On September 18, 2012, Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc. announced that its subsidiary, Gulf Island Marine Fabricators, L.L.C., signed a contract for the fabrication of a 335 Class, 185 feet long by 135 feet wide by 15 feet deep, offshore liftboat for Montco Offshore, Inc., a marine operator based in Ga
Wärtsilä Hamworthy has won a contract with Hyundai Mipo Dockyard to supply cargo handling equipment and engineering to four medium size carriers for Antwerp–headquartered Exmar Shipping SA. Each of the 38,000 m³ capacity vessels will be delivered from the first quarter of 2014 onwards. All will feat
Kelvin Hughes Surveillance has secured an agreement to supply integrated bridge systems (IBS) and helicopter control radars for four fleet tankers being built for the UK Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA). The ships are the first phase of the UK MOD’s Military Afloat Reach and Sustainability (MARS) program
An 84m long trailing suction dredger St Pierre, built by the STX Lorient, has been delivered to the Societe de Transports de Fluvio Maritime de l’Ouest. The complex design of this vessel was developed in conjunction with Holland MT, an engineering and supply company serving international dredging co
Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RS) has opened a new office in the United Arab Emirates (Dubai). The office has been established for the purpose of ensuring quality, timely and cost-effective request performance in the region including a number of countries of the Arabian Peninsula and the Af
The Board of Directors of COSCO Corporation (Singapore) Limited announced that COSCO (Zhoushan) Shipyard Co., Ltd (COSCO Zhoushan), a subsidiary of the Company’s 51% owned COSCO Shipyard Group Co., Ltd, has delivered a bulk carrier of 57000 DWT named ASIAN TRIUMPH to its Asian buyer. The delivery do
On September 14, 2012, DSME held a steel cutting ceremony for Excelerate Energy’s LNG regasification vessel Hull No. 2402, signifying the commencement of the construction process for the vessel. This vessel will ultimately provide service to Petrobras under long-term charter for its VT3 project in G
On the 14th of September 2012 ULJANIK Shipyard delivered yard 489, named “Barda”, to the Azerbaijan State Caspian Shipping Company of the Republic of Azerbaijan. This is the first of two contracted ships, of 5000 tonnes deadweight, for the transportation of wagons on the Caspian Sea. The ship, of le
On the 14th of September 2012 ULJANIK Shipyard delivered yard 489, named “Barda”, to the Azerbaijan State Caspian Shipping Company of the Republic of Azerbaijan. This is the first of two contracted ships, of 5000 tonnes deadweight, for the transportation of wagons on the Caspian Sea. The ship, of le
Huntington Ingalls Industries, its Ingalls Shipbuilding division, has delivered the amphibious transport dock Anchorage (LPD 23) to the U.S. Navy. It is the seventh ship of the San Antonio (LPD 17) class built at Ingalls. “Today is a testament to the hard work and outstanding performance by our LPD
A report released yesterday detailed the growing impact of the Maritime Industry on the San Diego region. “The Maritime Industry Report,” conducted by the ERISS Corporation and sponsored by San Diego Workforce Partnership, The Maritime Alliance, and San Diego Regional Economic Development Corporatio
IBM today announced that Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME), one of the world’s largest shipbuilding and offshore companies, has engaged IBM to build a stronger and more resilient IT environment around IBM’s advanced storage systems to help the company better manage its Big Data challen
The launching ceremony for the first salvage and rescue ship constructed in Korea on behalf of the Korean Navy was held on 4th September in Okpo shipyard. The vessel is named ‘Tongyeong’ and is the first of its kind constructed by DSME. It is scheduled for delivery in the second half of 2013. Salvag
Today, Monday 17 September, Far Skimmer (STX PSV08 CD) has been delivered from STX OSV Vung Tau in Vietnam to Farstad Shipping Pte. Ltd. in Singapore, a wholly owned subsidiary of Farstad Shipping ASA. Upon arrival in Australia, the vessel will commence its long term commitment to Shell Australia re
