JGC Corporation, along with IHI Corporation and Japan Marine United Corporation (JMU), has finalized plans to invest in Estaleiro Atlantico Sul S.A. (EAS), one of Brazil’s largest shipbuilding companies, headquartered in the state of Pernambuco. JGC, IHI, and JMU will set up a special-purpose compan
In a spectacular ceremony today in Southampton, Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge named the new ship Royal Princess when she released a bottle of champagne that smashed against its hull. Standing on the naming platform with the ship’s Captain Tony Draper, The Duchess pronounced, “I name th
The WINDEA Offshore GmbH & Co. KG has signed a Letter of Intent together with DAMEN Shipyards regarding the sale of one Fast Crew Supplier 2610 type catamaran in order to expand its all in all service portfolio for offshore wind farms. The vessel captivates through very good sea characteristics and
The jack-up barge THOR is currently docked at the Hannoverkai Terminal in Wilhelmshaven. At the docks of the Niedersachsen Ports, HOCHTIEF’s jack-up barge, which has been in service since 2010, is being technically upgraded and serviced as planned. After this, it will be prepared for its next assign
Navios Maritime Acquisition Corporation, an owner and operator of tanker vessels, announced recently that the Nave Titan, a new building MR2 product tanker vessel of 49,999 dwt, was delivered on June 10, 2013 from a South Korean shipyard. Nave Titan has been chartered out to a high quality counterpa
TOTE’s 3100 TEU LNG-powered containerships took home the Next Generation Award at Nor-Shipping 2013 on June 4 in Oslo, Norway. TOTE, Inc. and General Dynamics NASSCO, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics, jointly applied for the award. The Nor-Shipping Next Generation Award recognizes the s
Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has revealed today that its Nigerian subsidiary has won a USD 3 billion worth order for the construction of an FPSO (floating production storage and offloading) unit for an unknown customer. The FPSO will be the largest one in the world to be built until now. SHI’s Sou
The BAE Systems built Aft Island of the Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carrier was yesterday loaded onto a sea-going barge ahead of its journey from the company’s Scotstoun site to Rosyth. The Aft Island, also known as Upper Block 14, is the final section of the first of class HMS Queen Elizabeth to
Rolls-Royce Plc announced yesterday that it has signed a contract with Detroit Chile SA for the delivery of offshore cranes to four platform supply vessels (PSVs) under construction at Detroit Brasil Ltda. shipyard, in Itajaì, Brazil. The delivery from Rolls-Royce will include four ship sets of the
Norway based Jahre Marine AS has inked a contract with Avic Dingheng Shipyard for building of an LNG bunkering tanker with a capacity of 6200 cbm, SinoShip reports. “Avic Dingheng Shipyard has long experience and knowledge in building LNG, LPG and Ethylen carriers as well as product and chemical car
Clean Marine AS has been selected by Samsung Heavy Industries in South Korea to supply Exhaust Gas Cleaning Systems (EGCS) for two new shuttle tankers being built for AET. The order will enable the new AET vessels to comply with future legislation relating to sulphur emissions without switching to m
IHC Merwede announced that it has recently secured orders to the value of €125million for a wide range of new cutter suction dredgers (CSDs) and related equipment. The latest sales agreements confirmed by the company include a new custom-built CSD and a further 12 units that will be supplied by IHC
Samsung Heavy Industries Co Ltd.(SHI) announced today in its filing to the Korea Stock Exchange that it has received an order for the construction of two large-scale jack-up rigs from Statoil. SHI also revealed that the value of the contract is approximately $1.3 billion. The delivery of the rigs is
Seabourn Quest has just sailed from the T. Mariotti shipyard, emerging from a scheduled drydock where extensive work was done between May 13 to June 2, 2013. “Despite the very short time at shipyard, the new features on board are impressive, enhancing the award winning Seabourn experience with the a
