ClassNK has earned authorization from the Finnish Transport Safety Agency to carry out surveys for Finnish flagged vessels. The agreement allows ClassNK to perform surveys for SOLAS, MARPOL, Load Line and other international conventions, as well as perform audits and issue certificates on behalf of
Keppel FELS Ltd has delivered ARABDRILL 60, a KFELS B Class jackup rig, to Arabian Drilling Company (ADC) five days ahead of schedule, on budget and with a perfect safety record. This marks the 21st new build offshore rig that Keppel FELS has delivered in 2013, setting a new record for the most numb
Brittany Ferries, based in Roscoff, France, plans to construct an environmentally-friendly passenger ferry powered by LNG, which will be the world’s largest. Measuring 210m in length, the vessel will be designed and built at STX France’s Saint Nazaire shipyard. It will incorporate dual-fuel engines
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) commissioned a new buoy tender vessel “Panduan” today. The vessel will support MPA in the maintenance of navigational and mooring buoys in Singapore’s waters. Panduan, which means “guidance” in Malay, will replace the current vessel (also called Pan
Jiangsu Rainbow Heavy Industries (RHI) from China has entered into a contract for the construction of two platform supply vessels (PSVs) with a Norwegian provider of offshore support vessels, according to SinoShip News. Golden Energy Offshore Group will pay each vessel $28.5m. The two PSVs of Ulstei
The United States Department of Defense has announced that Austal USA LLC., Mobile, Ala., has been awarded a $14 million modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-11-C-2301) to exercise options for class service efforts for the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) program. The company will provide e
Epic Gas Ltd. announced today that, following the Company’s recent order of two 11,000cbm vessels from Kyokuyo Shipyard Corporation in Japan, it has added two more similar-sized newbuilds to its expanding fleet. These two 11,000cbm vessels will be long term bareboat chartered in from Kumiai Senpaku
Afai Southern Shipyard (Panyu Guangzhou) held a launching ceremony for Damen’s high-speed ferry 4010 on December 23rd 2013. This vessel adopts the design of a catamaran, featuring full aluminum structure, with the overall length of 39.9m, beam of 10.7m and draft of 2.55m. With the launch of the high
COSCO Group held a ceremony in Ocean Plaza for the signing of a shipbuilding contract with China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC) for four VLCCs on December 25, 2013. The ceremony was attended by Chairman Ma Zehua, President Li Yunpeng, Chief Financial Officer Sun Yueying, and Executive Vice
Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industry Co., Ltd. (ZPMC) recently delivered a 3,000t shallow water pipe-laying ship to a Malaysian customer. ZPMC has successfully applied standardized shipbuilding technologies to the ship, adjusted to the specific needs of the customer. The main measures of this vessel are
His Excellency Khamis Juma Buamim, Chairman of Drydocks World & Maritime World, held discussions on co-operation with Mr. Ravi K. Mehrotra CBE, Executive Chairman of Foresight Limited and Executive Chairman and Co-Chairman – Europe India Chamber of Commerce, Belgium, and in the presence of Mr. Ali B
The King County Ferry District announced recently a contract has been signed with Bellingham-based All American Marine to design and build two new water taxis to replace its pair of 25 year-old leased vessels. The new catamarans will replace the Rachel Marie and Melissa Ann – vessels that have been
KAWASAKI KISEN KAISHA, LTD. (“K” Line) announced that it has decided to order four (4) additional new next generation car carrier vessels on top of its recent identical 4-vessel shipbuilding contracts placed with Shin Kurushima Dockyard Co. Ltd and Japan Marine United Corporation. In total, each com
Top Ship, a shipping company from Greece, has entered into a contract to buy a medium- range tanker, currently under construction at Hyundai Mipo Dockyard in South Korea. It has been reported that the company will allocate $37m for this 50,000-dwt eco-type vessel, which will be paid upon delivery in
