Coastal announces that its wholly-owned subsidiaries have secured contracts for the sale of one unit 300 Men Accommodation Work Barge, one unit Anchor Handling Tug Supply and two units low-end vessels for an aggregate value of approximately RM141 million. Including the new contracts and after adjust
OSX Brasil S.A. announces that TUPI B.V., a subsidiary of Petróleo Brasileiro S/A, has hired OSX Construção Naval S.A., a subsidiary of OSX Brasil S.A., for the integration of two FPSO units (Floating, Production, Storage and Offloading), P-67 and P-70, with an additional option to hire OSX to integ
Havyard Group is going to deliver a Havyard 587 design for Fosnavaag Shipping with an option for one further delivery. The design is being described as the wellboat of the future. Fosnavaag Shipping already owns the wellboats “Viktoria Viking” (1000 m3), “Viktoria Lady” (1000 m3) and “Gripfisk” (600
Following the Launch of Kilimanjaro III last year, Coastal Fast Ferries has continued to grow its operation. “Kilimanjaro IV” is RDM’s fourth build for AZAM Marine’s Coastal Fast Ferries. With the two 35m Kilimanjaro I and Kilimanjaro II vessels and the 38m Kilimanjaro III dominating the busy route
COSCO (Dalian) Shipyard Co. Ltd, a subsidiary of COSCO Shipyard Group Co. Ltd., has secured a USD170 million contract from Talland Navigation Limited Corporation to build one unit Jack- up Drilling Rig based on the LeTourneau Super 116E Class design. The Rig will be built to ABS classification, with
Workers at BAE’s Govan’s yard pause to reflect on another milestone in the Royal Navy’s future carrier programme as their colleague Lindsay Gray prepares to get work on another giant block of HMS Prince of Wales under way. The 27-year-old pressed the button setting the plasma-cutting machine at the
Hornbeck Offshore Services (HOS) has selected GL Noble Denton to undertake dynamic positioning (DP) assurance services across the company’s technologically advanced fleet of vessels. GL Noble Denton’s team of DP engineers will support HOS to further develop internal dynamic positioning operating sta
The float-out of M/S Viking Grace, an environmentally friendly new generation cruise ferry, being built for Viking Line was performed at STX Turku Shipyard on Friday 10 August 2012. At the beginning of the event, the invited guests had an opportunity to visit the dry dock floor and see the ship from
Nordic Yards, manufacturer of innovative special ships and major maritime projects for the offshore wind and other industries, has signed a contract for the construction of a Wind Turbine Service Jack Up Vessel (WTSJUV). The client is the Danish company DBB Jack-Up Services A/S, based in Aarhus. Wit
Grandweld Shipyards has commemorated the delivery of the two new 55 Tons Bollard Pull Escort Tugboats in a special ceremony held at Khalifa Port on August 6, 2012. The new tugboats are specially designed to assist in marine and Harbour operation at Khalifa Port including escorting & towing, mooring/
The Bohai Emerald Bead passenger and roll-on/roll-off ship, the largest in scale and the longest in travelling distance in China to date, started its maiden voyage on the morning of August 8, 2012 at the Yantai Port of east China’s Shandong Province. The “Bohai Emerald Bead” is the first ship of its
Nantong Mingde Heavy Industry Group today held the naming ceremony for two 4.300 unit capacity Pure Car Truck Carrier (PCTC) vessels built for GCC. On the ceremony of the two vessels, godmothers , Ms. Agnes Blystad from Norway and Mrs Shishido who is the director of MOL which is the greatest shippin
Marad will study the safety, economic and environmental issues of vessels to be constructed with double hulls. Following the Exxon Valdez disaster, the passing of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA 90) led to the requirement to replace single hull petroleum tankers with double hull tank vessels sail
On August 10th 2012, PT PANN (Indonesia) has taken delivery of M/V VENTURE PEARL (Hull No. S010), a 56.000 DWT bulk carrier from Hyundai-Vinashin Shipyard. At the ceremony, after an honorable short presentation about Yard’s general information, Mr. T. W. Park, Vice President of HVS, and Mr. F. X. Ko
