Caley Ocean Systems has supplied a high performance, A-frame handling system to Boskalis Offshore for launching trenching vehicles and ploughs from the company’s first ‘N Class’ cable-laying vessel Ndurance. Mounted on the stern of the Ndurance, the Caley A-frame is capable of handling loads of 70 t
The Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) meets for its 66th session from 31 March to 4 April 2014, at IMO Headquarters in London. Items on the agenda include the consideration of proposed amendments to the MARPOL to make the audit scheme man
ABS has achieved an industry first with the completion of the Rowan Companies’ Rowan Renaissance drillship. This newbuild, which was built in the Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) yard in Ulsan, South Korea, is the first in the world to have earned ABS’ Integrated Software Quality Management (ISQM) not
COSCO Dalian, one of COSCO Shipyard Group subsidiaries, has delivered a bulk carrier of 82,000 DWT, UNION VOYAGER, to Union Marine Enterprises SA. Delivery documents for the vessel were signed by the shipyard and the buyer on March 18th. The bulk carrier measures 229 meters in LOA (length of all), 3
The requests for environmental friendly and increased efficiency has been dealt with by Wolfard & Wessels Werktuigbouw. Following the recent innovations, which are in-use for over a year now both in shipbuilding as civil industry, Wolfard & Wessels continued this process by commissioning an all-new
One hundred days from today the biggest warship Britain has built will be officially named by Her Majesty The Queen. On July 4, the Royal Navy’s new aircraft carrier the Queen Elizabeth will be named by Her Majesty in a ceremony at No.1 Dock in Rosyth on the north bank of the Forth. With the [&helli
Samskip Multimodal has added 140 brand new electrical reefer containers to its fleet, further enhancing its capability to ship temperature-controlled or perishable goods across Europe. The final batch of 50 Samskip Coolboxx reefer containers arrived earlier this month at the Rotterdam Shortsea Termi
Shipyard De Hoop has recently secured an order for the design and construction of an Intermix/Transmix vessel. The contract consists of a newly designed 68.23 x 15.77metre Offshore Service/Support Vessel (OSV) for Awaritse Nigeria Limited (ANL). Designed to operate in the Royal Dutch Shell (Shell Ni
Cathelco have introduced a new series of Quantum control panels for their sea water pipework anti-fouling systems and impressed current cathodic protection (ICCP) systems. The new panels provide numerous benefits, but the most significant breakthrough is the ease with which the systems can be contro
The Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) and Berge Bulk have signed buyer’s credit agreements for funding the purchase of new bulk carriers. The loans will be co-financed by the Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ. Nippon Export and Investment Insurance (NEXI) will provide buyer’s credit insuran
German ship-owner Conti Reederei has placed an order for four 63,800dwt bulkers with options for eight more with Jiangsu Hantong Shipbuilding & Heavy Industry, SinoShip news portal reports. The vessels from the firm order are scheduled for delivery in the second half of 2015. The price of the contra
The U.S. Navy accepted delivery of the third joint high speed vessel, USNS Millinocket (JHSV 3), from Austal USA in Mobile, Ala., March 21. Delivery marks the official transfer of the vessel from the shipbuilder to the U.S. Navy and is a major milestone in the ship’s transition to operational status
The U.S. Navy christened its newest Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), the future USS Jackson (LCS 6), at the Austal shipyard in Mobile, Ala., on March 22, 2014. As systems integrator on the Austal USA-led team, General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems is continuing to apply its p
The new Wärtsilä low-pressure, 2-stroke, dual-fuel engine (DF), that meets the demand of the market, has been endorsed with an important new order. 5-cylinder Wärtsilä RT-flex50DF engine, together with the gas valve unit and other relevant equipment, has been ordered for a new liquefied natural gas
