Yesterday, contract modifications were issued to Lockheed Martin Corporation and Austal USA under their respective Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) block buy contracts to add funding for construction of two fiscal year 2014 Littoral Combat Ships each. These are the seventh and eighth ships fully funded fo
Bureau Veritas is to class a gas-fuelled major ro-ro passenger ferry newbuilding and oversee the conversion of three existing ro-pax ferries to LNG power for Brittany Ferries. A major risk analysis carried out by Bureau Veritas together with Tecnitas was integral to the decision process for Brittany
Knightsbridge Tankers Limited (Knightsbridge) today announced that it has entered into agreements to acquire five fuel efficient 180,000 DWT Capesize bulk carrier newbuildings from Frontline 2012 and one Capesize bulk carrier built in 2013 from Karpasia. Knightsbridge has agreed to pay $61 million f
South Korean shipbuilder and one of the world’s biggest, Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has set a new daily naming ceremony record. The ceremony was attended by Mr. Nikolas Lemos, Chairman of Enesel, Mr. Kim Oi-hyun, President & CEO of Hyundai Heavy Industries, as well as other 130 participants at H
Austal Limited has been awarded a contract from a naval customer in the Middle East for the design, construction and integrated logistics support of two 72 metre High Speed Support Vessels (HSSVs). The value of the contract is approximately US$124.9 million. Austal will construct the HSSVs at its sh
Keel laying ceremony of the 17,000 tons fleet tanker, being built for Pakistan Navy, was held at Karachi Shipyard & Engineering Works on 07 March 2014. Admiral Mohammad Asif Sandila NI(M) Chief of the Naval Staff graced the occasion as Chief Guest. The ceremony was attended by Ambassador of Turkey a
The United Arab Shipping Company’s (UASC) ordering spree has come to an end with a final order for one 18,000 TEU container vessel at Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) in Korea. The company announced yesterday that the final option for additional boxship had been exercised, bringing the total order to
P&O Maritime is boosting its tug operations to serve customers in the Port of Maputo, Mozambique with the delivery of a new 60 ton ASD (Azimuth Stern Drive) tug, the “Sereia” which will begin operations at the end of March. The new tug was built by Sanmar in Turkey under P&O Maritime supervision and
In its announcement of 25th February 2014, Mermaid Marine Australia Limited ( MMA ) advised that it had received a Letter of Intent to commence detailed design for two (2) x Platform Supply Vessels ( PSVs ) which had the potential to lead to the award of a long – term material contract. MMA also [&h
IHC Merwede has successfully named and launched the 23,545kW self-propelled cutter suction dredger ‘AL BAHAR’ C/D HUTA 12 in a ceremony on 8 March 2014 at the company’s shipyard in Kinderdijk, The Netherlands. It is building the innovative vessel for Huta Marine Works, which is based in Saudi Arabia
Gondan Shipyard to Build New Vessel for Marine Research Institute of Norway Gondan shipyard has been awarded the construction of a new oceanographic vessel for the Institute of Marine Research of Norway. The contract is due for signing on 14 March. STX O&S Wins New Tankers Order from Greece STX Offs
Star Bulk Carriers Corp., has taken delivery of M/V Star Sirius, a Post-Panamax bulk carrier of approximately 98,000 deadweight tons carrying capacity. The Star Sirius is the second of the two modern Post-Panamax bulk carriers to be delivered to the company, pursuant to the relevant binding agreemen
Conoship Naval Architect Jan van der Zee has won the VNSI Wim Timmersprijs award for his graduation work ‘Collaborative Design Tools’. At this moment, data exchange between ship design applications is often done manually, which takes a lot of time and is prone to errors. Based on technologies develo
Dutch builder AMELS sold its newbuild AMELS 180 superyacht in February. The yacht will be delivered in May 2015. Advised by the experts at Burgess in Monaco, the owners opted for a customised design provided by Christian Liaigre. “In just 16 months, these owners will be enjoying a very personal yach
