As a global market leader for dredging and wet mining vessels and equipment, and a reliable supplier of custom-built ships and products for offshore construction, IHC Merwede will be among the leading exhibitors at SMM 2012. The biennial international trade fair for Shipbuilding, Machinery & Marine
KfW IPEX-Bank is participating with EUR 50 million in the financing of a research project by Tognum AG, one of the leading suppliers of propulsion and power generation systems. The remainder of the EUR 400 million project is financed by Tognum itself and by the European Investment Bank (EIB). The fu
The European debt crisis; a weak US employment market; declining growth rates in emerging economies such as China and India: prospects for the global economy are not exactly bright at the moment. These are the challenging coordinates for the decision-makers of the maritime industry as they get ready
As offshore wind developments move further offshore, into deeper waters with more extreme weather conditions, the challenge of providing operations and maintenance (O&M) support safely and cost effectively grows. The Fjellstrand WindServer is one of the new generation of offshore service vessels who
The global AC drives manufacturer Vacon will deliver altogether 81 AC drives for 3 new fishing trawlers, owned by the international seafood company Aker Seafoods, headquartered in Norway. The new fishing vessels will be built at the STX shipyard in Braila, Romania. They will be further outfitted and
United Shipbuilding Corporation, its subsidiary Baltiysky Zavod JSC (Baltic Shipyard), has won the contract worth $1.6 Bln for the construction of icebreaker LK-60 of 22220 Project with the capacity of 60 MW. To successfully operate in the Arctic, Russia is constantly developing and improving atomic
On early Sunday morning of 12 August the Celebrity Reflection, the new cruise ship for the US cruise company Celebrity Cruises (Miami), will be floated out of the covered building dock II of MEYER WERFT, assisted by tugs. The float-out will start around 7.30 a.m. By 9 a.m. the ship will be berthed a
Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) launched two Platform Supply Vessels (PSVs) being built for European clients on 04 August 2012 bearing the yard Hull Nos. BY-89 & BY-90. Shri Osman Sevver, Owner’s Representative launched the first vessel BY-89 and Shri George Thomas Roy, Chief General Manager (Tech), C
Veka-Group is constructing a series of catamarans for the offshore industry. The vessels have been specially developed for crew tendering and offer also enough deck space for transporting three 10 ft containers. The first vessel, destined for an operator of a wind farm, will be delivered mid Septemb
Italian Shipping Company Ignazio Messina & C has placed an order worth USD 300 million with the Korean shipyard STX Offshore & Shipbuilding for construction of four new Ro-Ro container vessels. The order comes within the framework of the company’s fleet expansion plans and embodies the second stage
On Friday, August 3, 2012, Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft successfully launched the first of two identical RoRo freight ferry new buildings for the Turkish shipping company Ulusoy Sealines. “At 208 metres, this is the longest and biggest freight ferry ever built at FSG”, declared shipyard Managi
Following its sister vessel in 2009, the vessel Joseph Plateau was launched on 3 August at the Spanish shipyard Construcciones Navales de Norte in Sestao. This 191,5 m long vessel will be used for precise rock dumping to a depth of 2,000 m. The system for the unfolding of the fall pipe is extremely
On July 31st 2012, P + S Werften in Wolgast, delivered the second ( hull no. 564) of four coastal patrol ships to the Swedish Coast Guard. The new vessels will be able to operate all year round in the Baltic, in the Gulf of Bothnia, in the Skagerak and Kategatt, as well as in […]
Sunreef 82 Double Deck has just been launched at the Sunreef Yachts shipyard in Gdansk, Poland. The timeless stylish look of the hull line is the result of Sunreef’s advanced design technologies and ongoing research into new solutions and inspirations. This superb superyacht accommodates 7 guests an
