A significant proportion of the £923M Rolls-Royce spent on research & development last year will result in a new Mermaid propulsion system for arctic operation and a new Bergen B engine designed to meet IMO Tier III requirements. Rolls-Royce Marine is collaborating with an undisclosed Norwegian comp
Alicat Workboats Ltd. has seen the launch of its sixth vessel since being set up just over two years ago, establishing itself as a market leader in providing state-of-the-art catamarans to the offshore renewables sector. The high speed aluminium built vessels are specifically designed to quickly and
The next generation of ships needs to be of flexible design, according to Giuseppe Torrente, head of the design department at Fincantieri’s… (CruiseIndustryNews) [mappress] Source: CruiseIndustryNews, October 10, 2011
The Perini Navi Group, world leader in designing and constructing large motor and sailing yachts, delivered the 55m motor yacht Galileo G, the second of three motor yachts sold to date by the Perini Navi Group’s Picchiotti division. The delivery took place at the Picchiotti shipyard in La Spezia in
The Panama Canal Authority awarded Astilleros Armon S.A., a ship building and repairing company based in Spain, a $158.3 million contract to acquire 14 new tugs to increase the current fleet to meet the projected growth of transits on the waterway. The contract was awarded to the company offering th
Maritime Partner AS secured a contract for delivery of 6 x Alusafe 770 Twin and 6 x G40 Davit systems. The boats will be delivered to STX OSV facilities at Søviknes and Aukra. This version of the Alusafe 770 twin is fitted with 2xYanmar 4JH3 engines connected to Vosper PP-90 waterjets. The twin syst
STX OSV Holdings Limited (“STX OSV”), one of the major global designers and shipbuilders of offshore and specialized vessels, is pleased to announce that it has secured a new contract for the design and construction of one Platform Supply Vessel (PSV) for Troms Offshore Supply AS. The Platform Suppl
Noble Corp inaugurated the Noble Globetrotter I ultra-deepwater drillship at Huisman’s new production hall in Schiedam, the Netherlands, on 1 October. The drillship, which was designed around Huisman’s multipurpose tower (MPT), is on schedule to be delivered later this year. It will then mobilize to
MNP Group’s Krasnoye Sormovo Shipyard and Volga-Balt Tanker (a Volga-Fleet Tanker subsidiary, part of UCLH) have signed a new contract for… (PortNews) [mappress] Source: PortNews, October 5, 2011;
COSCO (Zhoushan) Shipyard Co, a subsidiary of the Company’s 51% owned COSCO Shipyard Group Co., Ltd has delivered a bulk carrier of 92500DWT, “POS TANSANIT” to its European buyer. The delivery documents were signed by and between COSCO Zhoushan and the buyer on 28 September 2011. The bulk carrier me
Gulf Offshore Norge, a subsidiary of Gulfmark Offshore, Inc. has ordered a new PSV of Skipsteknisk design, from SIMEK in Flekkefjord Norway. The vessel designated ST-216 Arctic, is based on the very successful ST-216L CD design, and will have new modified bow shape and a new improved tank configurat
On September 29th Ocean Rig took delivery of its fourth drill ship, Ocean Rig Mykonos. The drill ship is currently mobilizing for operations in Brazil for Petrobras. The naming ceremony of Ocean Rig Mykonos took place at the Samsung Heavy Industries shipyard in Korea on July 8th. Ocean Rig owns and
GulfMark Offshore, Inc. today announced the addition of three vessels to the vessel construction program it announced in August. The construction program is designed to provide the company with vessels of the right size and with the right capabilities to match the emerging long-term requirements of
ULSTEIN delivers the seismic research vessel Oceanic Sirius to Eidesvik and CGGVeritas on 3 October. Oceanic Sirius is designed and built in accordance with strict environmental standards and equipped with state-of-the-art technology for advanced seismic research operations. She is owned by a joint
