Atlantic Offshore has ordered a new ERRV vessel, based upon a new contract with Shell. Including this newbuilding, Atlantic Offshore has invested NOK 2.5 billion into its fleet modernization programme. New contracts with Shell Norway, Shell UK and ADTI UK amount to approx. NOK 500 million, of which
STX Dalian, the Chinese unit of South Korean STX Group, has signed a $187 mln deal to build four 181,000 DWT dry bulk carriers for Frontline. The vessels are scheduled for delivery in the first half of 2015. As Seatrade reports, the contract comes with an option to construct four similar type vessel
The hull of Ulstein Verft’s yard No. 298 was launched at Zaliv Shipyard on 24 January 2013. This is the fifth in a series of six PSV’s of ULSTEIN PX121 design for Blue Ship Invest. The hull is now ready for towing to Ulstein Verft in Ulsteinvik, Norway, for final construction and outfitting. The Hea
GE’s Power Conversion business has started fitting the latest generation of Integrated Platform Management System (IPMS) to the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) ships WAVE KNIGHT and WAVE RULER. The technology will extend the life and versatility of the IPMS fitted to the two ships, helping the RFA to ma
FSIV BOURBON SHAMAL was christened on Saturday January the 12th by SEAS in Vietnam, prior to her ship-owner handover. Designed by Piriou Ingénierie and Mauric Design, and built by the Piriou SEAS shipyard in Vietnam, this brand new series relies on the solid experience both companies have and on the
Last Monday January 21st the brand new Damen Stan Pontoon 9127 (SPo 9127) was handed over to Damen’s long term customer EDT Offshore. The ‘EDT REGAS’ was delivered from stock with a delivery time of 2 weeks after the contract. The SPo 9127 has a length of 91,5, a beam of 27,4 and a height […]
The INPEX-operated Ichthys LNG Project is on track to achieving first gas by the end of 2016 with the first steel cutting today by Samsung Heavy Industries for what will be the world’s largest semi-submersible platform. The 150 metre by 110 metre large central processing facility (CPF) will displace
Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has this week successfully completed the installation of the first MT30 gas turbine into the Royal Navy’s new aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth, at Babcock’s Rosyth shipyard in Scotland. The MT30, at 36 megawatts (around 50,000 horsepower), is the wo
ABS, the leading provider of classification services to the global offshore industry, has released the ABS Guide for Dynamic Positioning Systems as a significant update to present classification requirements to reflect industry advancements in the use of dynamic positioning (DP) systems. “The use of
Wärtsilä, the marine industry’s leading solutions and services provider, has received a repeat order to provide a hybrid exhaust gas cleaning and SCR system. The contract was signed in December 2012. The systems provide universal compliance with sulphur limits including the North American ECA, the 2
Nordana, a Danish shipping company, has placed an order for the construction of four 12,100dwt multi-purpose heavy lift vessels with Taizhou Sanfu Ship Engineering Co., Ltd. The new vessels with lifting capacity of 500 tonnes will be built according to a new energy-efficient design of heavy lifters
USNS Spearhead, the Navy’s first Joint High Speed Vessel (JHSV), sailed away from the Austal USA shipyard Jan. 19 en route to its layberth in Little Creek, Va. Manned for the first time by the ship’s crew, Spearhead will now begin a period of operational test and trials prior to conducting missions
Pipavav Defence and Offshore Engineering Company Ltd has successfully delivered yet another masterpiece a 74,500 DWT Panamax Bulk Carrier namely “The Golden Brilliant” on January 21, 2013, to GOLDEN BRILLIANT INC., a group Company of GOLDEN OCEAN GROUP LTD., a Company headquartered in Norway. The Di
Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG) yesterday delivered its second new ferry inside just a few weeks to Turkish shipping company Ulusoy Sealines. In December the yard handed over “Ulusoy 14” (Hull No. 753) and yesterday it was the turn of “Ulusoy 15” (Hull No. 454). The two RoRo ferries, each o
