Forland Shipping launched its new Diving Support Vessel MV Lewek Inspector at the Cemre Shipyard in Altinova in Turkey 13th of April 2013. At exactly 11:00 am, Managing Director Arne Magnus Johnsen split the silk ribbon with an axe, the champagne was released. “One of our best, if not the best launc
The manufacturing work on a wind turbine service vessel for the Danish company DBB Jack-Up Services started on April 22 at Nordic Yards with the first steel cutting. The wind turbine service jack-up vessel is used for the maintenance of offshore wind turbines. With its novel jack-up system, it can b
Last week the enormous Gudrun platform was moved out of the North Sea Hall at Risøy. This marks a new and important milestone for Aibel’s prestigious new structure. The platform is mechanically complete, and only testing and finishing work remains before sailing into the North Sea on 11 July. 1,700
The German navigation system manufacturer Raytheon Anschütz reports a number of contract awards for the delivery of integrated bridge systems to newbuilt vessels for offshore operations. Raytheon Anschütz Singapore, a wholly owned subsidiary of Raytheon Anschütz, will deliver the bridge navigation s
Environmental Protection Engineering S.A.(E.P.E.) has become the first Greek company to obtain certification from classification society Germanischer Lloyd (GL) as a certified provider of Inventory of Hazardous Materials (IHM) services. E.P.E. becomes one of only a handful of companies worldwide tha
Improved performance, efficiency, and sustainability all figure strongly in the new solutions that GE’s Power Conversion business is unveiling at OTC 2013, the Offshore Technology Conference taking place in Houston, TX, on May 6-9. Technology innovations that the company will display in its exhibiti
To maintain a presence and to undertake a range of border protection and other duties at Ashmore Island, located 500 nautical miles west of Darwin, a contract to build The Long Term Ashmore Capability (LTAC) On Station Vessel (OSV) was signed on 13th February 2013 between the Australian Government a
TTS Group ASA has through its subsidiaries TTS Offshore Handling Equipment AS (OHE) in Norway and TTS Neuenfelder Maschinenfabrik GmbH (NMF) in Germany signed a contract for delivery of two offshore cranes worth approximately 50 MNOK. The contract is with COSCO Qidong Offshore co., Ltd shipyard in C
On 11th, April, Wintermar Offshore Marine from Indonesia signed a contract for the construction of two 65m Anchor Handling Tug/Supply Vessels (AHTSs) and two optional ones (2+2) with Guangzhou Panyu Yuexin Shipbuilding Co. Applying the preliminary design of FOCAL MARINE & OFFSHORE, the vessels will
On 19th April 2013, Jiangsu Hantong signed a contract with Peter DÖhle in Wenjing International Hotel regarding the order of 3+2 SDARI design 38,800 DWT bulk carriers. These vessels will be delivered from the second quarter of 2015. Vessels belonging to the 38,800 DWT BC and 64,000DWT BC series will
Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction Co., Ltd. – Philippines (HHIC-Phil Inc.) has reached yet another milestone when it held the simultaneous unveiling of two newly-built bulk carriers in its modern 30-hectare shipyard in Redondo Peninsula on Tuesday, April 16th. The vessels, named after famous ex
The Navy christened the joint high speed vessel (JHSV) Millinocket on April 20, during a 10 a.m. CDT ceremony in Mobile, Ala. Vice Adm. William R. Burke, deputy chief of Naval Operations for Warfare Systems, delivered the ceremony’s principal address. Karen G. Mills, administrator of the U.S. Small
Desgagnés and its subsidiary Relais Nordik conducted on April 19, at the Port of Sept-Îles, the christening of the M/V Bella Desgagnés, a new vessel specially designed for and dedicated to the maritime service of Anticosti Island and the Lower North Shore. This event was held in the presence of many
Incat Crowther has announced the launch of Kilimanjaro IV, a 45m passenger ferry for the African Operator Coastal Fast Ferries. The vessel capitalizes on the rapid growth in the operator’s passenger numbers, bringing the Coastal Fast Ferries’ fleet to seven successful Incat Crowther-designed vessels
