Following last week’s announcement that Ferguson Shipbuilders, Port Glasgow, Scotland had been named as the preferred bidder for the contract to build the world’s first two sea going Roll On Roll Off vehicle and passenger diesel electric hybrid ferries, Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited (CMAL) and
YN 247 will feature a full-beam master stateroom and owner’s study on the main deck. Eight guests will enjoy first class accommodation in four cabins, with dedicated quarters for the captain and four crew members. There will be a special garage for the tender in the lazarette, which will be located
MV Ginny Louise will be in UK waters in early December. She will be touring the UK’s East Coast in December starting in Southampton and stopping at Ramsgate, Sheerness, Brightlingsea, Harwich, Felixstowe, Lowestoft, Great Yarmouth, Wells-next-the-Sea and Grimsby. MV Eden Rose due in the UK in Januar
Through its subsidiary TTS Marine GmbH in Bremen, TTS Group ASA has signed contracts worth approximately 205m NOK. The contracts are subject to owner’s approval. The delivery concern electric-driven winch systems for 20 container carriers at Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., Ltd in South
Caspian Flotilla (CF) will receive two new ships till the end of 2011, says Russian defense ministry’s press release. The question is Project 11661K Gepard corvette Dagestan and Project 21630 Buyan small-size gun ship Volgodonsk. Both warships were developed by Zelenodolsk Design Bureau and built by
The Vaagland Batbyggeri shipyard in Norway has entered into a contract to build a new purse seiner for Norwegian fishing company Fiskebas AS… (WorldFishing) [mappress] Source: WorldFishing, November 11, 2011; Image: Rolls-Royce
Severodvinsk-based Zvezdochka Shipyard has completed the construction of the jack-up drilling rig “Arkticheskaya” for LLC Gazflot… (Port News) [mappress] Source: Portnews, November 10, 2011
Astrakhan Ship Repair Plant (affiliate of Zvezdochka shipyard) builds Project 22870 salvage ship for Caspian Flotilla (CF) Search and Rescue Service under Russian Navy’s order. The project developer is JSC Vympel Design Bureau (Nizhny Novgorod). The project documentation was developed under contract
MAN Diesel & Turbo has announced the first order for its second- generation EGR system, to be applied aboard a Maersk Line container vessel – the 4,500-teu new building #2358. The system will be fully integrated with the vessel’s main engine, a two-stroke MAN B&W 6S80ME-C9 type to be built by Hyunda
After designing a new prototype at the computer the innovative newbuild begins to take shape: The steel cutting of the first LNG carrier with a so-called dual-fuel engine for Anthony Veder (Rotterdam/NL) marks a new era. The new tanker for the transport of Liquefied Natural Gas will have a length ov
Taiwan based shipyard Ching Fu has awarded a design contract to FKAB Marine Design with Holland MT as subcontractor for a new 2400 m3 TSHD. The dredger’s concept design has been develop by Ministry of Transportation and Communication Kaohsiung harbor Bureau (KHB), who will own and operate the vessel
The Alu Marine shipyard is currently starting the construction of a new passenger boat for Rotterdam, Netherlands, for which they won the contract after a European tender. This double-ended ferry will transport passengers in Dordrecht, Netherlands, between the two banks of the «Vieille Meuse» and th
Friday 28th October was a day filled with events starting with the delivery and signing of delivery documents for yard 488 “Veruda” constructed by ULJANIK Shipyard for United Shipping Services, which is Uljanik Plovidba. The commissioning documents were signed by Marinko Brgić, President of the Mana
Reportedly, Ukrainian government considers amended draft program of new corvette for the national navy. Ukraine plans to resume implementation of the corvette building program in 2012; it was suspended in 2010 due to financial problems, reports Interfax-Ukraine referring to an informed military sour
