Heerema Marine Contractors’ new Deepwater Construction Vessel Aegir, one of the largest deepwater construction vessels in the world, is expected to arrive in Rotterdam today for final outfitting. She began her long journey from Daewoo’s Korean shipyard in January this year and, upon arrival to the N
Seacat Services, a leading offshore wind farm vessel transfer operator, will, by the end of 2013, have invested over £15 million in manufacturing and jobs on the Isle of Wight. This entire investment has been achieved in less than two years and represents a significant cash injection into the local
d’Amico International Shipping S.A. announced yesterday that its operating subsidiary d’Amico Tankers Limited (Ireland), entered into contracts for the construction of two additional new product /chemical tanker vessels ( Hulls S408 and S409 – 50,000 dwt Medium Range ) with Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co.
ULSTEIN received DNB’s Innovation Award 2012 of 1 mill NOK in the National Final in Trondheim on 12 March 2013. ULSTEIN BRIDGE VISION™ is a concept for a modern ship bridge where safety in complex operations has been given major focus. A total of close to 700 ideas were received for the contest. “UL
Grandweld Shipyards has been awarded a contract to build a 42M Aluminum Crew Boat for Maroos Shipping. Grandweld signed the deal with the renowned provider of integrated shipping, and marine services on the 10th March 2013. The contract follows previous delivery of a 38M Utility Vessel to Maroos Shi
Finnish Sance-Sandelin Consulting and Engineering Ltd has started cooperation with leading Norwegian Offshore and Marine industry company, Bergen Group. The contract is made between Sance and Bergen Group’s Fosen (BGF) Shipyard. The contract includes providing support in forms of HVAC and technical
Dubai Maritime City, a world class facility providing maritime services, signed a Yacht Manufacturing Workshop Lease Agreement with Vitmar Yachts, a custom made luxury motor yachts manufacturer, for property within its’ Marine District. The Agreement was signed by Khamis Juma Buamim, Chairman of Dry
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, recently won a $26 million order to supply electrical power and propulsion systems for two next generation ‘Ramform’ vessels, capable of three-dimensional (3D) seismic data acquisition for deep sea resource exploration. The ships will be constr
Scana Industrier ASA has through its subsidiary Scana Offshore Vestby, entered into an agreement with UK-based Dana Petroleum for delivery of mooring winches for their new floating production, storage and offloading vessel (FPSO) which will be used in the company’s Western Isles Development Project.
Applying technologies originally developed for high technology government programs to US national energy and economic priorities, Lockheed Martin is leveraging its expertise in the manufacture of Space Shuttle external tanks to meet the rapidly growing demand for liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanks fo
Skipsteknisk AS has today signed a contract with the Institute of Marine Research(IMR) in Bergen for the design and engineering of the “Dr. Fridtjof Nansen” replacement ship. The “Dr. Fridtjof Nansen” is owned by NORAD and operated by IMR. The ship operates mainly in southern waters, from Asia in ea
TOS has conducted the first ship delivery for Østensjø Rederi, a maritime service company based in Norway. “The ASD tug Lomax has been built by Sanmar (Turkey, Tuzla) a yard which we have done business with for many years now. They brought us in touch with Østensjø.” says Ronald van der Kolk, Manage
Keppel FELS Limited (Keppel FELS) announced today that a contract, signed on 4 December 2012 with “Naftogaz of Ukraine” (Naftogaz) for construction of two semi-submersible drilling rigs, has been canceled. Keppel FELS Limited said in a press release that the contract will not be taking effect as cer
Following extensive research and testing, Jotun has introduced the industry’s first anti-fouling coating that includes epoxy-polysiloxane, a compound of resins and hardeners that provides highly resilient hull protection. When combined with Jotun’s proven Fouling Release Coatings (FRC) technology, t
