Alewijnse Marine Systems is to play a significant role in the conversion of the jack-up drill rigs Atlantic London and Atlantic Amsterdam to offshore hotel accommodation. Both refits will start in July 2012 and take several months to complete. This significant order from Nordica Offshore further rei
Global leader in the shipbuilding industry and holder of 15 % share of the market, Hyundai Heavy Industries, will have its hands full in the following period having secured three orders for construction of oil and gas rigs, worth USD 600 million. The orders entail construction of 35,000-tonne offsho
Hyundai Heavy Industries, the world’s biggest shipbuilder and a leading marine engine manufacturer, today announced it started exporting the eco-friendly gas engine Hyundai HiMSEN H35/40GV after completing test runs on June 18. The new gas engine runs on liquefied natural gas rather than heavy crude
Croatian-based Uljanik shipyard on June 15th 2012 successfully carried out the launching ceremony of the second ferry named Balaken (yard No.499) which is being built for the Azerbaijan State Caspian Sea Shipping Company. The launching ceremony was conducted at the Uljanik ‘s Slipway No.1. The first
Recently Cheoy Lee Shipyards delivered supply vessel Almojil 60, the first delivery in a pair of sisterships ordered by the Mohammad Al Mojil Group in Saudi Arabia. The design of the 54m Supply Vessels is from Wartsila Ship Design Singapore Pte. Ltd. Construction is to ABS class, with the notation +
June and May of this year, International Maritime Service Provider KOTUG celebrated the christening ceremony of three Damen ASD tugs. Since April last, the three Damen ASD 2810 tugs commenced their towage activities. Two tugs are being used in the port of Rotterdam and the third tug operates in the
Carnival Cruise Lines’ latest flagship delivered at the end of May by Fincantieri’s Monfalcone yard, the 130,000-gt Carnival Breeze, has been equipped with advanced integrated navigation and automation control systems designed by Hamburg-based SAM Electronics and its associate group company, L-3 Val
Kleven Maritime has signed a contract with Olympic Shipping on the delivery of a subsea support and construction vessel of MT 6022 MK II design. The vessel is to be built on Kleven Maritime’s shipyard Kleven Verft in Ulsteinvik, Norway. The total contract value is around 600 million NOK (approx USD
Trelleborg Marine Systems has collaborated with ABG Shipyard Ltd, at Dahej in Gujarat, India to create an innovative, bespoke solution for the design and installation of the fendering systems needed to overcome the high tidal variation, underwater current and high wind velocity faced by the shipyard
Flensburg shipbuilders have chalked up another remarkable success. Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG) has signed a contract with globally operating seismic company WesternGeco, a frontrunner in its sector, for the construction of two offshore ships. The delivery of the 127metre long vessels is
Mr. Danilo Baptista, who currently occupies the position of Executive Manager at OSX´s Açu Shipbuilding Unit (UCN Açu), has been nominated the new Shipyard Operations Officer replacing Mr. Eduardo Costa Vaz Musa. Mr. Baptista is one of the Company’s 52 engineers that have an average of 26 years of e
Lamprell, a provider of specialist engineering services to the international offshore and onshore oil & gas and renewables industries, announced that it has successfully delivered Hull 108. The contract award from Compañía Perforadora Mexico S.A.P.I. DE C.V. (“PEMSA”), a subsidiary of Grupo Mexico,
Statoil has awarded contracts for the charter of seven new supply vessels for the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS). The newbuildings are equipped with the latest environmental technology while some of them are specially designed for operation in the High North. “The seven newbuildings solidly equip
STX OSV Holdings Limited, one of the major global designers and shipbuilders of offshore and specialized vessels, announced that it has entered into a Letter of Intent with Troms Offshore Supply for the design and construction of one Platform Supply Vessel (PSV). Troms Offshore and Statoil have agre
