OceanSaver today received DNV Type Approval certification of its revolutionary next generation ballast water management technology, Mark II. “We have successfully passed all DNV Type Approval requirements guaranteeing that our newest BWT technology, Mark II fully meets the requirements of the Intern
On Saturday December 31st, the new backhoe dredger ‘Peter the Great’ was launched successfully on the Ravestein shipyard in Deest, the Netherlands. The pontoon was built for the account of DEME NV and its Russian partner NDC (Northern Dredging Company Ltd), part of the PST Group. The Dutch shipyard
A total of 14 Kongsberg Maritime Engine Room Simulator models received new Det Norske Veritas (DNV) Statements of Compliance in December 2011. The approvals are according to the revised standards laid out in DNV – Standard for Certification of Maritime Simulators No. 2.14 January 2011, which is base
Irish Coast Guard’s fleet will welcome two new vessels in the following two years. Transport Minister Leo Varadkar has confirmed that approximately €4.4m in funding will be allocated to the service including an annual grant of €150,000 to the RNLI. The Coast Guard was engaged in almost 2,000 inciden
The Brazilian Navy has signed a contract worth £133 million with BAE Systems for the supply of three Ocean Patrol Vessels and ancillary support services. The contract also contains a Manufacturing Licence to enable further vessels of the same class to be constructed in Brazil. The three 90 metre ve
In order to ensure an underwater hull coating that would protect its vessels against the frequent impact of large pieces of floating dry ice, the Norwegian-based shipping company Utkilen has chosen Ecospeed for underwater protection of two newbuilding ice class chemical/product tankers. The first ve
JSC Zvezdochka Ship Repair Center delivered Project 12411T small-size gunnery ship MAK-160 to Caspian Flotilla (CF), reports PortNews. The ship has passed complete repair and modernization at Zvezdochka‘s affiliate company in Astrakhan. The ship obtained two new propulsion engines, upgraded gas turb
The Danish Naval Design and Marine Consultancy Knud E. Hansen A/S and joint venture partner ABB have developed a highly fuel efficient 2000 TEU Container Feeder Vessel. The vessel’s main dimensions have been optimised for calling in Bangkok, but the design features will deliver great benefits to ope
Second Project 21980 Grachonok anti-terror boat (serial number 982) was commissioned into Russian Navy. Acceptance certificate was signed late Oct 2011 in Novorossiysk. The boat will serve in harbor defense division of Black Sea Fleet (BSF) naval base Novorossiysk. Lead boat of the project – P-104 –
Yantar Shipyard (PCZ) is planning to conduct mooring trials, ordered by the Russian Ministry of Defense, for Research & Survey Vessel Seliger in January 2012. ‘Seliger’ is a heading vessel of Project 11982 elaborated by the Central Marine Design Bureau ‘Almaz’. Shipyard ‘Yantar’ has signed the Shipb
Pershing, brand of the Ferretti Group, among the leading international manufacturers of high performance open motor yachts, from 15 to 35 m, will launch a new, highly anticipated project: Pershing 82′, a contemporary reinterpretation of its successful predecessor, Pershing 80′. Once launched, the v
Project 21630 small-size gunnery ship Volgodonsk was commissioned into Russian Navy, told a source in defense industry to Central Navy Portal. After successful termination of state trials, acceptance certificate of the ship was signed on Dec 20 in Baltic Fleet (BF) main naval base Baltiysk. Volgodon
Today Baltic Shipyard launched the second vessel of a series of four non self-propelled oil tankers of Project 2734, built by order of the Group of Companies “Baltic Fuel Company” (BFC). The vessel was named “Mary”. “I am grateful to Dmitry Kozak and Georgy Poltavchenko who had acted as guarantors t
Delivery ceremony of S-500, a 6,600tdw type RORO cargo ship ordered by Europe-based Shiplux VII S.A. took place at Kyokuyo Shipyard on November 17. It is first Kyokuyo built RORO cargo boat since 1995. It is a modern transporter optimized for the today’s logistics services in Europe. Underneath her
