Caterpillar Marine Power Systems was recently selected to provide 2x 6 M 25 C and 2x 9 M 25 C propulsion engines for an Ostensjo Rederi AS offshore supply newbuild. Each 6 M 25 C engine will provide 2000 kW @ 750 rpm. The 9 M 25 C will each provide 3000 kW @ 750 […]
LEHNKERING has held a naming ceremony for two newly constructed gas tankers. In addition to LRG GAS 88, which has been operating since August 2011, the sister vessel LRG GAS 89, which has exactly the same design, will now complement the gas tanker fleet operated by the LEHNKERING Reederei. Dr. Angel
Voith has received an order for a number of bow thrusters and retractable stern thrusters from Koninklijke De Vries, a division of Feadship. The bow and stern thrusters are for various new buildings which are being built at their yards in Aalsmeer and Makkum. Koninklijke De Vries has ordered a total
On 21 October at the slip of PJSC Kherson shipyard keel laying of the first product tanker of a series, project RST27, for SVL group of companies, Malta, took place. The ship design has been developed by the Marine Engineering Bureau (Odessa). Tanker is designed for mixed (river-sea) carriage of bul
Miclyn Express Offshore (“MIO”) announces that it has entered into an agreement to purchase four new Crew/Utility Vessels from a Singaporean shipyard. Two vessels will be delivered in December 2011, with the remaining two to be delivered in April 2012. These vessels are targeted for deployment in th
After a mere 17 weeks, Holland Shipyards has delivered offshore accommodation vessel “Vivaldi” to her owner Wagenborg Offshore BV. During a short ceremony, held on Holland Shipyards’ premises, an approximate 400 people witnessed the delivery from Holland Shipyards BV, represented by Mr. Cor Hoogendo
On Thursday 20 October, the second of four Holland Class Oceangoing Patrol Vessels, “Zeeland” 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. Immediately after delivery, the
Groningen Shipyard launched successfully the first vessel, mv LADY ANNA, for Delfzijl based Wijnne Barends. The vessel was designed and engineered by Groot Ship Design in close cooperation with shipyard and owner. In the design phase colleague designer Conoship assisted, after the design the complet
The fourth tanker of Armada type built by Besiktas Shipyard in Yalova, Turkey, named Gobustan, has sailed from the Shipyard on October 23, 2011. The tanker proceeds for loading 6000 metric tons sunflower seed oil from Rostov to one port of Mediterranean sea. Besiktas Shipyard is one of the best esta
Wärtsilä will supply two Finnish icebreakers with catalytic converters designed to significantly reduce emissions of nitrogen oxides, which are harmful to the environment and to human health. The ships will also be converted to enable the use of Ultra Low Sulphur Diesel fuel. Wärtsilä, the marine in
Less than two years after construction began, the Gowind offshore patrol vessel L’Adroit, an innovative maritime safety & security platform, has been made available to the French Navy. Built by DCNS under a self-funded programme, the ship incorporates a number of major technological innovations and
Shipyard “Severnaya Verf” delivered today, October 21st, an offshore platform supply vessel built to Norwegian company Solvik Hull… (PortNews) [mappress] Source: PortNews, October 21, 2011
A&P TYNE is part of a newly-launched North East “Super Group” formed to tell global business just how deep the region’s talent pool is in the growth area of renewable energy. The influential band of companies – united under the name Energi Coast – aim to demonstrate the region’s ability to service t
AVEVA, a leader in engineering design and information management solutions for the plant, power and marine industries, announced it will hold a technical user seminar for all AVEVA Marine and Tribon customers. This regional event is open to companies in Northern, Central and Eastern Europe, and will
