Ravestein B.V. has been awarded the contract for the design and construction of a backhoe dredger type Ravestein 900B for Jan De Nul Group. The vessel will be delivered in January 2014. This will be the second contract for building a Ravestein 900B in short time, after successful delivery of the bac
A delegation from the Chinese National Ship Recycling Association (CNSA) visited Germanischer Lloyd’s (GL) Head Office. They met for a workshop which focussed on standards, training, and research and development. The CNSA delegation was headed by its president, Mr Xie Dehua, whose address examined t
Leading Qatar based companies N-KOM, Ras Laffan Port and Milaha will use the forthcoming Seatrade Middle East Maritime (SMEM) 2012 conference and exhibition in Dubai, to underline their increasing presence in the regional and international shipping channels. The strong Qatari participation will be e
Mainboard-listed JES International Holdings Limited, a major shipbuilding group based in the PRC, announces that it has entered into a shipbuilding contract for one unit of UT 755 LN Platform Support Vessel through its wholly owned subsidiaries JES Universal Co. Private Limited and Jiangsu Eastern H
Lloyd’s Register has released ‘LNG fuelled deep-sea shipping – Outlook for LNG bunker and fuelled newbuilding demand up to 2025’, a study it undertook to better understand the future demand for LNG as a fuel and to help refine and deliver its innovative portfolio of gas-technology services. In Augus
On 20th Sep. 2012, Hantong Shipyard successfully launched, from its slipway No.2, the 57.000 DWT Bulk carrier (HT097) named Hydrus, built for Eagle company. The vessel is class approved by LR. The vessel comes as a new type of supramax bulk carrier optimised to burn less fuel oil. The efficiency imp
The Baie St. Paul, Canada Steamship Lines’ first of four new Trillium Class self-unloading Lakers – and the most technologically advanced ship to enter the Great Lakes- St. Lawrence Seaway bulk shipping market – set sail on Friday on her maiden voyage from Chengxi shipyard in Jiangyin, China to Mont
At Guangzhou two 39000dwt chemical tankers are under construction and in their final phase towards delivery. First vessel scheduled from mid of October and second from January 2013. Consilium managed to not only win the order for Fire and Gas detection but over the top also IBS. This is the first Sw
Huntington Ingalls Industries announced on Friday that its Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division placed a 1,026-metric ton unit — roughly the weight of six Boeing 747 commercial airplanes — onto the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) Thursday. “This is the heaviest unit to b
Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd (CMAL) has announced the winning name for the world’s first hybrid ferry after a two stage competition. There were hundreds of votes entered to name the world’s first sea going roll on roll off vehicle and passenger diesel electric hybrid ferry, but the most popular na
The Rt. Hon. Paul E. Martin, CSL International’s (CSL) first of three new Trillium Class self-unloading Panamax vessels set sail on her maiden voyage from Chengxi Shipyard in Jiangyin, China to Port McNeill, British Columbia. The new vessel will be deployed for service immediately upon arrival, load
Damen Shipyards is further strengthening its involvement in the Brazilian offshore market with six Platform Supply Vessels, type PSV 4500, built under license by Wilson, Sons (Santos, Brazil) for Wilson Sons Ultratug Offshore (WSUT). Two vessels have been recently delivered; the other four will be d
Douglas-Westwood (DW) forecast that between 2013 and 2017 $91bn will be spent on floating production systems (FPS) – an increase of 100% over the preceding five-year period. In Douglas-Westwood’s new World Floating Production Market Forecast 2013-2017, a total of 121 floating production units are fo
The Chartering department in Fredericia has taken yet another gearless coaster on charter: MV Lianne, which can load 2,800 ton. MV Lianne is a sister vessel of MV Sylvia which is already on charter with Fredericia Shipping company. MV Lianne was delivered on the 2nd of October in Delfzijl, The Nethe
