Deltamarin has signed an agreement with the Tianjin Xingang Shipbuilding Heavy Industry Co. for the design of four Handymax bulk carriers to be built for French shipowners Louis Dreyfus Armateurs. This is the first order for Deltamarin’s B.delta37 standard bulk carriers. The overall vessel length wi
The UN Security Council has decided to study the possibility of establishing special courts to try the pirates of Somalia within and outside the country. “The security council decides to consider urgently the establishment of specialised courts in Somalia to try those suspected pirates in both Somal
MV Atlantic Monterrey started her new voyage from Changxing Shipyard along with whistle on 5th April. The vessel belongs to Singapore PCL company and she was a 25-year old bulk carrier. There were lots of problems existed in hatch covers especially No.2 hatch cover. The machinery workshop operation
At 10:00 9th April, 2011, the subject vessel departed from CIC Lixin Shipyard after finishing the 17 day’ urgent repair for around 400 square meters shell plates and inner structures. Lixin shipyard’s reasonable project arrangement, earnest working attitude and high quality were highly appraised by
Volvo Penta is sponsoring the 16th China International Boat Show and, at the same time, announcing growth ambitions on the expanding Chinese market for leisure boats. Today, when the 16th China International Boat Show opens in the centre of Shanghai, interest is at record levels. More than 400 exhib
Bluestream Offshore has announced that Caspar Domstorff is a new Shareholder in the company and will be a member of the Board. His appointment follows Bluestream’s securement of multiple construction and IRM projects in the Dutch Sector. Caspar Domstorff has over twenty-five years experience in the
CNOOC Ltd will expand its liquefied natural gas (LNG) business to the whole industrial chain, Xing Yun, the chief geological engineer of the… (istockanalyst) [mappress] Source: istockanalyst, April 14, 2011;
HMS Trossö is a support vessel of the Swedish Navy and the general overhaul is the largest overhaul performed on a marine vessel. It means that Kockums will review the whole ship and replace worn parts – from single screws to electrical systems. The overhaul also includes a few minor modifications.
Hyundai Mipo Dockyard, the world’s fifth largest shipbuilder will benefit from increased small-ship scrapping, a South Korean brokerage … By Chen Zhi (Xinhuanet) [mappress] Source: Xinhuanet, April 14, 2011;
On April, 12th KOTUG´s newbuilding Rotor Tugs RT Champion and RT Leader arrived in Rotterdam. Both tugs have a length of 32 m, a width of 12 m, 7.200 BHP and a bollard pull of 85 tons. RT Champion and RT Leader are the 5th & 6th tugs respectively of a series of 6 […]
Yet another success for Bilfinger Berger in the oil and gas industry: in the United Kingdom the Group has signed framework contracts valued at over €200 million for the maintenance and repair of offshore platforms in the North Sea. The comprehensive agreements with renowned companies, which also inc
N-KOMs (Nakilat-Keppel Offshore Marine) new state-of-the-art dry dock at Ras Laffan Port has received its first ship – the RasGas chartered LNG Vessel, Simaisma. This historic event marks a new phase for the RasGas fleet and RasGas drive to ensure the security and reliability of LNG supply. RasGa
Today, Aarsleff and German Bilfinger Berger GmbH entered into a contract for the execution of the offshore wind farm DanTysk. (aarsleff) [mappress] Source: aarsleff, April 14, 2011
US Army Corps of Engineers is seeking eligible businesses to provide for the emergent support requirements and the yearly maintenance and overhaul / dry-docking of USACE Trailing Suction Hopper Dredge Yaquina with the base year dry-docking overhaul commencing on or about the 1st of October 2011 and
