Halul Offshore Services Company, a Q-Ship and Qatar Navigation joint venture, has several requests for contracting ships to firms in India, Saudi Arabia and the East Mediterranean region. Currently, HOSC has 24 ships of different categories. Some 10 more are under construction in Qatar, China, India
Britain’s Royal Navy’s newest super-submarine, Astute, was launched last week by HRH Duchess of Cornwall at the BAE Systems shipyard in Barrow, Cumbria, in the United Kingdom. Astute is the first nuclear submarine to be launched in the UK for almost a decade. Built using the latest and most advanced
THE big question: How can a 145-ft (44m) high-tech megayacht get into trouble with Indonesian immigration? While it is not clear exactly how long they have been held, the Sea Shaw was believed to have been due to return to Singapore on 4 Jun, after a scuba-diving trip.
The Great Eastern Shipping Company Ltd. (G E Shipping) has signed a contract to sell its single hull Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC) ‘Ardeshir H Bhiwandiwalla’. The 1992 built – 2,65,955 dwt VLCC was acquired in June 2004. The ship is scheduled to be delivered to the buyers during the third quarter
OLYMPIA – Two of Washington’s largest shipbuilders are expected to announce today whether they intend to try to collaborate on building four new ferries for the state.
The Chinese shipbuilding company Jiangsu Eastern Shipyard has been awarded a contract to build two oil tankers worth 61.49 million U.S. dollars by Indonesia’s state- run oil firm Pertamina, an executive said Thursday.
Oslo: The booming global economy and high oil price have led to strong demand for seismographic ships. DNV is experiencing a tenfold increase in classification requests
Perini Navi proudly announces the sale of a 56 metre ketch, hull number C.2123. This all-aluminium alloy yacht will be the 48th vessel in the Perini Navi fleet that comprises 40 yachts in commission and 8 under construction. This latest contract was signed with the collaboration of Mark Hilpern from
Rolls-Royce, a world-leading provider of power systems and services for use on land, at sea and in the air, has won its largest ever offshore marine order, worth £83 million. It will deliver designs and equipment for six new Rolls-Royce UT Design offshore service vessels to OSM Schiffahrt, a joint v
The world of unmanned vehicles is changing. Technological breakthroughs and new requirements are driving forward the development of unmanned ground vehicles and unmanned maritime vehicles at the same time as unmanned air systems are proving themselves on the battlefield and in civilian applications.
The bow concept ULSTEIN X-BOW® was first launched in 2005. The revolutionary new design with the inverted bow gained immediate interest from leading shipowners, and has since demonstrated important benefits for offshore applications.
Mr. Juha Heikinheimo (50) has today been appointed as President of Aker Yards’ business area Cruise & Ferries and President of Aker Yards Oy in Finland. He will also be a part of the executive management team in Aker Yards. He will be based in Helsinki. Heikinheimo takes over from and reports to Mr.
Port authorities are unable to predict how long it will take to refloat the 40,000 tonne coal ship Pasha Bulker, stranded off a Newcastle beach. Newcastle Port Corporation spokesman Keith Powell said the situation would be clearer once the 20-man salvage team, which spent its fifth day aboard the gr
SINGAPORE — Dubai Drydocks World LLC has launched a bid for all outstanding shares of Pan-United Marine Ltd. that values the Singapore shipyard at 648 million Singapore dollars (US$421 million; euro315.5 million).
