In April 2011, Petroleum Geo-Services ASA (PGS) signed two shipbuilding contracts with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. for the delivery of two Ramform vessels in 2013, with the option for one or two additional vessels to be delivered in 2015. The parties have now agreed to extend the exercise perio
Together with a number of other countries, Denmark has strived to make it mandatory for member States to undergo a so-called IMO audit. This ensures that the countries implement the obligations following from the international conventions on maritime safety and protection of the marine environment.
Recently Imtech Marine, specialized in system integration, successfully completed three innovative new-build vessel projects in Singapore; Seven Borealis for Subsea 7, Rockpiper for a subsidiary of Royal Boskalis Westminster NV and Flintstone for Tideway, part of the DEME Group. The ships will all o
On 11 April 2012, the naming ceremony for new-build M/V Fugro Equator took place at Sattahip, Thailand. The delivery of M/V Fugro Equator will take place in Singapore during May 2012. M/V Fugro Equator is the third of Fugro’s FSSV65 series of dedicated survey vessels. Designed to Fugro specification
Based on the information published by Reuters, Tehran- based oil shipping company NITC, expects arrival of the first out of 12 ordered supertankers in May. The construction is taking place at Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co Ltd, a China CSSC Holdings Ltd unit based in financial hub Shanghai, and Dalian S
The first of Fjord Line’s two new cruise ferries was launched at the Stocznia Gdansk shipyard on Thursday. The ship, which will be christened MS “Stavangerfjord”, is now being towed to Bergen Group Fosen for interior fitting and finishing. The launch marks the completion of the steel work by the Sto
STX OSV Holdings Limited, one of the major global designers and shipbuilders of offshore and specialized vessels,announced that it has secured new contracts for the design and construction of two Offshore Subsea Construction Vessels (“OSCV”) for Siem Offshore in Norway. The vessels will be of STX OS
RiverWijs has recently taken delivery of two sister vessels, the Robert Allan Ltd. designed – RiverWijs Emma and RiverWijs Rowan. The christening was performed by the vessel’s sponsors; Ms. Emma Lok and Mrs. Rowan Campbell. The vessels were constructed at ASL Shipyard, Singapore for operation at the
Chart Ferox, fully owned European subsidiary of Chart Industries, has received a contract to design, build, and deliver an LNG (Liquid Natural Gas) fuel system for a fast ferry which will be built by Incat, Australia. The boat will be the first catamaran powered by 27,000 HP gas turbines fuelled by
On April 11th, at Shipyard Ferus Smit GmbH in Leer, Germany the launching of m.v. Fuldaborg took place. Christening and name giving were done by mrs. Rita Jabaay, spouse of mr. Bram Roelse, managing director IHC Dredgers B.V. The Fuldaborg is the sixth of a series of 1A ice classed, nozzle fitted, 1
On April 6th 2012, “XUN LONG 6”, the 34m aluminium catamaran fast ferry built by Afai Southern for SHENZHEN XUNLONG SHIPPING CO.,LTD. was launched successfully. The leaders of the shipowner, CCS representatives and leaders from maritime department witnessed the launching ceremony. “XUN LONG 6” is th
STX OSV Holdings Limited, one of the major global designers and shipbuilders of offshore and specialized vessels, announced that it has secured a new contract for the design and construction of one Anchor Handling Tug Supply vessel (“AHTS”) for Iceman AS. The vessel is developed and designed by STX
Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd (Keppel O&M), through its subsidiaries, Keppel FELS Brasil S.A. and Estaleiro BrasFELS Ltda, has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Sete Brasil Participações S.A. (Sete Brasil), for the design and construction of five additional semisubmersible (semi) drilling rigs bas
Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd., on March 5th, launched bulk carrier for Handbell Shipping S.A. at its Kobe Works. This 197-meter-long vessel (Kawasaki hull No. 1649) is the 14th state-of-the-art bulk carrier with a capacity of 58,000 DWT to be developed by Kawasaki. After it is outfitted at the Kob
