Tsakos Energy Navigation Limited today announced three and five year charters for two of its modern handysize product tankers to a major end-user. These vessels currently under pooling arrangements will commence within April/May and are expected to generate gross revenues of approximately $42 millio
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering of South Korea secured a contract for two 160,000 cbm LNG carriers from Angelicoussis Group of Greece, the company said in a statement. Two newbuildings are slated for delivery by mid 2015 and will be operated by Angelicoussis’ unit Maran Gas Maritime. The or
Kongsberg Evotec, a wholly owned subsidiary of Kongsberg Maritime, has been selected to supply its sophisticated new Launch and Recovery System (E-LARS) for Reomte Operated Vehicles (ROV), for installation on a new Forland Shipping AS subsea vessel currently under contruction at Havyard Leirvik, Nor
Scana Industrier ASA has through its subsidiary Scana Propulsion AS signed new contracts with STX OSV Trading and Man Diesel AS, for delivery of propulsion equipment. The total value of the new contracts is approx 30 mln NOK (approx USD 5.2 mln). The contract with STX OSV AS is for delivery of gear-
Together with a number of other countries, Denmark has strived to make it mandatory for member States to undergo a so-called IMO audit. This ensures that the countries implement the obligations following from the international conventions on maritime safety and protection of the marine environment.
The first of Fjord Line’s two new cruise ferries was launched at the Stocznia Gdansk shipyard on Thursday. The ship, which will be christened MS “Stavangerfjord”, is now being towed to Bergen Group Fosen for interior fitting and finishing. The launch marks the completion of the steel work by the Sto
STX OSV Holdings Limited, one of the major global designers and shipbuilders of offshore and specialized vessels,announced that it has secured new contracts for the design and construction of two Offshore Subsea Construction Vessels (“OSCV”) for Siem Offshore in Norway. The vessels will be of STX OS
On April 11th, at Shipyard Ferus Smit GmbH in Leer, Germany the launching of m.v. Fuldaborg took place. Christening and name giving were done by mrs. Rita Jabaay, spouse of mr. Bram Roelse, managing director IHC Dredgers B.V. The Fuldaborg is the sixth of a series of 1A ice classed, nozzle fitted, 1
STX OSV Holdings Limited, one of the major global designers and shipbuilders of offshore and specialized vessels, announced that it has secured a new contract for the design and construction of one Anchor Handling Tug Supply vessel (“AHTS”) for Iceman AS. The vessel is developed and designed by STX
On Wednesday 11 April, in Harlingen the third of four Holland Class Oceangoing Patrol Vessels, “Friesland” built by Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding for the Royal Netherlands Navy, was transferred to the Defence Materiel Organization of the Ministry of Defence of the Netherlands. After delivery the
Boreal Transport Nord AS has awarded contracts for three new double ended passenger and car ferries to Fiskerstrand BLRT AS. The ferries will be delivered in autumn 2013, and commissioned from January 1st. 2014 to three different crossing services on the coast of Helgeland in Nordland County in Nort
On April 10th 2012 the 5039 DWT MV Nephrite entered Volga-Balt Transportation Holding’s (VBTH) fleet and begun its active service. The Nephrite is the sixth vessel in a series of ten Project DCV36 vessels ordered by VBTH from China’s Qingdao Hyundai Shipbuilding Co. Unlike previous dry cargo vessels
Aegean Marine Petroleum Network Inc. yesterday announced that it has taken delivery of the Symi, a 6,270 dwt double-hull bunkering tanker newbuild from Qingdao Hyundai Shipyard in China. The Symi, which is expected to be deployed to the Company’s market in West Africa, represents the final vessel un
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won a long-term service contract from Carnival Corporation to maintain and upgrade ABB’s Azipod equipment over the next 15 years for 20 ships in their fleet, cutting costs by as much as $1 million a year per ship. Carnival is the world’s la
