Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. has launched the HOS BAYOU (Hull 205) for Hornbeck Offshore Services, LLC. The launching was held at Eastern’s Allanton facility with hundreds of Eastern’s employees and guests attending, including Mr. Jack Reid, Florida’s Governor Rick Scott’s Regional Representativ
Rolls-Royce announced today that it has signed a contract for the delivery of design and equipment for a live fish carrier, to be built at the Tersan shipyard in Turkey for Faroese ship owner Bakkafrost. The contract is worth approximately £5.8 million to Rolls-Royce. The vessel is a Rolls-Royce des
Costa Cruises’ future flagship, the US$739 million Costa Diadema, was floated out on Friday, November 15, 2013 during a technical launch ceremony at the Fincantieri shipyard in Marghera, Italy. The 132,500-ton, 3,724-passenger ship is scheduled for delivery Oct. 30, 2014. “Costa Diadema will be our
Fiskerstrand Verft held a naming ceremony for four ferries ordered by Boreal Transport Nord on Thursday the 14th of November. The ferries which are named Herøysund, Husøy, Lovund and Tenna will operate on routes in the Helgeland area of Norway. The new building represents a significant capacity incr
BMT Nigel Gee (BMT), a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd, today announced its latest contract with Singapore-based Penguin Shipyard International Pte Ltd, for the design of three 38-metre monohull high-speed passenger ferries for the busy Singapore-Indonesia ferry route. The shipbuilding subsidiary of Sin
Driven by the desire to meet the 2020 environmental targets, the maritime industry branches have recognized the demand for thinking out of the box and pursuing alternative solutions to reduce their ecological footprint. During Offshore Energy 2013 exhibition and conference in Amsterdam, the Netherla
On 7 November 2013 a naming ceremony took place for Svet, the first VLCC (Very Large Crude Carrier) in the Russian merchant fleet. The 320,000 tonnes deadweight tanker was constructed at the Bohai Shipbuilding Heavy Industry shipyard (Huludao, China) and is the first in a series of vessels of this t
Havyard has agreed a contract with the Russian shipping company FEMCO about design and construction of a Havyard 843 Ice, an icebreaking offshore vessel. The vessel will be designed by Havyard Design & Solutions in Fosnavaag, Norway and is going to be constructed at Havyard Ship Technology`s shipyar
Wärtsilä, the marine industry’s leading solutions and services provider, has been granted Alternate Management System (AMS) acceptance for its AQUARIUS®UV Ballast Water Management System (BWMS) by the United States Coastguard (USCG). This allows all US and foreign flag ships fitted with the Wärtsilä
The Damen-built 67m Fast Yacht Support vessel, GARÇON, has won the ISS Awards of Distinction for Innovation at the International Superyacht Society Awards Gala in Fort Lauderdale. GARÇON came out top of an industry-led voting process that assessed five shortlisted entries in the competitive and broa
Dana Gas, the Middle East’s leading regional private sector natural gas company, announced yesterday that Adyard Abu Dhabi, a subsidiary of Interserve plc, has been awarded a $17 million contract for the fabrication of an offshore platform for the Zora Field Development Project which spans the terri
Damen Shipyards has unveiled a completely new Wind Farm Service Vessel (WSV) to support and accommodate turbine maintenance crews at sea and allow them to ‘Walk-to-Work’. After industry-wide consultation, the vessel has been designed from first principles to provide on-site work facilities and accom
The Board of Directors of Otto Marine Limited announced that its subsidiary, PT Batamec shipyard has clinched two newbuilding contracts from its repeated reputable Indonesian customer to build two 3000 HP Habour Tugs for a consideration of approximately USD 9 million. The Vessels are expected to be
Allseas to Build Single-Lift Vessel Larger than Pieter Schelte Swiss-based Allseas has decided to build a second single-lift platform installation and decommissioning vessel. JO Tankers Orders Eight Vessels from China O Tankers has confirmed that the company placed its largest ever order for eight 3
