OSD-IMT, the UK division of Offshore Ship Designers (OSD), has developed a range of innovative new designs of offshore wind-farm service operation vessels (SOVs). The 1,350 dwt IMT972 SOV is powered by two Steerprop SP25 or equal 1900 kWe fixed pitch azimuth propulsion units. There is also an option
DNV GL, the world’s leading ship classification society and one of the world’s leading risk and sustainability service providers, opened a new South China office in Guangzhou on Friday, the 25th of April, to support business growth in the area. Located in downtown Guangzhou, the new, expanded DNV GL
Dorian LPG Ltd., a liquefied petroleum gas shipping company and owner and operator of modern Very Large Gas Carriers, has commenced the underwritten initial public offering of 7,105,263 of its common shares. The initial public offering price is expected to be between $18.00 and $20.00 per share. The
The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier of the US Navy the USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) departed the dry dock at Puget Sound Naval Shipyards (PSNS) and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (IMF), on April 25. The event marked the conclusion of the nine-month dry dock portion of Stennis’ Docking Planned Incre
Keppel FELS Limited (Keppel FELS), a wholly owned subsidiary of Keppel Offshore & Marine (Keppel O&M) has signed an engineering services agreement with Workfox B.V, a subsidiary of the Seafox Group (Seafox), to embark on an engineering study of a purpose-built accommodation jackup rig with well inte
The future joint high-speed vessel of the U.S. Navy USNS Yuma (JHSV 8) was named on Friday, April 25 in Yuma’s Gateway Park. Secretary of the U.S. Navy Ray Mabus, who attended the ship naming ceremony, chose the name Yuma as a tribute to the residents of the Arizona city and their close ties with [&
Mammoet, a global provider of engineered heavy lifting and transport, is currently employing its Liebherr LR13000, the biggest crawler crane in the world, to install four platform legs on Van Oord’s newest wind turbine installation vessel, the Aeolus. In 12 days the giant crane has been assembled at
Imabari Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. has signed shipbuilding contracts for two vessels in Spain. The order for these vessels was received by Imabari in cooperation with Mitsubishi Corporation before foundation of MI LNG Company. These two LNG carriers will be built at Saijo Shipyard in 2017 and delivered
Incat Crowther announced the delivery of John Jacob, a 205’ aluminum monohull Crew Supply Vessel, for Barry Graham Oil Service (BGOS) of Bayou La Batre, Alabama. Built to a high standard by Halimar Shipyard in Morgan City, Louisiana, the project’s successful completion is the result of a close colla
Exxon Mobil Corporation’s marine affiliate, SeaRiver Maritime, Inc., named on Friday (April 25) the Liberty Bay, the first of its two new U.S.-flag crude oil tankers, at a ceremony at Aker Philadelphia Shipyard. The first-in-class vessel, constructed at the shipyard, incorporates the latest safety,
Two solemn ceremonies took place at Nevsky Shipyard, on April 26th 2014, the keel-laying of the medium-sized sea tanker “Academician Pashin” of 23130 project and the launching of the dry cargo vessel “NEVA-LEADER 8” of RSD49 project. The keel-laying ceremony for the sea tanker took place in the cove
CONQUEST MB1 Barge Arrives at Giglio A new sophisticated crane barge arrived yesterday evening at Giglio Island in order to carry out operations related to the fourth stage of the Costa Concordia removal project. Lamprell Sets New Guinness World Record Lamprell, a leading provider of diversified eng
Over the last week, 62 firm newbuilding orders have been reported, according to Fearnleys. Optional vessels are being declared in all segments as newbuilding prices are still firming. Vogemann has declared their option for another 4 Newcastlemax vessels from JES. Price reported to 53 mill USD, which
Fincantieri Offshore has signed a contract with AVEVA to implement AVEVA Marine software in the concept design phase of Proxima, a major offshore drillship project. Proxima is a revolutionary design with an innovative drilling system that significantly increases the speed of the drilling process. It
