NDM has developed a flexible and cost effective system for moving and securing cargo onboard offshore vessels. The system, which has been named CSS (Cargo Securing System), can move cargo at any kind of required position along the cargo deck and also secure cargo at any kind of required position. Th
Following a number of successful commercial vessel projects in the Asia Pacific region BMT is strengthening its presence in order to expand into the region’s yacht market. BMT Asia Pacific, based in Singapore and Hong Kong, is geographically well positioned to help deliver naval architecture and eng
Uljanik Shipyard delivered on 16th May Capellen D.D. Luxembourg yard 497 named «Bartolomeu Dias» to the Luxembourg Company Jan De Nul S.A. It is the second constructed Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger of 26,000 tonnes deadweight, length 147.6 meters and width 30 meters. Hoppers are very complex float
General Dynamics NASSCO, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics, announced recently that it has entered into a contract with an affiliate of American Petroleum Tankers (APT), a company majority owned by funds managed by Blackstone on behalf of its investors, for the design and construction of
Keppel FELS Limited has delivered its first KFELS Super A Class jackup rig to Discovery Offshore S.A., which is managed by Hercules Offshore. Named Discovery Triumph at a ceremony on Saturday, the first KFELS Super A Class jackup has been delivered 46 days ahead of schedule and with a perfect safety
Incat Crowther announced the delivery of the first of two 58m Catamaran Crew boats, SEACOR Lynx. Built in Louisiana by Gulf Craft LLC to an Incat Crowther design, the third vessel in the SEACOR CrewZer series brings a new era of very fast crew boats, larger and faster, and offering increased levels
The 210 metre long ConRo ferry “Oceanex Connaigra” was launched to- day by Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG) for the Canadian shipping company Oceanex. The ship already sets new standards as far as innovation, flexibility and environment are concerned. She underscores, yet again, the excellen
CSL’s third of four Trillium Class self-unloading Lakers, the Thunder Bay, has set sail on her maiden voyage. At noon local time on May 29, 2013, the vessel departed Chengxi Shipyard in Jiangyin, China, and is expected in Montreal in late July where she will begin operating in the Great Lakes and St
Kleven and Rem Offshore have consolidated their strong relationship, with the completion, christening and handover of platform supply vessel Rem Fortune. The ship was christened at Kleven’s Ulsteinvik shipyard on 15th May by June Wågsholm Rooney and will enter a long-term contract with energy compan
Work has already started at Lloyd Werft Bremerhaven AG on the multi-functional offshore construction vessel and pipe-laying platform CEONA AMAZON for London-based shipping company CEONA. The 33,000gt newbuilding, 199.4m long, 32.2m wide and drawing 7.5m, will be part of a new generation of vessels i
Nauta Yard recently laid keel of a special purpose research vessel intended for the Institute of Oceanography, University of Gdańsk. The vessel is a special research catamaran intended for interdisciplinary research and will have a steel welded construction with large work area on aft, equipped with
Sixty-three workers have been evacuated as the semisubmersible rig, Island Innovator, began taking on water earlier today. One worker has been slightly injured, local news portal Bergens Tidende reports. Apparently the incident occurred during work on the hull of the rig. The water was entering the
GasLog Ltd. announced the delivery of the fully owned LNG carrier GasLog Sydney, from Samsung Heavy Industries. The vessel was delivered on budget and ahead of schedule. Immediately on delivery she commenced a medium-term charter to Methane Services Ltd. (BG Group). The vessel is a 155,000 cubic met
CMA CGM Alexander von Humboldt, the second unit of the world’s largest containership series, was christened yesterday in the Port of Hamburg, Maritime Connector writes. The twin sister of CMA CGM Marco Polo, built by DSME, started its first voyage series on April 19th from Pusan, South Korea. The ve
