A further milestone has been reached in the assembly of the first of the UK’s new Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carriers by Babcock at Rosyth, where the massive Super Block 03 (SB03) has been moved 90 metres north to meet Lower Block 02 (LB02) in a major hydraulic skidding operation, as part of Ass
Ultrabulk has placed an order with a major Japanese ship yard for the construction and delivery of one new generation super ECO-designed handysize bulker of 38,000tdw size for delivery in 2014, with Ultrabulk’s option to extend the order with one additional vessel. The vessel(s) will be equipped wit
Minister for Defence Stephen Smith and Minister for Defence Materiel Jason Clare today announced the launch of the second Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD) at the Navantia shipyard in Spain. The launch represented a major milestone in the shipbuilding process and was attended by the Chief of Navy, Vice
Multi Maritime has, in close cooperation with the ferry operator Fjord1, launched a new green ferry concept. The ferry is a “plug-in” LNG hybrid, which incorporates several features to reduce the ferry’s environmental footprint. The concept has been developed as a part of Fjord1’s bid for operating
Incat Crowther announces that it has been awarded a contract to design a 25m Catamaran Wind Farm Service Vessel (WFSV). Construction of the vessel has commenced at MMS Ship Repair in Hull, in the UK. Designed to meet an industry demand for increased cargo capacity and flexibility, the vessel will fe
Boatbuilders Tehnomont Brodogradilište of Pula, Croatia have recently delivered a Camarc designed 25m Patrol Boat “Marino Jakominić”. The boat is due to operate in coastal waters for the Croatian Marine Police, based in Rijeka. The 25m Aluminium design is similar to a fleet of five Camarc patrol boa
Wärtsilä, the marine industry’s leading solutions and services provider, is to supply complete and fully integrated power generation and propulsion packages for three vessels being built for Pacific Radiance Ltd., the Singapore based company specialising in offshore service activities. In each case,
The hull assembly of arctic offshore vessel NB 507 was started with the Keel Laying Ceremony at Helsinki Shipyard 3 July 2012. The ship is the sister vessel of NB 506 that was launched on Saturday 30 June. The offshore vessels are being built for Russian Shipping Company Sovcomflot and they will be
In the way of the strategy to grow and gain new rising markets, ENP delivered last month two new Workboats to Algeria, Skikda Port Authorities. These were ENP constructions C-983 and C-984, they were certified by DNV. These 12m Workboats will perform services as Mooring Vessels but they are also abl
Dutch shipping company, Vroon Offshore Services (VOS) held the namegiving ceremony for VOS Shine on Thursday 28 June 2012, in Den Helder, the Netherlands. VOS Shine was christened by Mrs Gwen Klaphake, wife of Mr Rolf de Vries, Managing Director, Blue Stream Offshore B.V.. Blue Stream Offshore B.V.
COSCO (Zhoushan) Shipyard Co., Ltd (COSCO Zhoushan), a subsidiary of the Company’s 51% owned COSCO Shipyard Group Co., Ltd, has completed delivery of a 57.000 DWT bulk carrier named “SUPERIOR” to its European buyer. The delivery documents were signed by and between COSCO Zhoushan and the buyer on 26
Arctic offshore vessel NB-506 was launched at Helsinki Shipyard on Saturday 30 June 2012. The hull assembly of sister vessel will start in the beginning of July, after the launch. Arctech is building the vessels for Russian shipping corporation Sovcomflot and they will supply the Arkutun-Dagi oil an
At a ceremony held on June 30 2012, a newbuild tanker was launched from 3. Maj Shipyard’s Slipway No. 2. This is the second vessel in a series of four tankers the shipbuilder 3. Maj has constructed for the Swedish company WISBY TANKERS. The tanker, designed to carry concrete, oil and chemicals, is 1
STX OSV Holdings Limited (“STX OSV”), one of the major global designers and shipbuilders of offshore and specialized vessels, announced that it has secured new contracts for the construction of two Platform Supply Vessels (PSV) for Island Offshore. The total value of the contracts amounts to approxi
