On the afternoon of Tuesday 26th of March 2013, Holland Shipyards successfully launched DP Gezina, Chevalier Floatels’ new flagship. On 31 October 2012, Holland Shipyards was commissioned to undertake the conversion. Chevalier Floatels specifically selected this shipyard, because of their track reco
The NOL Group welcomed on March 25 its newest, largest, and most environmentally – friendly vessel to its fleet. The 14,000 – TEU (twenty – foot equivalent unit) container ship was officially named APL Temasek, built by Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), at a ceremony in Singapore by Mrs Mary T
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has signed an agreement with STX Construction (Dalian) Co., Ltd., of Dalian, China – a group company of STX Corporation, a major Korean shipbuilder – under which MHI will license production and marketing of marine deck cranes. Through licensing to a company in
Salvors, said the President of the International Salvage Union Andreas Tsavliris, “are innovators and problems solvers and don’t walk away from a challenge”. But the difficulties which may be encountered with giant ships, he warned, “may be beyond problem solving”. At the annual ISU Associate Member
Austal, the Australian-headquartered global leader specialising in the design, construction and maintenance of high-performance vessels for defence and commercial purposes, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Unithai Shipyard and Engineering, Thailand’s premier shipyard. The MOU stre
On 27 March 2013, Van Oord held a ceremony commissioning crane vessel Titan and accommodation pontoon Astrachan. The honours were done by Mrs E. (Lily) de Wit – wife of Area Director F. (Freek) de Wit – and Mrs M. (Michele) Kamsteeg, wife of Area Manager M.C. (Ries) Kamsteeg. The order to build Tita
VT Halter Marine, Inc. (VT Halter Marine), a subsidiary of VT Systems, Inc. (VT Systems), yesterday held a christening ceremony for USNS MAURY (T-AGS 66) at its Halter Moss Point facility. VT Halter Marine is the leading designer and builder of specialized oceanographic ships for the U.S. Navy and h
Yesterday on March 27 , in Seoul, at an extraordinary meeting of the general assembly, the Korean Register of Shipping (KR) elected Dr Chon Young-kee as its new Chairman & CEO. The general assembly oversees the running of KR and comprises 86 voting members. Prior to election, Dr Chon served as execu
Incat’s latest 112 metre Wave Piercing Catamaran KatExpress 2 has been delivered to Mols Linien, an experienced Danish high speed ferry operator that provides high speed car ferry links between Eastern and Western Denmark. KatExpress 2 is the fourth 112 metre to be built by Incat and it can carry up
Yesterday, Wing Maritime Service Corporation held a ceremony in Yokohama Port to mark the entry into service of the NYK Group’s tugboat “Tsubasa”(Gross Tonnage: 256 tons) featuring a hybrid propulsion system. A tour of the “Tsubasa” was also held on the same day and was attended by Yokohama deputy m
Sølvtrans has signed a new contract with the Spanish shipyard Zamakona Yards for the construction of a new 3,200 m3 wellboat. Delivery is scheduled to early 2014. The vessel is a sister ship of Rojna Polaris, currently under construction at Zamakona Yards. Further, Solvtrans has entered an option fo
Keppel FELS, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd (Keppel O&M), has secured contracts from Mexican drilling company, Grupo R, to build four jackup rigs worth US$820 million. The jackup rigs will be built to Keppel’s proprietary KFELS B Class design and are scheduled for delivery
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One man has been seriously injured while three are still missing due to a fire that broke out yesterday at Tanoto Shipyard off Shipyard Road in Jurong, Singapore. As Straitstimes reports, according to the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) the Tanoto fire started from a tug boat and later spread to three ot
