Helene Fischer, a German singer and entertainer, will be the godmother of TUI Cruises’ eco-friendly ship Mein Schiff 3. The announcement came from TUI Cruises’ CEO, Richard Vogel, at the International Tourism Exchange in Berlin that took place a few days ago. The naming ceremony for this state-of-th
This year SMM Istanbul, one of two international subsidiaries of SMM, the leading international maritime trade fair in Hamburg, returned to Istanbul for the third time. As in previous years, the event, which took place on 26 and 27 February 2014, was organized by Hamburg Messe und Congress GmbH join
Cott Oil and Gas Ltd. (Cott) has received an Expression of Interest (EOI) from Wison Offshore and Marine Ltd (Wison) in supporting the development of the Pandora Gas Field with a floating LNG (FLNG) vessel. Consequently, Cott has engaged Wison to deliver a concept study for a FLNG that would be suit
Sinopacific Shipbuilding Group has won a contract from Shandong Bohi Industry Co., Ltd. (Bohi Industry) to build 2+2 CROWN MHI 82 bulk carriers. This next-generation 82,000 DWT bulker series will be built at Sinopacific’s Yangzhou Dayang Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., under NK Class and will be delivered s
Ferus Smit yard in Westerbroek, the Netherlands has launched Arklow Shipping’s second multi-purpose cargo ship, the M.V. Arklow Bay. The vessel, bearing the Yard No. 410, is a bulk oriented general cargo ship that will be mainly engaged in the transport of wheat, corn and other bulk commodities in E
An NYK Group company, NYK Bulk & Projects Carriers Ltd. (NBP) has signed a contract with Baja Bulk Carriers S.A., a joint venture between the Mitsubishi Corporation and the Mexican government, for a 15-year charter of a newly built bulk carrier specialized to transport salt. The vessel is being buil
JES International Holdings, through its subsidiary Jiangsu New East Marine Equipment Co., Ltd, has clinched another contract for the construction of a Post-panamax bulk carrier plus options for another 3 similar vessels with the same design. The value of the 95,000DWT bulk carriers, if all the optio
Nippon Export and Investment Insurance (NEXI) has decided to provide Buyer’s Credit Insurance for loans extended to PGS Titans AS, a subsidiary of Petroleum Geo-Services ASA (PGS) of Norway. The loans provided by Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation are used for the purchase of two Ramform Titan-clas
Sembcorp Marine’s wholly-owned subsidiary Sembawang Shipyard has secured an agreement with RCL Cruises Ltd., a member of the Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. group, to perform the extensive revitalisation of Royal Caribbean International’s 137,276-gross tonnage, passenger-ship Voyager of the Seas. Royal
Vard Holdings Limited (VARD) has entered into a Letter of Intent with Solstad Offshore (Solstad) for the design and construction of a large Offshore Subsea Construction Vessel (OSCV). The contract will be the largest single vessel order in VARD’s history. The vessel is a VARD 3 19 design, developed
Drydocks World and Maritime World have reached an agreement with DNV GL and appointed the Classification Society to provide re-certification services for its Quality Management Systems (QMS). DNV GL will be reviewing and auditing Drydocks World & Maritime World Quality Management Systems as per the
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has secured deck equipment contract for a series of eight 58,500 dwt bulk carriers under construction at New Times Shipbuilding in China. The vessels are being built for Lemissoler Navigation (Front Marine), based in Cyprus, with the delivery of the first two vessels sch
A charter agreement between expanding subsea contractor DeepOcean and Maersk Supply Service has triggered an order for a Damen Offshore Carrier DOC 8500 – the second order for this new ship design from Damen Shipyards Group. The DOC 8500 will extend DeepOcean’s capabilities in the larger cable layin
A ceremony celebrating the laying and authentication of the keel of the future USNS Trenton (JHSV 5) was held at the Austal USA shipyard, yesterday. The keel was authenticated by the ship’s sponsor, Virginia Kamsky, who confirmed that it was truly and fairly laid. Although the laying of the keel has
