Last Friday, during the keel-laying ceremony for the Oasis III at STX in St. Nazaire, France, Royal Caribbean also announced that it has agreed with STX France to move forward on the order of a fourth Oasis-class ship for delivery in 2018. The keel laying, during which a 1,000-ton block measuring 32
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. The new icebreaker, that will be based in Hobart, is part of the commitment of the Abbott Government to boost jobs
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, presented a new addition to its Hatlapa product range: the steering control system, Hebe. It will be offered as an integrated part of the company’s Hatlapa range of steering gear solutions and its inclusion will deliver operational and equipment compatibility benefits fo
Kongsberg Maritime Engineering (KME) has signed a contract with Gina Krog LLC, a subsidiary of Teekay Shipping AS, for supply of an Integrated Control and Safety System (ICSS) and Power package to the Gina Krog FSO (Floating Storage and Offloading) unit, to be delivered to the Statoil operated Gina
On May 6 shuttle tanker Sertanejo Spirit was officially welcomed at the Rio harbor in Brazil. More than a hundred guests from BG Group and Teekay joined the naming ceremony. Sertanejo Spirit is one of new Samba Class tankers to operate for BG in Brazil under 10-year time-charters. The high-spec, DP2
Western Baltija Shipbuilding – a part of BLRT Grupp – has finished a turnkey project and delivered a multi-purpose cargo vessel, the Anetta. “Anneta” was constructed for the transportation of bulk and bale cargo, timber, grain, and steel coils. Apart from that, it is also fit for transportation of d
The ranking member of the United States House Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee sees a potentially great marriage between two domestic assets that are vital to America. U.S. Rep. John Garamendi (D-Calif.), speaking at a Washington, D.C., Propeller Club luncheon on May 8, said the
Baltiysky Zavod has won an open tender for the construction of the next two LK-60 nuclear icebreakers of Project 22220 for the Russian State Corporation Rosatom. The contract for the first LK-60 icebreaker, worth approx $ 1.2 billion was signed back in August 2013. These new icebreakers, whose detai
Hoegh LNG has taken delivery of the “Independence”, the second of four new Floating Storage and Regasification Units (FSRUs) that the company has ordered from Hyundai Heavy Industries Ltd (HHI). The “Independence” is under a long term charter to Klaipedos Nafta in Lithuania, which will commence no l
ABB, a global leader in power and automation technology, has secured a new order to supply electric power plant and Azipod propulsion units for one icebreaker built for Finnish Transport Agency (FTA) at Arctech Helsinki Shipyard. Due for delivery in 2016 and set for operation in the Baltic Sea, the
Yantai-based CIMC Raffles named and delivered the jack-up rig Gulf Driller #1 to its owner COSL during a ceremony held on Saturday, the 10th of May, 2014. Guests from ICBC, which provided financial leasing for the rig, along with top representatives from COSL and CIMC Raffles attended the ceremony.
South Korean shipper Hyundai Glovis is continuing with its annual fleet renewal program with the latest order for four new car carriers. The company, a subsidiary of Hyundai Motor Group, will spend approx. $298 million on the vessels to be built at an unnamed yard. According to Glovis’ regulatory fi
Tsuneishi Heavy Industries (Cebu), Inc. (THICI) delivered a 58,000 dwt type bulk carrier m/v Global Vega on May 12th 2014. M/V Global Vega, launched on February 17th 2014, is the 8th vessel delivered by the shipbuilder in 2014, and 179th ship delivered since the establishment of THICI in 1994. The s
As a result of strong customer demand, Viking Ocean Cruises will launch two additional ocean ships, bringing the total number of ships in its new fleet to three.Viking Sea and Viking Sky will both debut in 2016 and will be sister ships to the 930-passenger Viking Star, which is currently under const
