IHC Merwede has successfully named and launched the stationary cutter suction dredger, MIONDO, yesterday at its shipyard in Sliedrecht, The Netherlands. The company is building the innovative vessel for Marina & Ports Services Ltd, which is based in England. The ceremony was performed by Mrs E. Curr
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, recently won an order worth $18 million from Daewoo to supply energy efficient propulsion and electrical power systems for two new deep sea pipeline installation vessels that will build oil transport infrastructure off the coast of Brazil. The
South Boats Special Projects Ltd. announced the launch and commissioning of its 60th offshore wind farm crew transfer vessel, ‘Offshore Wandelaar’. The vessel is the first of two South Catamaran 19m WFSV designs to be delivered to Offshore Wind Services BV, ahead of its sister ship ‘Offshore West Hi
A number of challenges lie in front of the roll-on/roll-off industry, but how well equipped are businesses to cope with the European Commission’s new environmental regulations? That’s just one of the areas that will be discussed at this year’s RORO event, which is being held in Gothenburg, Sweden, f
Recently, Fugro formally took delivery of a new-build vessel, M/V Fugro Galaxy; the second of Fugro’s FSSV series of dedicated survey vessels. Designed to Fugro specifications and fitted with the latest survey equipment these are the most advanced vessels of their type. The new vessel will be able t
In April, Cargotec secured new contracts to deliver MacGregor anchor-handling, mooring and towing solutions for 15 offshore support vessels (OSV) of various types being built in China for Asian customers. The ships are being built in several shipyards in China for delivery throughout 2013 and 2014 t
The Siemens Drive Technologies Division has been awarded a contract worth tens of millions of Euros from Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) to implement eco-friendly propulsion and power generation system in container ships which will comprehensively reduce transit costs and provide i
Yesterday at Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) a unique contract was signed between Groot Ship Design from Leek (the Netherlands), Sundong shipyard (Korea) and owner PBHH/BH livestock Vessel SDN BHD (Malaysia) for the design and delivery of two types of livestock carriers. Of each type the Korean yard will bu
Balenciaga Shipyard recently launched the third emergency response and rescue vessel, in a series of four D-Class vessels built for Craig Group, the Grampian Discovery. These new ERRVs are designated NSS-IMT 950s, designed by IMT of Montrose and are equipped with one fast rescue craft. The Grampian
The launching ceremony of the last of four LNG-fueled ferries built for one of the biggest Norwegian Owners took place in REMONTOWA SHIPBUILDING S.A on 11th of May 2012. During three – year cooperation the Owner has ordered construction of eight modern ferries of different propulsion, power of engin
P&O Ferries, the UK’s leading ferry operator, has made its first major investment in the energy market by converting one of its large ro-ro ships to act as an accommodation vessel for technicians working at an offshore wind farm in the North Sea. The 23,000 tonne European Seaway has commenced a thre
The ‘Seven Borealis’, Subsea 7’s flag ship, is currently in Rotterdam (the Netherlands) for final outfitting at the Huisman facilities. The vessel is the first customized version of Ulstein Sea of Solutions’ successful SOC 5000 vessel design and fully developed by the Netherlands based Ulstein desig
STX OSV Holdings Limited (STX OSV), together with its subsidiaries, a major global designer and shipbuilder of offshore and specialized vessels headquartered in Norway, reports robust order intake for the first quarter ended 31 March 2012 (1Q 2012) amounting to NOK 2.34 billion (USD 394.85 million).
Navios Maritime Holdings Inc. (“Navios Holdings”), a large, global, vertically integrated seaborne shipping and logistics company, announced that the Navios Avior, a new building Kamsarmax vessel of 81,355 dwt, was delivered yesterday from a South Korean shipyard to Navios Holdings’ owned fleet. The
