Delta Wave Communications, LLC, has been selected by Swiftships Shipbuilders, LLC to provide marine navigational electronics and a dynamic positioning (DP-2) system for two Swiftships 175’ fast supply vessel (FSV) new builds. The vessels, which will be operating in the Gulf of Mexico in support of t
Blue Star Line Chairman Clive Palmer yesterday said the company in conjunction with German hydrodynamic service and consulting group the Hamburg Ship Model Basin (HSVA) has conducted the first model testing of the proposed Titanic II in Germany. Mr Palmer said in what was HSVA’s 5000th model test in
A new shipbuilding yard that is jointly developed by Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd (Keppel O&M), State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR) and Azerbaijan Investment Company (AIC) was officially opened this morning by President of Azerbaijan, H.E. Ilham Aliyev. Singapore’s Senior Minister of St
Hellesoy Verft has delivered a new combined purse seiner/trawler, MS Ligrunn, to its owners the LieGruppen Fiskeri AS. The hull of the vessel was built at WBS yard in Lithuania and towed to Hellesøy in December 2012. The outfitting was done in close collaboration with the owner and Wartsila Ship Des
The drilling rig Scarabeo 5 cought fire this morning while at Keppel Verolme yard, the Netherlands, undergoing special survey works. According to the Dutch media, three workers have been injured in the accident. Reportedly, a gas leak caused the fire. The vessel, owned by Saipem, is chartered by Sta
Northern Offshore Services has taken delivery of its first Damen Twin Axe, just weeks after the order was placed in August. The 26-metre Fast Crew Supplier is already being deployed at an offshore wind farm in the North Sea. A leading crewboat operator, Northern Offshore Services has offices in Swed
The Alaska Longline Company’s newest fishing vessel, the F/VArctic Prowler, is set to be christened Oct. 5 at Alaska Ship and Drydock in Ketchikan, Alaska. The Prowler, a 136’ x 41’ x 26’ freezer longliner, was designed by Jensen Maritime Consultants of Seattle, WA. The F/V Arctic Prowler is the fir
Dykstra Naval Architects (Dykstra) is in the process of designing a new 8000 DWT sailing multi-purpose cargo vessel, the Ecoliner. The initiative to design the Ecoliner that can sail a transatlantic route came from Fairtransport BV. The aim of Dykstra is to create a technical foundation for design a
On 18 September 2013, a new catamaran of Windea Offshore GmbH & Co. KG – a joint venture of EMS Maritime Offshore GmbH (EMO), the Bernhard Schulte Group and SSC Wind GmbH – was baptized in by the name ‘WINDEA one’. After a welcome speech by Dr. Bernhard Brons (EMS’ Executive), Knut Gerdes (EMO Manag
Norwegian Deck Machinery (NDM), a global operating supplier of marine and offshore mechanical equipment, has signed a new contract with Remontowa Shipbuilding for delivery of deck machinery to a Platform Supply Vessel (PSV) of Wärtsilä VS 4411 LNG PSV design. The ship will operate primarily on lique
API Marine has signed a new contract with TURKTER (YARDIMCI) Shipyard, for delivery of Integrated Cargo Control, Monitoring and Alarm System for a series of five oil/chemical tankers, on order by Palmali Group of Companies (Turkey). The new tankers represent a continuation of the “Armada” range of v
Scorpio Tankers Inc. announced yesterday that it has agreed with certain unaffiliated third parties to issue shares in exchange for the transfer of ownership to the Company of four MR product tankers currently under construction in South Korea. The newbuildings are expected to be delivered in the fi
Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. (Eastern) has entered into an agreement with the Spanish company Sener Ingeniería y Sistemas S.A. (SENER) for the license to use the FORAN CAD/CAM System in their shipbuilding activities. With this, Eastern has taken the steps to enlarge a ship design office at its s
Jinqing Marine Inc. (Jinqing), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Jinhui Shipping and Transportation Limited, has cancelled the contract with Mitsubishi Corporation signed on 14 December 2007 for the acquisition of a deadweight 58,100 metric tons type bulk carrier at a purchase price of JPY4,500,000,000.
