USNS Montford Point (MLP 1) departed San Diego today for Naval Station Everett, Wash. Montford Point is the Navy’s first mobile landing platform, delivered to the Navy in San Diego May 14 and expected to be fully operational in fiscal year 2015. The ship, crewed by 33 contract mariners working for a
Bremen’s SAACKE GmbH has been commissioned to produce and deliver gas combustion units (GCU) for six LNG tankers. The customer is Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding and the later common ship owners are China Shipping LNG Investment, SINOPEC and MOL. Delivery of the GCUs with a system capacity of 5.2 tons
Harkand is pursuing its investment strategy in Asia Pacific with the addition of a multi-million dollar new build ROV support vessel and the appointment of a new general manager to lead future growth. In the first of two major milestones for the group, the Harkand Harmony has been secured on a three
Class-leading navigation equipment manufacturers Consilium UK announced that they have been appointed to supply the full bridge navigation package to Manor Marine, for the Port of London Authority’s new Mooring Maintenance Vessel currently under build at Portland. Phil Such, of Consilium UK said: “W
MAN Diesel & Turbo announced the development of a new ME-LGI dual fuel engine. The engine expands the company’s dual-fuel portfolio, enabling the use of more sustainable fuels such as methanol and Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG). MAN has now signed a Letter of Intent with Vancouver-based Waterfront Sh
Star Bulk Carriers Corp., yesterday announced that on July 5, 2013 the company entered into agreements with Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. shipyard for the construction of two 180,000 DWT eco-type, fuel efficient Capesize drybulk vessels to be delivered in Q4 2015 and Q1 2016, respectivel
Navios Maritime Acquisition Corporation (Navios Acquisition), an owner and operator of tanker vessels, announced today that it has agreed to acquire two newbuilding chemical tankers and has also exercised the options to acquire two MR2 product tankers for an aggregate purchase price of $130.2 millio
Havyard has signed a contract for design and construction of two Havyard 832 SOVs (Service Operation Vessels) for ESVAGT. ESVAGT will operate the vessels and deliver services in connection with maintenance of offshore windmill installations. The vessels are due to be delivered from Havyard Ship Tech
On Thursday July 11th, NAM and shipyard Wagenborg from Delfzijl signed a cooperation agreement. Wagenborg will support NAM’s offshore projects in the North Sea and has commissioned Niestern Sander in Delfzijl to build a ship. More safe, efficient, effective and productive The Walk-to-Work vessel wil
Steel cutting for Lloyd Werft Bremerhaven has begun at Poland’s CRIST Shipyard on CEONA AMAZON, a state-of-the-art, multi-functional offshore newbuilding ordered by London shipping company CEONA. The keel for the big DP2 ship will also be laid at the CRIST Gdynia facility in August. It is part of a
Navios Maritime Acquisition Corporation (Navios Acquisition), an owner and operator of tanker vessels, announced today that the Nave Capella, a new building MR2 product tanker vessel of 49,995 dwt, was delivered from a South Korean shipyard on July 9, 2013. The Nave Capella has been chartered out to
The first electrically propelled liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers, each at 174,000 cubic meters, to be built in China will incorporate power and propulsion systems developed and built by GE’s Power Conversion business. Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding Group, part of the China State Shipbuilding Corp
Maritime Craft Services (Clyde) Ltd. took delivery of three more Twin Axe wind farm support vessels in June and two more will arrive next month. With the introduction of the five new Damen Twin Axe Fast Crew Suppliers, MCS has the largest Twin Axe fleet in the offshore wind industry. The addition of
Island Offshore took delivery of the M/V Island Duke from Vard Brevik today. This vessel is the first in a series of four UT717 CD design PSV vessels, which will be delivered from Vard Brevik in 2013 and 2014. The vessel’s DW is 3,800 tons and a with an 800 m2 cargo deck, its typical work […]
