard. The vesse
On August 23rd 2012, keel laying for the seventh 7150 DWT, out of ten ordered, river/sea type vessel of RSD49 project (Yard № 407) took place at Nevsky Shipyard, LLC. The vessels of Project RSD49 refer to Volgo-Don Max class. It means that vessels displacement meet the requirements for dimensions of
