Vard Holdings Limited (VARD) has announced that it has secured a new contract with Island Offshore for the construction of one offshore support vessel (OSV) of Rolls-Royce design. The value of the contract is in excess of USD 167 million. Delivery is scheduled from Vard Brevik in Norway in 2Q 2016.
Blohm + Voss, based in Hamburg, Germany, cannot complain about not having enough work: the docks of the shipyard, that mainly focuses on yachts, cruises and ferries, and offshore, but also naval shipbuilding, are well filled. The 133-metre long and 18-metre wide superyacht Al Mirqab is being refitte
Specialist professional indemnity insurance provider ITIC has issued a warning to shipping and transport intermediaries about a scam currently being perpetrated whereby pre-funded port costs are being diverted to a fake bank account. ITIC said that in each case the party due to make the payment has
“The 2013 was a pivotal year for the shipping industry. An upturn in the global economy brought renewed confidence, and a surge in new orders and projects,” Bureau Veritas said in its recently published Marine & Offshore Business Review, the annual booklet that presents the group’s business activiti
Drydocks World and Dubai Maritime City (DMC), as a part of the “Green Economy for Sustainable Development” initiative launched by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President of UAE, has entered into MoU with Wartsila and Dubai Carbon Centre of Excellence for building the world
A major private shipbuilding group based in the PRC, JES International Holdings Limited has, through its wholly owned subsidiary Jiangsu New East Marine Engineering, secured a contract for the construction of six 64,000 dwt Ultramax bulk carriers including options for 30 other similar vessels. The o
Aqualis ASA has won several new construction supervision, transportation & installation and marine warranty contracts in Asia. Total contract value is approximately USD 11 million. “We have set up offices in nine countries, including Singapore and China, in less than 12 months. Our regional Asian hu
The Damen shipbuilders in the Dutch province of Friesland will not just be sitting on their laurels after the delivery and christening of the two Damen Combi Freighters 3850 (the Noordvliet and Zuidvliet) and the Damen Combi Coaster 2500 MV Anita. The specialised yard, part of Damen Shipyards Group,
Today the fourth and last steel jack-up leg was settled into its jacking position on the wind turbine service vessel WIND SERVER, currently under construction at Nordic Yards in Wismar for Danish customer DBB Jack-Up Services. During the past eight days the four huge steel pipes, which were transpor
COSCO (Nantong) Shipyard Co., Ltd (COSCO Nantong), has delivered a pipelay heavy lift vessel, “SapuraKencana 3500”, to its Asian buyer. The pipelay heavy lift vessel is designed to carry out multiple functions including oil piping processing, laying, installation and heavy lifting. Classed by ABS, t
Containerships Ltd Oy, GNS Shipping/Nordic Hamburg, and ARKON Shipping confirmed to have ordered 2 two-plus-two, state-of-the-art, dual-fuel engine-technology container ships. The new ships will feature innovative design elements for the European short-sea trade. Containerships will be chartering th
Three new state-of-the-art 27,000 cbm LNG/Multigas Carriers for Evergas, are to be built featuring the integrated Wärtsilä solution, comprising the main propulsion equipment, the gas fuel supply system, and the cargo handling system. This order is an extension of the one placed in 2013 for a series
China Rongsheng Heavy Industries, the country’s largest private shipbuilder, said yesterday it has won a shipbuilding contract worth approx $1 billion for a series of 64,000 DWT bulk carriers. The shipbuilding contract, signed with a European shipowner, will increase the total number of vessels invo
Australia Ready to Procure New Icebreaker In a significant long term commitment to Tasmania and Antarctica, the Australian government has approved the process to procure a new icebreaker to replace the ageing Aurora Australis. US Will Need Up to 100 New Ships to Export Natural Gas The ranking member
