Central Industry Group (CIG), a group of 10 companies all providing industrial goods and services to the international shipbuilding market and to complex architectural projects, announced entering into offshore wind market. Tailored to the client’s requirements, CIG’s high-quality products are renow
With funding from the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology and supported by “Projektträger Jülich” (PTJ), over the next three years Hamburg University of Technology, Mareval AG Hamburg and the maritime engineering company HeavyLift@Sea will conduct research into the improvement of tools for
The Board of Directors of COSCO Corporation (Singapore) Limited announced that COSCO (Zhoushan) Shipyard Co., Ltd, a subsidiary of the Company’s 51% owned COSCO Shipyard Group Co., Ltd, has delivered one bulk carrier of 57000DWT, “OCEAN LADY” and one bulk carrier of 82000DWT, “DL ACACIA”, respective
Nam Cheong Limited, a leading global offshore marine player listed on the Main Board of the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited and Malaysia’s largest Offshore Support Vessel builder, recently announced appointment of Mr Leong Seng Keat as the Group’s Chief Executive Officer with immediate
The naming of Service Support Vessel “DP Gezina” was performed on May 17th, 2013, at Holland Shipyards’ premises in Hardinxveld – Giessendam, by Mrs. Gezina Roelofs, and witnessed by the 200 guests attending the event. Mrs. Gezina Roelofs is the mother of the owner of Chevalier Floatels, Marcel Roel
Colfax Fluid Handling, a business of Colfax Corporation, has been awarded a contract as the exclusive supplier of hydraulic pumps for a ship capable of lifting the topside structures from offshore platforms. With a lifting capacity of up to 48,000 t, the ship will remove topsides in one piece and tr
On behalf of foreign interests, SinOceanic Shipping ASA has entered into a contract with Jinhai Heavy Industries, China, to build 10 x 8800 TEU state-of-the art super eco containerships for delivery from mid 2015. Upon delivery, all vessels will enter into long term, fixed charter parties. The vesse
Bollinger Shipyards, Inc. has delivered the PAUL CLARK, the sixth 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 on-budg
A major milestone was reached on 23 February with the semi-launch of the first Triple-E at the shipyard in Okpo, Korea. In order to make room for completing the next ships, the drydock was filled with water and the partially completed hull towed into the bay. A bulkhead wall sealed off the end to ke
Island Offshore announces that MV Island Crown, a purpose built Walk2Work Maintenance and Subsea Support Vessel, is due for delivery from Vard Brevik to Island Offshore end of May 2013. The vessel will comply with the SPS code with accommodation for a total of 100 persons. The vessel is outfitted fo
Teekay Offshore Partners L.P. today announced that it has entered into an agreement with Statoil Petroleum AS (Statoil), on behalf of the field license partners, to provide a floating storage and offtake (FSO) unit for the Gina Krog oil and gas field located in North Sea. The contract will be servic
Vladimir Putin held a meeting on the current state and development prospects of the United Shipbuilding Corporation. On opening the meeting, the President announced that Vladimir Shmakov has been appointed the new head of the corporation. The United Shipbuilding Corporation was established pursuant
Together with its Italian partner yard Cantiere Navale Vittoria S.p.a., Damen Shipyards are building two Stan Patrols 5509 to the Italian Guardia di Finanza. This Italian law enforcement agency, deals with financial crime, smuggling Illigal Immigration and narco traffic and maintains a fleet of abou
Specialist boatbuilder Strategic Marine has delivered the Njord Puffin to offshore windfarm service fleet operator Njord Offshore for deployment in Northern Europe. “The Puffin is the sixth in a series of eight vessels ordered, a strong signal of our commitment to the global windfarm industry,” said
