Ardmore Shipping Corporation (Ardmore) yesterday announced that it has executed contracts for the construction of two 37,000 Dwt IMO 2 eco-design chemical tankers ordered from Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co. Ltd, South Korea (HMD). With the price tag of approximately $32.7 million each, the deal includes
Demonstrating the rapid progress of the Cape Class Patrol Boat Program, Austal yesterday hosted the keel-laying ceremony for the third vessel, Cape Nelson, one of eight 56-metre patrol boats that Austal is designing, building and supporting for the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service. K
SENER was the winning bidder for the ‘turnkey’ project for the second Virtual Design Center (VDC) of Navantia, this time for its Factory in Ferrol. This is the second with similar scope supplied by SENER to Navantia, after the first installation in the Factory of Cartagena in 2011, which is now full
Blue Star Line Chairman Clive Palmer today announced that Blue Star Line in conjunction with German hydrodynamic service and consulting company Hamburg Ship Model Basin (HSVA) will next month be conducting the first model testing of the proposed Titanic II. Mr Palmer said a 9.3m wooden model of Tita
Leading offshore energy services provider, Jaya Holdings Limited, announced the long term charter of its first high-specification Multi-Purpose Maintenance and Accommodation Vessel (MPMAV) “Jaya Privilege”. This vessel is one in a range of sophisticated service vessels that Jaya is designing and bui
Mr. Jim Konopasek, president of Maritime Design, Inc. (Ponte Vedra Beach, Fl) since 1983 has recently completed and attained certification from the American Bureau of Shipping in the design and construction of LNG carriers at the ABS Shanghai, China office. Maritime Design, Inc. offers to assist Jon
Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Ltd. (GRSE) launched the Offshore Patrol Vessel (MOPV) built for the Government of Mauritius on 2 August 2013 from the main yard. The ship was launched by Mrs K. O. Fong Weng-Poorun, Senior Chief Executive of PMO, Govt of Mauritius in the presence of His Excelle
TTS Group ASA has through its subsidiary TTS Marine AB in Sweden, signed a contract with a total value of approx. 135 MNOK (USD 22.9 million), the fifth Post-Panamax contract in 2013. The contract is with Hyundai Heavy Industries in Ulsan, South Korea, and concerns delivery of cargo access equipment
For half a century, IHC Merwede has had a strong history in the design and build of split hopper vessels. As an example, the Omnibarge is renowned for being robust, due to its well-balanced design. After the introduction of the first vessel in the early Sixties, this success story has resulted in th
Incat Crowther announced the launch of Spirit of Queenstown. Built by Aluminium Marine in Queensland for Southern Discoveries of New Zealand’s South Island, the 26m catamaran Spirit of Queenstown will operate on Queenstown’s Lake Wakatipu. The vessel is currently being delivered to Queenstown, which
Last week, Jan De Nul Group ordered a new vessel at the Uljanik Shipyard in Pula, Croatia. The vessel with a deadweight of 10,500 tonnes and a total length of 138 m will be a multipurpose vessel. It will be a trenching and offshore support vessel, a subsea rock installation vessel and a cable laying
Last week, Jan De Nul Group ordered a new vessel at the Uljanik Shipyard in Pula, Croatia. The vessel with a deadweight of 10,500 tonnes and a total length of 138 m will be a multipurpose vessel. It will be a trenching and offshore support vessel, a subsea rock installation vessel and a cable laying
The UAE’s growing influence as an import and export hub and the rising popularity of its east coast with containership operators is generating greater global interest in regional maritime industry. And, anchoring the regional maritime industry amid a robust logistics & shipping sectors and rising co
COSCO (Guangdong) Shipyard Co., a subsidiary of COSCO Shipyard Group, has delivered a bulk carrier of 57000DWT, “FLAF GANGOS”, to its European buyer. The delivery documents were signed by and between COSCO Guangdong and the buyer recently. The bulk carrier measures 189.99 meters in LOA (length of al
