Thursday 23 August 2012, delivery took place of Iver Brilliant, a 6,265-ton asphalt/oil/chemical tanker. The vessel was constructed at the Hyundai Mipo Dockyard, Ulsan, South Korea to ice-class requirements and is the last of 19 vessels constructed for Vroon at the Dockyard since 2005. Iver Brillian
The chief of naval operations (CNO) established a board known as the LCS Council Aug. 22 made up of four Navy vice admirals to oversee continued fleet testing and introduction of littoral combat ship (LCS) sea frames, mission modules, and mission packages. Adm. Jonathan Greenert designated Vice Adm.
Incat Crowther announces the launch of Sure Pride, a 19.5m Catamaran Wind Farm Service Vessel. Built by BLRT Marketex in Estonia, Sure Pride is the first in a series of four such vessels to be delivered to Sure Wind Marine. Sure Pride is Incat Crowther’s most flexible and capable WFSV yet, with dual
ANADOLU Shipyard (ADIK) has successfully completed Sea Acceptance Tests (SAT) for the Eight Vessel of Landing Craft Tank (LCT) project undertaken for Turkish Navy. ADIK has already delivered the first seven vessels of the LCT project (TCG Ç-151; TCG Ç-152; TCG Ç-153; TCG Ç-154; TCG Ç-155; TCG Ç-156;
Ocean christened its trailing suction hopper dredge, the Ocean Traverse Nord, on August 16th. The vessel was built at Ocean Industries shipyard at Isle-aux- Coudres. The 25-million-dollar shipbuilding project, the largest ever in Eastern Canada and Ocean’s first dredge, created over fifty new jobs a
In the first half of 2012, the global economic downturn and weak international trading activities continued to exert pressure on the shipping industry, which has been struggling since the second half of 2011. The imbalance between supply and demand of the shipping industry further worsened, leading
Nam Cheong International Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nam Cheong, has secured sale contracts with a total value worth USD43.81 million for two units of 5,150 brake horsepower (bhp) Anchor Handling Towing Supply (AHTS) vessel and one unit of 3,000 DWT Platform Supply Vessel. The PSV and AHTS ve
Ever Laden, the second L-type containership of Evergreen Line, was christened by S.S. Lin, the Evergreen Group’s First Vice Group Chairman, at the Samsung Heavy Industries shipyard. The ceremonial rope cutting for the new 8,452-TEU vessel was performed by Mrs. Mei-Sui Lin in a ceremony attended by d
The U.S. Navy has awarded BAE Systems a $78 million contract modification to produce canisters for Mk 41 and Mk 57 Vertical Launching Systems (VLS) on cruisers and destroyer battleships. This new contract increases the current contract value to $158 million. “BAE Systems has produced the canisters f
On the 21st of August 2012, Israel Shipyards Ltd ( ISL ) launched another commercial vessel, the 5th built within the recent years. The general cargo ship, with a capacity of 4800 tons, is a modern and efficient vessel that will bring the owners a high value for their investment. Within the last two
Nantong Mingde Heavy Industry, on August 16th 2012, held the keel-laying ceremony for new Wood Chip Carrier that will bear the yard mark MD146. Main dimension: Total length 199.80m ; moulded breadth 32.20m; moulded depth 16.30m; design draft 11.00m; scantling draft 11.90m; service speed 16.3kn Main
The Navy’s revised cost estimate to restore USS Miami (SSN 755) is approximately $450 million, with an estimated date of completion for the repairs of April 30, 2015 officials announced Aug. 22. The estimate includes 10 percent variability due to the unique nature of the repair and the cost impacts
Transas Marine has developed a ship model of a 400,000 DWT Very Large Ore Carrier (VLOC), the largest bulk carrier in the world. The model was developed for Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM). With advanced visualization engine in Transas Navigational Simulator and high fidelity modelling effects
General Dynamics NASSCO has been awarded a $104 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy to renovate and modernize the dock landing ship USS Comstock (LSD 45). General Dynamics NASSCO is a business unit of General Dynamics . General Dynamics NASSCO received funding to begin modifications to
