Arctech Helsinki Shipyard has begun the construction of the next icebreaker of project 21900M. By placing the first block into the drydock, the shipyard last week started works on the hull assembly of the third vessel. The vessel will measure 119.8 m in length and 27.5 m in breadth. Its four main di
Boreal Transport Nord AS has ordered two ferries of Multi Maritime design. The ferries will be built at Fiskerstrand Verft AS, and they will be delivered in the second half of 2015. The ferries will be used in the routes originating in Øksfjord in the northernmost county in Norway, Finnmark. The fer
DCNS has handed over the multi-mission frigate Mohammed VI to the Royal Moroccan Navy on time, on budget and with performance as promised. The handover ceremony was held in Brest in the presence of His Excellency Prince Moulay Rachid El Alaoui, brother of the King of Morocco, Jean-Yves Le Drian, the
Huisman, the worldwide specialist in lifting, drilling and subsea solutions, currently has five newbuild pipelay systems out on the quayside of their production facility in Schiedam, The Netherlands. These “high five” showcase the latest in pipelay technology and underline the added value of the new
FKAB China has secured a design order from ZPMC’s Shipping arm for conversion of a 15 years old afrmax tanker to semi-submersible heavy lift vessel. After conversion the heavy lift vessel will be able to transport container cranes, offshore rigs and other heavy cargoes. Cargo can be loaded/unloaded
Damen Shiprepair Brest (France) received a booking for the dry-docking and repairs of two shuttle tankers managed by Knutsen NYK Offshore Tankers A/S. The 88,109 GRT sister vessels Karen Knutsen and Sallie Knutsen expect to arrive end February and Middle of March respectively. Damen Brest’s Managing
CSL’s two newbuild Trillium Class bulk carriers were successfully launched at Yangfan shipyard in Zhoushan, China on January 25, 2014. The 36,100-DWT, seaway size gearless bulkers are part of CSL’s ambitious fleet renewal program which oversaw the delivery of four new Trillium Class self-unloading L
The U.S. Navy will christen Mobile Landing Platform (MLP) John Glenn Feb. 1, during a 10:00 a.m. PST ceremony in San Diego, Calif. Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jonathan Greenert, will deliver the ceremony’s principal address. Lyn Glenn, daughter of John Glenn, will serve as the ship’s sponsor. Joh
St Johns Ship Building of Palatka, Fla. has delivered a new Offshore Support Vessel the ATLANTIC SPIRIT to Inland and Offshore Contractors, Ltd. “ATLANTIC SPIRIT” (Yard No 157) was designed by Entech and Associates Inc. of Houma, Louisiana. The vessel is the third delivery of this design with forth
ABS, a provider of classification services to the global marine and offshore industries, has been selected by Offshore Japan Corporation (OJC) to class its newly ordered anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessel, the first Japan-flagged ship built to ABS class. The vessel, featuring bollard pull of 1
The Defence Material Organisation of the Royal Netherlands Navy (RNLN) has contracted Damen Shipyards Group for the delivery of five Harbour and Seagoing tugs. The contract has been made in cooperation with its Swedish counterpart: Swedish Försvarets Materielverk (FMV). Responding to current and fut
Rever Offshore AS, a subsidiary of Cecon ASA, has agreed with Chantier Davie Canada Inc. (CDCI) to delay delivery of Cecon Pride until sea-ice conditions permit sea-trials according to the vessel’s class notation, expected during second half of March. The delivery of the Hull 717, named Cecon Pride,
KONGSBERG has been appointed as the supplier and integrator of all electrical, telecom and integrated control systems for the new Petrofac JSD 6000 deepwater derrick lay vessel, to be built at the Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industry Co., Ltd (ZPMC) yard in China for Petrofac UK. The contract worth more
Nakilat has secured a second refinancing loan for its joint venture with Maran Ventures. Nakilat has signed the loan facility, worth USD 669 million, with QNB Group, Qatari-owned commercial bank. The loan will be used to refinance two existing LNG vessels and purchase two additional newbuild LNG ves
