There are great things happening aboard the vessel “Havila Phoenix” nowadays. During the last two years there have been installations and tests of a whole new system likely to revolutionise the offshore light well intervention market. The vessel, a Havyard 858 design, is designed and constructed by
Transpetro has decided to fine the Atlântico Sul Shipyard (EAS) for the delay in the delivery of the João Cândido oil tanker. The value of the fine is being evaluated in accordance with the clauses of the purchase contract for the ship, which is part of an order of 10 Suezmax vessels made to the [&h
Renaissance Services has announced the appointment of René Kofod-Olsen as CEO for Topaz Energy & Marine (Topaz). Mr. Kofod-Olsen’s career spans 18 years in the marine industry with the A.P. Møller-Maersk Group (APMM), including a period as Chief People Officer of SVITZER, responsible for the global
BAE Systems has begun construction on the MV Magdalen, an 8,500 cubic yard capacity trailing suction hopper dredge for Weeks Marine, Inc. Executives from the two companies gathered this week at the BAE Systems Mobile shipyard to oversee the initial cutting of steel for the vessel’s first module, whi
The Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) in South Africa has ordered a Pilot Cutter 2706 and its fifth Stan Tug 2006 with Damen Shipyards Cape Town for operations in the expanding Port of Saldanha (South Africa). Both vessels have been specifically designed for the South African market. The Pilo
Alnmaritec, the specialist aluminium boat builder based in Northumberland, recently announced delivery of the first boat that it has built to operate in the Faroe Islands. The ‘Krossteinur’ is one of the popular Wave Angler class from Alnmaritec and she is a rugged and versatile support catamaran bu
L&T Shipbuilding – a subsidiary of Larsen & Toubro – bagged orders, valued at 483 crore (approx. USD 87 million), for four specialized commercial vessels. The orders from Halul Offshore Services Company W.L.L., Qatar, are for design, construction, trials and commissioning of two Platform Supply Vess
The 98 meters long SIGMA class frigate, the third frigate built by Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding for the Royal Moroccan Navy, left Vlissingen on the 22nd of May for her sea acceptance trials (SAT) in the North Sea, right on schedule as agreed in the contract. During the SAT, an intensive program
Market trends and very good feedback from the first ship in operation triggers Blue Ship Invest to contract another four platform supply vessels (PSVs) of the PX121 design from ULSTEIN. All four are scheduled for delivery in 2013. The investment company Blue Ship Invest received its first vessel, ‘B
Major investments plans worth MYR1.9bn ($600m) have been revealed by Malaysia Marine & Heavy Engineering (MMHE), one of Malaysia’s top providers of marine engineering services, Seatrade reported Friday. The said investment would encompass the upcoming period of four years, targeting extensive yard o
Demonstrating the rapid progress of the Cape Class Patrol Boat Program, Austal today hosted a keel-laying ceremony for the first of eight high performance patrol boats it is building for the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service. Keel-laying traditionally marks the first significant miles
Dolphin International AS, a subsidiary of Fred. Olsen Energy ASA, has signed a new five year bank credit facility of up to USD 1.500 million. The credit facility will be used to prepay existing bank loans, full-finance the newbuild Bolette Dolphin, under construction at Hyundai Heavy Industries’ shi
Wilhelmsen Technical Solutions (WTS) and Wilhelmsen Ships Service (WSS) have joined forces to offer complete lifecycle portfolio of safety solutions for newbuildings and existing vessels. The WTS/WSS safety service provides a complete package of safety solutions based on the renowned Unitor brand to
INS Vikramaditya is going to take the sea for very important pre-induction trials on June 8. The extensively modernised former Soviet-era carrier Admiral Gorshkov was scheduled to take the sea from the Sevmash shipyard on May 25th. However poor weather forecast delayed the ship’s trials. But, accord
