At a traditional maritime handover ceremony held yesterday at the Fincantieri shipyard in Monfalcone, Italy, Carnival Cruise Lines took delivery of the new 130,000-ton Carnival Breeze, the 24th vessel in the line’s fleet. Carnival Breeze will depart on its inaugural cruise from Venice this Sunday, J
Voith will display a functional model of the new vessel propulsion control system for Voith Schneider Propellers and Voith Radial Propellers at the ITS (International Tug, Salvage & OSV Convention) in Barcelona from May 28 to June 01, 2012. The new system offers various new electronic control and as
Fairstar Heavy Transport N.V. (FAIR) has taken delivery of the FORTE. The closing documentation has been completed to the satisfaction of Fairstar’s bankers, classification society and the Dutch Flag State. Fairstar has drawn down on the USD 247 million facility led by ING Bank and effected all outs
Greek ship operator Delphin Shipping has pioneered a fuel-saving supramax bulk carrier that burns 14% less fuel oil than other vessels of its class, type and size. The vessel, Aquila, was based on a Chinese design by Shanghai Ship Research and Design Institute (SDARI), with a unique propulsion devic
On 29 May 2012, the naming ceremony for the new SCF tanker Nikolay Zuev took place in Busan (South Korea). The ship was built at Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering under an agreement to build a series of tankers for the transportation of crude oil and petroleum products, signed in October 2010
Almi Tankers S.A. recently took delivery of M/T Almi Globe at DSME’s Okpo Shipyard. The Hull No. 5356, a 157,430 DWT crude oil tanker M/T Almi Globe is the third Green Suezmax of the newbuilding programme that was built by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. Ltd (DSME) to the highest indust
On Wednesday 30th May Alicat Workboats held a naming ceremony for the third London Array Crew transfer vessel. A competition was run to name the vessel and this was won by an eight-year-old Thanet schoolgirl , as part of her prize she won a VIP family break and £500 for her school. Cerys Jones, who
Wärtsilä, the marine industry’s leading solutions provider, has now been contracted to supply Wärtsilä 50DF dual-fuel propulsion engines to 100 Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Carrier vessels. This notable milestone was recently passed with the supply of a LNG carrier in a South Korean shipyard. The 100
On May 29, before launch of the Posidonia 2012 in Greece, leading shipbuilding enterprise SINOPACIFIC Shipbuilding Group held an introductory meeting and social gathering in Athens. It highlighted the promotion of the CROWN 63, CROWN MHI 82 and CROWN 121 ultimate fuel-saving and environment friendly
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, invites the public and media to join the Mayor of Clinton and the Corps for a christening ceremony of its newest vessel, the Motor Vessel Clinton, on June 1 at 2 p.m., at the Clinton Marina, 511 Riverview Drive, Clinton, Iowa. The new vessel is
It was the technical refinement that finally convinced French shipowner Compagnie Maritime Nantaise (CMN) to choose CleanBallast®. At the end of April, Bremen-based marine water treatment expert RWO GmbH, a subsidiary of VeoliaWater Solutions & Technologies, signed the contract for CleanBallast® sys
Ballstad Slip AS has been certified by Det Norske Veritas, enabling the company to take on more demanding tasks, including oil and gas related assignments. This represents a milestone for both the company and the shipbuilding industry in Northern Norway. The certification of Ballstad Slip is carried
The fifth vessel of Landing Craft Tank (LCT) project undertaken by ANADOLU Shipyard for the Turkish Navy, namely TCG Ç-155, will be delivered on June 1st 2012 Friday, Anadolu Shipyard announced on May 29. A small ceremony will be organized in the Shipyard for the delivery of TCG Ç-155. Landing Craft
The second day of the TransOman Conference focused on related maritime issues, other than developments and challenges being faced by the sector, via coverage of green port initiatives, maritime skill building and technological solutions and strategies by expert speakers related to the field, during
