On the 15th of March Brodotrogir d.d. carried out the delivery ceremony for the chemical tanker Amorina. The tanker, which was launched in July last year, is being built for Siteam Navigator Shipping Co.Pte.Ltd., of the Laurin Maritime AB group. The delivery documents were signed by Bo Walter on beh
Costas Fostiropoulos, founder of Almi Tankers confirmed intentions of the company to become a player on the market of liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipping, adding that considerable number of projects in this area is awaiting implementation, Shipping Herald reports. Namely, by founding a sister shipp
Baltiysky Zavod shipyard on March 26th started cutting metal for a 25-mW icebreaker valued at RUR 7.9 bln. JSC Baltiysky Zavod – Shipbuilding began metal cutting for a Project 22600 new-generation multifunctional diesel-electric icebreaker LK-25. The keel laying is scheduled on June 22, 2012. The ic
Italian based Gamma Yachts will launch it’s latest model at the Hainan Rendez Vous April 5th-8th. The Gamma 24 Mediterranean is the bigger sister of the trendsetting Gamma 20. All Gamma’s are designed and engineered by Dutch renowned Naval Architect Vripack. Guido Bonandrini of Gamma Yachts is thril
At the Brodosplit shipyard, on March 26th 2012, the steel cutting ceremony for Newbuilding 473 was successfully held. It is a heavy lifter for transportation of heavy or large size cargo, contracted for the Dutch heavy lift Shipping Company Jumbo Shipping. Jumbo Shipping is one of the world’s leadin
Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has won its first order for a new ship developed specifically for transporting live fish. Norwegian ship owner Sølvtrans AS, the world’s largest transporter of live fish, is the first customer for this advanced, fuel efficient vessel. In order to transp
Wärtsilä has been contracted to supply the engine for a Korean government Incheon Port Authority (IPA) Guideship. The Government of the Republic of Korea has specified environmental sustainability as a priority for this ship, and this project is seen as being highly significant for this reason. The
Scorpio Tankers Inc. announced yesterday that it has signed a contract with Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co., Ltd. of South Korea (“HMD”) to construct a 52,000 DWT MR product tanker for $36.0 million. The ordered vessel is the Company’s eighth 52,000 DWT MR product tanker newbuilding with HMD. Scorpio Tank
ABS, the leading provider of classification services to the global offshore industry, has delivered a seminar series addressing developments in the construction and design of liquefied gas carriers. Events were held in Doha, Qatar; Athens, Greece; and Limassol, Cyprus. “As liquefied natural gas (LNG
Lomar, the shipping subsidiary of the Libra Group, signs new order with GWS China for latest generation container vessels Lomar has signed an order with the Guangzhou Wenchong Shipyard in South China, for up to six new container ships. Scheduled for delivery starting from early 2014, the 2190 nomina
Windcat Workboats launched Windcat 28 this month. Windcat 28 is a vessel in the MK 3 series, an 18m aluminium catamaran specifically designed for the offshore wind industry which was built in Kuipers Woudsend ship yard in the Netherlands. Windcat 28 is 18.0m in length over all and has a beam of 6.1m
On March 24th, STX France Lorient yard has floated out the St Pierre trailing suction hopper dredger ordered in July 2010 by STFMO, subsidiary of Sablières de l’Atlantique. Following her keel laying held last September, this floating out is another important milestone in the contract, before her del
MARIN’s unique Depressurised Wave Basin (DWB) was officially inaugurated on March 19 by Maxime Verhagen, the Dutch Minister of Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation. Representing the combination of a depressurised towing tank with a wave maker, the DWB creates a world first. The inauguration
Gearboxes from Mekanord form an integral part of propulsion solutions from Rolls Royce for several new vessels. Mekanord is e.g. supplying Rolls Royce with gearboxes for two newly developed, gas powered cargo vessels. The two cargo vessels are based on the award-winning “Environship Concept” from Ro
