VULKAN Couplings has extended the range of the enhanced performance ACOTEC couplings with the RATO R +. The drive specialist, which is based in Herne, is launching the initial sizes of the development and presenting it to specialists for the first time at SMM 2012, from 4th – 7th September in Hambur
The second in a trio of CTruk 20-tonne payload multi-purpose catamarans, ordered by Offshore Turbine Services for deployment at Lincs wind farm, was named in Brightlingsea. CTruk technicians and staff joined the owners on board the 20T MPC, ‘Captain P’, for the traditional blessing and bottle smash,
Rosatomflot has announced an open tender for the construction of the world’s largest nuclear-powered icebreaker. The company plans to take delivery of the vessel by the end of 2017. The as-yet unnamed icebreaker – the first of the LK-60 model to be built – will be 173 metres long and 34 metres wide,
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has completed “4UE-X3,” a testing facility for full-scale low-speed, 2-stroke marine diesel engines, in the company’s Kobe Shipyard and Machinery Works in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture. The facility will be used for testing of various technologies to respond to strin
The hull assembly of multipurpose emergency and rescue vessel for Russian Ministry of Transport was started at Yantar Shipyard in Kaliningrad, Russia 6 July 2012 with keel laying. The hull of the vessel will be shipped to Arctech Helsinki Shipyard for outfitting and finalizing in spring 2013. The mu
Wärtsilä, the marine industry’s leading solutions and services provider, has been awarded a long-term service agreement by global cruise operator Princess Cruise Lines Ltd. The contract covers seven Princess Cruise Lines vessels, each of which is powered by Wärtsilä 46 common-rail engines. In total,
On July 6, a little more than a year after a memorable groundbreaking ceremony was held for new construction at Austal’s Mobile, Alabama shipbuilding facility, over 120 distinguished guests joined Austal in celebrating the official opening of not one but three new buildings – Module Manufacturing Fa
In the afternoon of June 28th 2012, naming ceremony of two 16.900 DWT Bulk Carriers was held at Sanfu shipyard. It is known that the delivery-related document for 7# 16.900 DWT was signed one day ahead of the naming ceremony. The delivery-related document for 8# 16.900 DWT was signed on the same day
Belfast based Harland and Wolff Heavy Industries Ltd has successfully completed the refurbishment of the SeaRose FPSO (floating production, storage and offloading vessel). Owned and operated by Canada-based Husky Energy, the SeaRose FPSO, which measures 272m by 46m, has been docked in Harland and Wo
Shanghai-based Wison Offshore & Marine Ltd., a subsidiary of the Wison Group, announced yesterday the signature of an agreement in principle to supply a newbuild floating LNG regasification unit (FRU) to VGS Group of New Jersey, USA, for installation offshore India. The FRU, which will be owned by V
A further milestone has been reached in the assembly of the first of the UK’s new Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carriers by Babcock at Rosyth, where the massive Super Block 03 (SB03) has been moved 90 metres north to meet Lower Block 02 (LB02) in a major hydraulic skidding operation, as part of Ass
Ultrabulk has placed an order with a major Japanese ship yard for the construction and delivery of one new generation super ECO-designed handysize bulker of 38,000tdw size for delivery in 2014, with Ultrabulk’s option to extend the order with one additional vessel. The vessel(s) will be equipped wit
Minister for Defence Stephen Smith and Minister for Defence Materiel Jason Clare today announced the launch of the second Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD) at the Navantia shipyard in Spain. The launch represented a major milestone in the shipbuilding process and was attended by the Chief of Navy, Vice
Multi Maritime has, in close cooperation with the ferry operator Fjord1, launched a new green ferry concept. The ferry is a “plug-in” LNG hybrid, which incorporates several features to reduce the ferry’s environmental footprint. The concept has been developed as a part of Fjord1’s bid for operating
