A Rolls-Royce and Kellogg Brown & Root (KBR) team has signed a contract with the Australian Department of Defence worth more than A$50m. The contract covers four Royal Australian Navy amphibious and afloat support ships for seven years with options for a further five. The Rolls-Royce and KBR team wi
Aker Kvaerner has recently been awarded several contracts for delivery of advanced loading and offloading systems with a total contract value of NOK 130 million. One of these contracts comprise the delivery of an advanced offshore offloading system to Lukoil’s Varandey platform located at the Penins
DML, the defence support specialist, has successfully completed the refuelling of Vanguard class ballistic nuclear submarine (SSBN) HMS Victorious, marking a significant milestone in her current Long Overhaul Period (Refuel) [LOP(R)] at Devonport Royal Dockyard.
The dredging vessel for replenishing beaches in Surf City is scheduled to arrive Thursday morning and begin pumping sand immediately, officials for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers confirmed Tuesday.
On November 17, the ICSS(Integrated Control Safety System) was put into operation for the AGBAMI FPSO, with the attendance of Mr. Milton T.Bruce, FPSO Manager, Mr.D.K.Lee, Executive Vice President of the Production Division, and around 30 representatives. The ICSS is regarded as the core nerve netwo
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co, the world’s second-largest shipyard, said today it has won three orders worth a combined US$600 million to build six ships for three companies in Russia, Africa and Europe.
Mike Slade’s sailing team Ocean Marine have today announced ambitions for their new super-maxi build to become the fastest charter yacht on the planet. The predecessor to the team’s current 98ft Leopard of London(pictured), Leopard 3 will be launched in June 2007, and plans are already underway for
The annual catch of bluefin tuna in the Mediterranean Sea and eastern Atlantic Ocean is to be cut by one fifth in an attempt to conserve dwindling stocks. The 42-nation International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (Iccat) agreed the quota cut at a meeting in Dubrovnik, Croatia.
The latest Feadship launched by Royal van Lent is the 60.96-meter (200′) April Fool, delivered to owners who required the finest luxury motoryacht that money could buy. Dedicated to private entertainment, the onboard logistics synthesize all Feadship’s know-how and experience. Highlights include a f
Sri Lanka Navy patrol craft deployed at Western seas destroyed an LTTE vessel transporting military cargo this morning (Monday the 27th of November). The naval sources said that the naval units had detected the suspicious trawler sailing towards the Island in the sea, approximately 50 Nautical Miles
IHC Holland Merwede BV is proud to announce that its subsidiary IHC Holland Dredgers BV received the contract for two trailing suction hopper dredgers of 5,600m
MISC Bhd will spend about RM20 billion on new vessels in the coming years up to 2010 as it moves to expand its fleet to meet the increased demand for shipping, particularly from the oil and gas sector. The group is capitalising on its expertise in energy transportation to meet the demand, but it rem
A 10,500-tonne cargo ship built for Japan’s NOMA Marine Transport Company was launched in northern Hai Phong city on Nov. 26. The ship, built by the Bach Dang shipyard company, is the second of its kind made under a contract with NOMA.
On Saturday 25 November 2006 Odense Steel Shipyard presented its latest newbuilding, an 11,000 TEU container vessel, for the A.P. Moller
