Shipyard De Hoop announced yet another new build order. The contract comprises of a new design for a 70 x 15.8 metre Platform Supply Vessel (PSV) for Delta Logistics Limited of Trinidad. This vessel heralds the next generation of De Hoop PSV’s, coming as a further development of De Hoop’s KISS desig
Marin Teknikk AS has entered into a contract with BAE Systems for delivery of design & engineering of a Subsea Support & Construction Vessel to Oceaneering International Inc. The vessel is to be built by BAE Systems Southeast Shipyard in Alabama, USA, and will be ready for delivery by the end of the
Huntington Ingalls Industries announced recently that its Ingalls Shipbuilding division has delivered the amphibious transport dock Somerset (LPD 25) to the U.S. Navy. The DD 250 document officially signifying custody transfer of the ship was signed by officials on the ship at the company’s Avondale
Blue Star Line Chairman Clive Palmer has announced due to worldwide interest in the Titanic II project he has applied to register the trademark ‘Palmer Pictures’ with a view to making a major motion picture and documentary about the ship’s maiden voyage. On April 30, 2012, Mr Palmer announced to the
Float-On and Transport of Costa Concordia Onboard Dockwise Vanguard Following the successful parbuckling of Costa Concordia, and in anticipation of the pending refloat, Dockwise, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V., provides some basic information on how the float-on will be
Marineco UK has placed another order for two more FCS 2610 Twin Axe vessels to serve its offshore wind activities. The Scottish company was the first customer for the pioneering Damen Twin Axe vessel, which has become the industry standard since its introduction just over two years ago. Marineco’s t
Some 44% of the world ship shape FPSO fleet have hulls that are above 30 years of age. All of these are conversions from Oil Tankers that had an initial design life of 25 years. Continued operation of these vessels will bring increasing challenges to maintain hull integrity as fatigue life and corro
Leading workboat operator Acta Marine is further expanding their fleet with a new MPW with DP-1 and more than 35 Tons bollard pull. The vessel, which will be named “Coastal Chariot”, is a sister vessel of Acta Marine’s existing DP-1 MPW “Coastal Challenger”. The MPW has the following main characteri
On October 17 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Marine Machinery & Engine Co., Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI), unveiled the development of an electro-assist MET turbocharger, saving approximately 30% electric power consumption compared to existing auxiliary blow
Strainstall Marine, a part of James Fisher and Sons plc, has recently secured an order to supply their StressAlert Hull Stress Monitoring system (HSMS) to Hyundai Heavy Industries for their new 18,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU) carrier. The container carrier is owned by China Shipping Contai
At the Offshore WIND Installation & Maintenance conference on Wednesday, Peter Robert, Business Development Manager at Damen Shipyards Group, whetted the appetite of the delegates for more information about a new offshore wind vessel able to provide in field accommodation and work space for engineer
The bulk carriers “LEOPOLD LD”, “LA BRIANTAIS” and “LA GUIMORAIS” were named today at the Tianjin Xingang Shipbuilding Heavy Industry Co., Ltd. yard in China. The naming ceremony took place in the presence of numerous guests, including representatives of ERAMET and PRONY ENERGIES future charterers o
For the past weeks, among the relevant jobs performed at Zamakona Yards in Canary Islands, there was the docking of the Pacific Wyvern. Pacific Wyvern is 68.9 m long AHTS Vessel that operates on the western coast of Africa. The vessel belongs to Singapore-based company Swire Pacific, that it is one
The Board of Directors of COSCO Corporation (Singapore) Limited refered to its announcement on 22 July 2010 in relation to the turn-key EPC (Engineering, Procurement and Construction) contract worth more than US$500 million secured by the Company’s subsidiary, COSCO (Dalian) Shipyard with Dalian Dee
