The China Navigation Company Pte Ltd, the deep sea shipping arm of the Swire group, has announced that it has placed a firm order for four 22,000dwt multipurpose vessels at Zhejiang Ouhua Shipbuilding Co Ltd (Ouhua), Zhoushan, China. The vessels are to be delivered in 2015 and the contract includes
MacGregor has secured a further order for two 100-tonne AHC offshore MacGregor cranes from a shipbuilding group in Malaysia. A leading Malaysian shipbuilding and chartering group has taken up its option for two more 100-tonne active heave-compensated (AHC) offshore cranes from MacGregor, part of Car
The Board of Directors of Nam Cheong Limited announced that Nam Cheong International Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nam Cheong, has secured sale contracts with a total value worth USD72.1 million for two units of Anchor Handling Towing Supply (“AHTS”) vessels and four units of Emergency Response
Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) delivered a high specification Platform Supply Vessel, “Sea Tantalus”, bearing the Hull No. BY-089, to PSV Holding Inc., Liberia. This is the first of a series of four similar vessels being built for the same client. The Protocol documents of the ship were signed by Cap
Leading classification society ClassNK announced today that it has approved the first application of duplex stainless steel (NSSC®2120) on vessels in Japan. Tankers built by the Japanese shipyards Sasaki Shipbuilding Co., Ltd and Hakata Shipbuilding Co., Ltd were applied with the duplex stainless st
Executives and employees from BAE Systems and GulfMark gathered recently at the BAE Systems’ facility in Mobile to oversee the initial cutting of steel for the GulfMark Platform Supply Vessel’s first module, which is expected to be delivered in the second half of 2014. The BAE Systems-built 300-Clas
“Regal Princess”, the new flagship of the Princess Cruises fleet owned by the Carnival Group, the world’s largest cruise ship operator, was launched yesterday at Fincantieri’s Monfalcone shipyard. Delivery is scheduled for spring 2014, while its sister ship, “Royal Princess”, launched last august, w
The “Siem Moxie”, an infield support vessel (ISV), will be put into operation in spring 2014. She is the first work boat with the Ulstein-designed X-BOW to be fitted with two Voith Schneider Propellers (VSP). X-BOW vessels are characterised by the absence of a bulbous bow. Their bow slopes backwards
Two new 20,000 dwt cement carriers on order in China will feature advanced MacGregor cement handling systems for autonomous, flexible, environmentally-friendly cargo operations at high handling rates MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has secured an order with Shanhaiguan New Shipbuilding Industry in Chin
A solemn launching of the next shipbuilding order has taken place at Zaliv Shipyard on March 19. The platform supply vessel Blue Protector ( project PX121, LOA -83, 40 m, beam – 18 m, Moulded depth – 8 m., launching weight of the Hull is 1 818 t.) became the thirteen in succession from the […
Rotortug announced that Elisabeth Ltd has placed a new building order with Damen Shipyards for the construction of two Hybrid Advanced Rotortugs ART 80-32 of 80 tons bollard pull. Simultaneously Elisabeth Ltd ordered two ART 80-32, with Fifi 1, at Cheoy Lee Shipyards Ltd. They will be the first seri
Scorpio Tankers Inc. announced today that it has agreed to construct six additional LR2 Newbuildings, taken delivery of its seventh Newbuilding MR product tanker, STI Emerald and time chartered-in one handymax and two LR2 product tankers. LR2 Newbuildings The Company executed agreements with Hyundai
Yesterday, the world’s first fuelling vessel for LNG (liquefied natural gas) was christened in a traditional christening ceremony in Stockholm, by Helena Bonnier, the chairman of Ports of Stockholm (Stockholms Hamnar), in the presence of the Minister of Infrastructure, Catharina Elmsäter-Svärd, amon
SeaMar Subsea BV has entered into a contract with Shipyard De Hoop for the construction of a Multipurpose Offshore Support Vessel. Custom designed to stringent environmental control, the diesel electric powered 65 metre vessel will be constructed for low fuel consumption, clean ship / green passport
