The Board of Directors of Attica Group announced the delivery of the new-built Ro-Pax vessel Blue Star Delos which was built at Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., Ltd, of Korea. Blue Star Delos is the first of two vessels ordered in June 2009 and has overall length 145.50 meters, a speed
An significant construction milestone occurred today when the keel for the new Royal Princess was laid in the building dock at the… (CruiseIndustryNews) [mappress] Source: CruiseIndustryNews, October 21, 2011
Russian State Duma has adopted a draft law stimulating Russian shipowners for fleet renewal, placing orders at Russian shipyards, and registration of ships in Russian International Register of Vessels (RIRV). Amendments are introduced into Inland Water Transport and Merchant Shipping Code, Tax and L
South Boats Special Projects Ltd. and Seacat Services Ltd. announce that the two companies have signed a contract for the construction of four further vessels, 2 x South Catamaran 24m WFSV to be named ‘Seacat Resolute’ and ‘Seacat Vigilant’ and two further vessels, which have been allocated build sl
St. Petersburg-based Central Design Bureau “Iceberg” is finalizing the design of a universal icebreaker of capacity of 60 MW, Atomflot said. (PortNews) [mappress] Source: PortNews, October 20, 2011
Arctech Helsinki Shipyard has started construction of two new icebreakers for Russia’s largest shipping company Sovcomflot. (BarentsObserver) [mappress] Source: BarentsObserver, October 19, 2011
Leading North East Engineering company IHC Engineering Business (IHC EB) has been named Design Team of the Year 2011 by the British Engineering Excellence Awards (BEEA). At the ceremony held on October 13 at the Shakespeare Globe Theatre, London, IHC EB was highly commended by the judges for the tea
It is the most important international maritime Trade show of the Netherlands, Europort 2011. Dutch companies have never before presented themselves as such a strong collective. 42 companies participate in one of the two Maritime by Holland Pavilions, another 7 companies showcase their innovations o
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., a South Korean shipbuilder, said Wednesday that it has won a US$400 million deal to build… (Yonhap) [mappress] Source: Yonhap, October 19, 2011
CWind has taken delivery of the first of the three support vessels contracted to fulfil a deal with Siemens. (Renews) [mappress] Source: Eenews, October 19, 2011
South Boats Special Projects Ltd. and Offshore Wind Services BV announce the two companies have signed a contract for the construction of a pair of South Catamaran 19m Wind Farm Support Vessels. The two craft will be built at South Boats’ new facility in East Cowes and will be delivered in March and
In 2001, Shipyard De Hoop designed, built and delivered its first ship to Mexican shipping company Oceanografía. The Caballo De Mar was a diving support vessel to be used for inspection, maintenance and repair. In the years that followed, De Hoop developed another seven diving support vessels for Oc
GRP Laminates of Cowes, Isle of Wight, UK, secured orders for three South Cat designs within weeks of reaching an exclusive, worldwide agreement to be solely responsible for the manufacture and marketing of these well-proven craft. The orders comprise: • 12m commercial charter workboat and leisure d
Maersk Tankers, the tanker shipping unit of Danish shipping and oil group A.P. Moller-Maersk (MAERSKb.CO), said on Monday it would… By Mette Fraende(Reuters) [mappress] Source: Reuters, October 18, 2011
