ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems is not planning a joint venture with the French shipyards group DCNS, nor are there any plans for a merger or other partnership or alliance with the French shipyards. No talks on this are currently being held by the companies and no talks are planned. While there have bee
In July 2011 Höegh Autoliners took delivery of Hull XSI1461C. This is the third 4 900 capacity PCTC built by Xiamen Shipbuilding Industries for Höegh Autoliners. The Vessel will be named at an official naming ceremony which is planned to take place in October at the Höegh Autoliners car terminal in
Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has won a £50 million contract to design and equip two anchor handling vessels for Norwegian company Farstad Shipping. The Rolls-Royce UT 731 CD vessels are designed to work in extreme environmental conditions and carry out operations in water as deep a
BLRT Rekato – subsidiary of Estonian industrial concern BLRT Grupp – concluded an agent agreement with Korean company Panasia Co. which is a production leader of ship systems among which are well-proven Ballast Water Treatment Systems (BWTS). According to development director of BLRT Rekato Andrei S
Carnival Corporation & plc today announced it has reached agreements for the construction of three new cruise ships – one 132,500-ton vessel for its Costa Cruises brand and two 125,000-ton ships for its AIDA Cruises brand. The ships will be the largest ever constructed for these two cruise lines. A
Launching of this heading order of the Ministry of Defense of Russia was timed to the Day of Russian Navy. The vessel “Seliger” is intended for equipment test operation, deep-sea research and rescue works. Length of the vessel is 59,7m, width – 10,8m, displacement – ca 1117t, speed – 13 knots, cruis
NewLead Holdings Ltd., an international shipping company owning and operating tankers and dry bulk vessels, today announced that on July 28, 2011, the “Navios Serenity,” a new Handysize dry bulk vessel of 35,000 dwt, was delivered from a Korean shipyard to NewLead’s fleet. Mr. Michael Zolotas, presi
Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has won a £20 million order to design and supply power and propulsion systems for two UT 776 CD supply vessels for Island Offshore. Island Offshore were the first to introduce the versatile UT 776 CD ship, which is designed to transport essential suppli
ONE of the most spectacular sights in the history of shipbuilding on the Clyde has been scheduled for next Friday… (heraldscotland) [mappress] Source: heraldscotland, July 22, 2011;
Government plans to fully equip two new multi-billion pound aircraft carriers have been hailed as “excellent news” for the shipbuilding… (heraldscotland) [mappress] Source: heraldscotland, July 21, 2011;
Yesterday Riva Trigoso shipyard celebrated the launch of the frigate “Carlo Bergamini”, the first of a series of Fremm vessels – Multi Mission European Frigates, ordered from Fincantieri by the Italian Navy within the framework of an Italo-French program of cooperation. Godmother to the ship was Mrs
South Boats Special Projects Ltd. and Turbine Transfer Ltd. announce the two companies have signed a contract for the construction of seven offshore wind farm support catamarans. Five of the craft will be built at South Boats’ new facility in Cowes and two will be sub-contracted to Buckie Ship Yard.
SBM Offshore announces it has received a letter from BP Exploration Operating Company Ltd confirming full project sanction for the supply of an internal turret mooring system for the Quad 204 FPSO project. The contract consists of engineering, procurement and construction of an internal turret moori
On behalf of its co-venturers BP announced an agreement to progress a major re-development of the Schiehallion and Loyal oil fields to the west of the Shetland Islands. Schiehallion and Loyal have produced nearly 400 million barrels of oil since production started in 1998 and an estimated 450 millio
