Despite current global economic slowdown, Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction (HHIC)-Phil’s Subic Shipyard won a bid to build mid-size container ships for the first time this year. The shipbuilder recently announced that it has signed a USD 450 million contract to build ten 5,000TEU container shi
Croatian Uljanik shipyard will tomorrow launch the second ferry named Balaken (yard No.499) which is being built for the Azerbaijan State Caspian Sea Shipping Company. The first vessel of the same project (yard No.498) was launched on May 10th 2012. The contract for the construction of Yards 498 and
The contract winner of the Russian Defense Ministry’s online public auction for the delivery of three ice-class ARC4 supply ships is the Severnaya Verf. The auction was organized by the Federal Agency for Military Procurements (“Rosoboronpostavka”) and the results of the auction were announced on Ju
STX OSV Holdings Limited (“STX OSV”), one of the major global designers and shipbuilders of offshore and specialized vessels, announced that it has secured a OSCVfor the design and construction of a large, advanced Offshore Subsea Construction Vessel (OSCV) for Ocean Installer and Solstad Offshore.
SOIC has selected Nupas-Cadmatic for 3D CAD/CAM to create increasingly intricate designs of ships and vessels. After doing research about possible software suppliers, SOIC invited the selected companies for demonstrations. Nupas-Cadmatic performed the best and met the demands of SOIC. Both companies
GE Marine, a business unit of GE Transportation, recently announced an order for 28 of its Model 8L250 Marine engines to power 14 new tug boats commissioned by the Panama Canal Authority. This marks the third order by the authority for GE Marine engines to power its fleet. The first order for 26 GE
Arctech Helsinki Shipyard Inc. and Alfa-Bank have agreed on a USD 100 million construction time financing package 9 June 2012. The loan arrangement is related to the building projects of multifunctional supply vessels NB 506 and NB 507. “Ensuring the loan was important for us. With the financial arr
TØNSBERG, the world’s largest roll-on/roll-off (RO/RO) ship, built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI), has been awarded the “Ship of the Year 2011″ by the Japan Society of Naval Architects and Ocean Engineers (JASNAOE). Every year JASNAOE selects what it considers to be the most technologica
The Chief of Federal Agency of fisheries Andrey Krayniy recently attended the solemn keel laying ceremony of fishing vessel of Project PL-475. The project of resource-saving vessel of a new generation is developed by Scottish company Macduff Ship Design Ltd. The vessel is intended for long line catc
International maritime service provider Kotug celebrated the Christening ceremony of two latest generation RotorTugs during their traditional “Herring Party” in Bremerhaven, Germany on 12th June 2012. The tugs “RT Darwin” and “RT Tasman” built in Singapore, having a power of 6,500 HP and 84 tons Bol
Incat Crowther has announce the delivery of two 35m Catamaran Passenger Ferries built by Afai Southern Shipyard in China. Hai Ju and Hai Yao were commissioned by Zhuhai High Speed Ferry Co, following a competitive tender process. “Incat Crowther is proud of its partnership with Afai Southern Shipyar
In June 2012, The “Helen Burnie”, completed by Macduff Shipyards, a 27.5m multi purpose cargo vessel, left Macduff to commence operations delivering fish farm feed. Designed by Macduff Ship Design in conjunction with Macduff Shipyards. The vessel, worth GBP 2 million is specially designed by Inverlu
Recently, the new Voith Water Tractor (VWT) “Ilan” underwent its official sea trial achieving a speed of 13.5 knots and a bollard pull of 73.5 tons: much to the satisfaction of the operator, the Haifa port authority, which decided in favor of the VWT due to its precise maneuvering capabilities. Each
Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited (CMAL) has on 8th June announced that Lloyds Banking Group plc (LBG) will provide financing for a replacement vessel for the Stornoway to Ullapool route and has named Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft MBH & Co. KG (FSG), Germany as the preferred shipyard for the d
