Given rising customer demand, Ensco plc has exercised one of two options for an additional advanced-capability DP3 ultra-deepwater drillship based on the Samsung GF12000 hull design. The vessel, ENSCO DS-9, will be the seventh Samsung DP3 drillship in the Ensco fleet, extending the benefits of Ensco
Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has been selected to supply its MT30 gas turbine to power a new FFX frigate for the Republic of Korea’s Navy. This is the first order for the MT30 in Asia. The FFX frigate will use a single MT30 rather than a pair, which demonstrates that the engine is
On June 22 Simon Møkster has signed a contract with Astilleros Gondan in Spain for the building of the advanced Platform Supply Vessel of UT776 WP design. This will be the second vessel Astilleros Gondan constructs for Møkster. Gondan has previously delivered “Stril Merkur”, a multi field support ve
Recently Wan Hai Lines held christening ceremony for “WAN HAI 101″ and “WAN HAI 102″ at CSBC CORP., TAIWAN Keelung shipyard. Mr. Po Ting Chen, chairman of Wan Hai Lines presided over the ceremony. There are total 14 vessels ordered by Wan Hai to CSBC Corp, which will be delivered in two years. “WAN
Huntington Ingalls Industries announced yesterday the completion of another successful sea trial as the amphibious transport dock Anchorage (LPD 23) returned from a three-day testing voyage in the Gulf of Mexico. The company’s seventh ship in the LPD 17 class returned Friday following rigorous testi
A 41 metre high speed aluminium passenger catamaran, “Vale Grand Sud” has recently entered into operation for mining company Vale Nouvelle-Calédonie, marking the fourth Austal-built vessel to operate in New Caledonia. “Vale Grand Sud” was designed to provide new levels of speed and comfort to member
Fassmer actively participated in the OPV Latin America conference held in Rio de Janeiro on the 21st and 22nd of May. During the Conference organized by IQPC and the Brazilian Navy, Fassmer presented its new Naval OPV, an 80m offshore patrol vessel design aiming at higher threat scenarios and matchi
Wärtsilä Hamworthy has won a contract from Fincantieri Cantieri Navali Italiani S.p.A. to supply two Membrane BioReactors (MBRs) to the 141,000gt newbuilding under construction for Carnival group member P&O Cruises. Wärtsilä Hamworthy has delivered more than 25 MBR advanced wastewater systems to the
Russian shipping company Sovcomflot has placed a USD 1 billion order for construction of four seismographic ships with Russia’s United Shipbuilding Corporation (OSC), RIA Novosti writes citing Deputy General Director of OJSC United Shipbuilding Corporation Roman Trotsenko. Speaking at the St. Peters
The naming ceremony for Olympic Orion, yard no 350 from Kleven Maritime, was held in Geirangerfjorden, Norway, June 23 2012. The multifunctional PSV of MT 6015 design is 94 m long, 20 m wide and with accomodation for 60 persons. The vessel is prepared for helideck and cranes, and can also do subsea
The Honourable Keith Ashfield, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans and the Honourable Peter Penashue, Regional Minister for Newfoundland and Labrador, on June 22nd announced the arrival of the Canadian Coast Guard Ship Vladykov to its homeport in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador. CCGS Vladykov was
Sustainability legend Gro Harlem Brundtland, EU Commissioner for Climate Action Connie Hedegaard, Dr. Rajendra Pachauri, Chairman UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and 150 VIP guests celebrated the first concrete outcome at Rio+20: the launch of Sustainia100. Sustainia100 is a guide to
On June 22nd 2012, the launching ceremony of the third vessel, in a series of multipurpose salvage vessels, SPASATEL ZABORSHCHIKOV yard number 703, capacity 4 МW, project MPSV07 took place at Nevsky Shipyard slipway. The construction of the vessels of the series is carried out in accordance with the
Renaissance subsidiary, Topaz Marine Engineering, a UAE-based full service ship building, ship repair and engineering services company, confirms it has been commissioned by the Government of Sharjah’s Royal Court (Al Diwan Al Amiri) to build and deliver one Catamaran passenger ferry boat. With a foc
