DSME received an order for a combat support ship from the Norwegian Defense Logistics Organization. The value of this contract is approximately 230 million USD. The warship is scheduled to be delivered to the Norwegian Navy in September 2016. The recommendation of the U.K. government influenced the
Irving Shipbuilding announced several contract awards yesterday for Nova Scotia and Canadian suppliers as part of the Halifax Shipyard Modernization Program, a 2-year engineering and construction investment to prepare the company’s facilities to build Canada’s future combatant ships. Site preparatio
In the morning of August 19th, 2013, the Dung Quat Shipbuilding Industry (DQS) Company held a keel laying ceremony for accommodation barge 150 men – number sign AB01. Attending the ceremony were representatives of the ship owner – Vietnam-Russia Joint Venture (VSP), Representatives of VR Office (Vie
Ardmore Shipping Corporation yesterday announced that it has executed contracts for the construction of four 25,000 Dwt IMO 2 eco-design product & chemical tankers ordered from Fukuoka Shipbuilding Co. Ltd., Japan for a total price of approximately $118,000,000. As part of the contracts, Ardmore has
Höegh LNG has signed a contract with an Asia based national oil company to conduct pre-FEED engineering work for an offshore floating LNG facility (FLNG) with 2 million tonnes per annum production capacity. The work will be finalised in the first quarter of 2014. Provided that the conclusion of the
Vard Holdings Limited (VARD), one of the major global designers and shipbuilders of offshore and specialized vessels, announced that it has secured a new contract for the design and construction of one Offshore Subsea Construction Vessel (OSCV) for Farstad Shipping (Farstad). The value of the contra
Technip announced on its official Facebook page that it has christened a brand new support vessel at the Detroit Yard, in Southern Brazil on August 21, 2013. The vessel was given a name LH Lábaro. Final delivery to Technip’s local teams is scheduled for this month. Technip, August 21, 2013
Repair work to the MV Blue Puttees was successfully completed over the weekend and the vessel departed Halifax returning to North Sydney later that day. It is anticipated that the vessel will resume service between North Sydney and Port aux Basques Tuesday evening (August 20). With the return of the
MAN Diesel & Turbo has won the order from Meyer Werft to supply ten V48/60 type engines with diesel-electric propulsion systems for two new cruise vessels operated by US-based cruise liner company Norwegian Cruise Line. The ships will be built at Meyer Werft in Papenburg, northern Germany. Norwegian
On the morning of August 5, the steel cutting ceremony of conversion project for container ships “CONDOR” and “CORSAR” was grandly held in Hull Workshop of Xinrong Shipyard. The vessels of the “CONDOR” and “CORSAR”, with the construction periods of 36 days and 33 days, is to enter the yard in about
Four 64.000 dwt bulkers and two 39,000 dwt bulkers will be constructed by Yangfan Group, based on the order placed by Italian owner D’Amico Societa di Navigazione, SinoShip news portal reports. Namely, the two smaller bulk carriers (39,000 dwt) will be built according to Deltamarine design. The deli
Hyundai Mipo Dockyard from Ulsan, South Korea, has secured a contract for four Product Carriers (PCs) worth $ 132, 8 million. The vessels were ordered by an undisclosed European ship owner. Hyundai Mipo revealed in a regulatory filing to the Korea Stock Exchange that it will deliver the vessels by J
Wärtsilä, is to supply the main propulsion generating sets for a new, environmentally sound, double ended ferry. The ship, which is the first gas fuelled ferry for a domestic route in Denmark, will operate between Jutland and the island of Samsø and will carry passengers, cars and trucks. The vessel
Bollinger Shipyards, Inc. has delivered the CHARLES DAVID JR, the seventh Fast Response Cutter (FRC) to the United States Coast Guard. The announcement was made by Bollinger executive vice president of new construction, Chris Bollinger, “We are very pleased to announce another successful on-time and
