Continuing the long history of shipbuilding in Great Yarmouth, Alicat Workboats, based on Southtown Road and part of the Gardline group, formally handed over its latest vessel. This aluminium catamaran was manufactured by a company with a reputation of being one of the best builders of wind farm sup
On September 13 the Danish Prime Minister, H.E. Helle Thorning-Schmidt, and a delegation of CEO’s and specialists in the maritime industry attended a Sino-Danish Marine event in Shanghai, where the joint future of Danish and Chinese maritime industry was discussed. Organized by Danish Maritime, Dani
Sembcorp Marine through its wholly-owned subsidiary SMOE Pte Ltd (SMOE) has acquired from Smulders Group the entire share capital in its wholly-owned subsidiary of SLP Engineering Limited (SLP). SLP, based in Lowestoft Suffolk, United Kingdom (UK), will be renamed Sembmarine SLP Limited (Sembmarine
Huntington Ingalls Industries announced on September 14 that its Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division hosted Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jonathan W. Greenert for a tour of the shipyard. Greenert received a briefing on the shipyard’s current work and capabilities and met with shipbuilders. The
Höegh Autoliners has entered into 12 year bare boat charters for two 6 500 car capacity Pure Car Truck Carriers (PCTC) to be delivered in 2014. The vessels will be owned by Ocean Yield AS and will be built by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering’s (DSME) shipyard in Mangalia, Romania. Höegh Auto
Scott Ward has joined Jensen Maritime Consultants as a naval architect in the company’s new office in the New Orleans business district reporting to Jensen General Manager Sergio Fifi. Ward comes to Jensen with a wide variety of experience in design review, project management and operations. Before
KOTA GAYA, the first ship in the series of four 2800TEU class container carrier Ordered by Pacific International Lines (ship owner based in Singapore) sailed out from Hyundai Mipo Dockyard, Ulsan, S.Korea. Navgathi Marine Design & Constructions is providing the new shipbuilding project management fo
USNS Choctaw County (JHSV 2), the second of the Navy’s new joint high-speed vessels (JHSV) designed for rapid intra-theater transport of troops and military equipment, was christened, Sept. 15, during a ceremony at Austal USA in Mobile, Ala. Military Sealift Command (MSC) will own and operate Chocta
Eidesvik new building, Viking Princess, was named in an official ceremony in Bergen, Norway, on September 14th Lady sponsor of the vessel is H.K.H. Crown Princess Mette-Marit. Viking Princess is by ggnr. 347 from Kleven Shipyard, and is the sister ship to Viking Prince, which was delivered in March
PIRIOU registers an order for a Maritime Training Ship (MTS) to be operated by navOcéan, a joint company created by PIRIOU and DCI. This 44-meter ship will be delivered in autumn 2013 and will be named «Almak» («desert lynx») as a star of the constellation of Andromeda. Construction will be ensured
KND has been awarded a design contract for a new 14m Interceptor. KND has taken a deep plunge, not just designing a remarkable new Interceptor, but also moved away from the traditional way of placing transverse and longitudinal frames. KND’s new method will increase the fairness of the topside and h
The Hellas Committee of Germanischer Lloyd (GL) met on Wednesday at the Hotel Grande Bretagne, Athens. The annual Committee Meeting, now a longstanding tradition in its 35th year, very much reflected the mood of the industry, with great challenges foreseen for traditional markets, but opportunities
On 21st, August of 2012 , 58.7m AHTS ADS ARENDAL built by Yuexin Ocean Engineering has been Delivered to Lion AHTS AS Company successfully. Applying the preliminary design of KHIAM CHUAN MARINE, the vessel is built under the survey of Bureau Veritas. It measures in length of 58.7m with 14.6 breath m
Triggered by the desire to harness China’s offshore oil potential China Oilfield Services Ltd (COSL) plans to expand its ocean engineering fleet with as much as fifty new vessels, China daily reports citing COSL’s manager of the shipping department Cai Dian. According to him, China’s largest integra
