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
The Rotterdam based shipping company Rotortug and ASD Ship Design from Alblasserdam have invented a revolutionary tugboat technology (‘tugnology’) to prevent towline failures from chafing against a tugboats fixed towing point. The invention of Mr. Ton Kooren (Rotortug) and Mr. Arie Aalbers (ASD Ship
P+S WERFTEN GmbH recently announced that the third of five vessels was laid on its keel following the ceremonial commencement of construction – the cut of the first steel plate for ship Type ACV 36 with construction No. 2103 – the first section for the construction of No. 2102 Type ACV 108. In accor
Dung Quat Shipyard (DQS), on 24th May 2012, together with the ship Owner and ABS Registry successfully performed the sea trials for the 104.000 DWT Crude Oil Tanker named PVT MERCURY built for the Petrovietnam Transportation Corporation (PVTrans). The 104,000 DWT crude oil tanker is the first big de
ANADOLU Shipyard (ADIK) has started on May 28th 2012 Monday Sea Acceptance Tests (SAT) of the Sixth Vessel of Landing Craft Tank (LCT) project undertaken for Turkish Navy. ANADOLU Shiphard has already delivered the first four vessel of the LCT project back in March and April of this year and the Fif
Leading classification society ClassNK officially announced that its register had surged past the 200 million gross ton mark on 28 May 2012. ClassNK Chairman and President Noboru Ueda announced the historic achievement at a party celebrating the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the London of
Lloyd’s Register has approved new prismatic IMO Type B independent cargo tanks, so called ACTIB (Aluminium Cargo Tank Independent Type B). The initial approval is for use in a DSME-developed 210,000 m3 STD LNG-RV design in accordance with LR’s Guidance notes for liquefied gas carriers and floating o
Damen Shipyards has launched its newly designed ASD Tug 3212 at the International Tug and Salvage Convention (ITS) in Barcelona. This innovative and powerful tug in the 85 t BP range is the result of three years of research and represents a completely new Damen ship type and a milestone in ASD tug d
