Baltic Shipyard held an official launching and naming ceremony on June 19, 2012 for the fourth vessel in a series of non-self-propelled oil tankers of 2734 Project, built under order of the group of companies “Baltic Fuel Company” (BFC). The vessel was named “Ksenia”. Construction of the four tanker
The new 65-metre SEA RHAPSODY was christened at the Amels shipyard in Vlissingen, Holland, on Friday 20 April 2012. The Dutch superyacht builder delivered SEA RHAPSODY on time and the owners are looking forward to starting their yachting season in the Mediterranean as planned. More than 600 people w
Through its fully owned subsidiary TTS Offshore Handling Equipment AS, Bergen-Norway, TTS Group ASA has been awarded the first of two options. The called option is worth between 65 – 70 MNOK. The contract with Kleven relates to new build no. 362 for delivery to Olympic Shipping AS. TTS will deliver
Qatar Shipping SPC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Milaha ( Qatar Navigation QSC), has secured a ten year US $110 million (equivalent to QAR 400 million) ship financing facility with QNB Group. Proceeds from the facility will be utilized by Qatar Shipping to fund the ongoing construction of 19 harbor
Malaysia-based international offshore oil field services provider, Bumi Armada Berhad (“Bumi Armada”), announced today its newbuild programme, ’Steel on Water 2’ with the issuance of a Letter of Intent (“LOI”) for four Multi-Purpose Platform Support Vessels (“MPSV”), with an option to build four add
Recently, South Korean based Dae Sun Shipbuilding & Engineering Co successfully held naming and delivery ceremony of 34,000 DWT Bulk Carrier IONIC HUNTRESS. M.V.IONIC HUNTRESS comes as the second vessel that Dae Sun Shipbuilding & Engineering has constructed for Hellespont Steamship Corporation. The
On Thursday June 14th, LEEVAC Shipyards, LLC held a dedication and Christening of its two drydocks at it’s Lake Charles location. Leevac Shipyards launched its two drydocks earlier in May. They will support construction and repair activities at the company’s 180-acre site here on the west bank of th
The Board of Directors of COSCO Corporation (Singapore) Limited announced that subsidiaries of the Company’s 51% owned COSCO Shipyard Group Co., Ltd have made the following deliveries: 1. COSCO (Zhoushan) Shipyard Co., Ltd has delivered a bulk carrier of 57000 DWT, “FEDERICA”, to its European buyer.
Keppel FELS Limited (Keppel FELS), a wholly owned subsidiary of Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd (Keppel O&M), is on track to deliver Ukraine’s second KFELS B Class jackup rig ahead of schedule, within budget and with a perfect safety record. This follows the redelivery of their first jackup rig of the
At Royal Niestern Sander in Delfzijl, the Ice-Breaking Multipurpose Support Vessel Sanaborg for Wagenborg Offshore is being finished. Delivery is scheduled in early August. The Sanaborg and the forthcoming Serkeborg (launched June 28 with delivery early September) are the first of a series of icebre
Prompted by a desire to renew its underwater preparedness the Indian Navy has launched the process of procuring survey vessels from indigenous shipyards. As confirmed by a Navy official to the Press Trust of India (PTI), the four planned vessels are required to be 100 per cent indigenous, their prim
Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has signed an £18 million contract with Italian shipyard Rosetti Marino S.p.A for the design and delivery of an integrated power & propulsion and equipment system for an anchor handling vessel. The vessel will be built for Augusta Offshore S.p.A and is
FMT Industries, LLC—one of the several companies within the Florida Marine Group (Florida Marine)—has signed a contract with Trinity Offshore, LLC (now known as TY Offshore) to build an additional six 297’6” x 54’ x 12’, 30,000 barrel tank barges. FMT placed its original order for four 30,000 barrel
Canada Steamship Lines (“CSL”), a division of the CSL Group, announced today a firm order for two new gearless bulk vessels, bringing to six the number of “Trillium Class” ships to be built as part of its major fleet expansion program for the Great Lakes market. The two new vessels will be built at
