On Wednesday 11 April, in Harlingen the third of four Holland Class Oceangoing Patrol Vessels, “Friesland” built by Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding for the Royal Netherlands Navy, was transferred to the Defence Materiel Organization of the Ministry of Defence of the Netherlands. After delivery the
Boreal Transport Nord AS has awarded contracts for three new double ended passenger and car ferries to Fiskerstrand BLRT AS. The ferries will be delivered in autumn 2013, and commissioned from January 1st. 2014 to three different crossing services on the coast of Helgeland in Nordland County in Nort
On April 10th 2012 the 5039 DWT MV Nephrite entered Volga-Balt Transportation Holding’s (VBTH) fleet and begun its active service. The Nephrite is the sixth vessel in a series of ten Project DCV36 vessels ordered by VBTH from China’s Qingdao Hyundai Shipbuilding Co. Unlike previous dry cargo vessels
Seadrill has exercised an option to build a new tender rig at the COSCO Nantong Shipyard in China. The new unit, T18, is scheduled for delivery in the fourth quarter 2013. Total project price is estimated at US$135 million, including project management, drilling and handling tools, spares, and capit
Aegean Marine Petroleum Network Inc. yesterday announced that it has taken delivery of the Symi, a 6,270 dwt double-hull bunkering tanker newbuild from Qingdao Hyundai Shipyard in China. The Symi, which is expected to be deployed to the Company’s market in West Africa, represents the final vessel un
Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has secured a contract to supply power and propulsion systems for the two latest vessels in the U.S. Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) programme. Designed to operate in combat zones close to the shore (littoral waters), each LCS will be equipped with tw
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won a long-term service contract from Carnival Corporation to maintain and upgrade ABB’s Azipod equipment over the next 15 years for 20 ships in their fleet, cutting costs by as much as $1 million a year per ship. Carnival is the world’s la
The biggest warship ever built for the Royal Navy has taken another big step towards completion. Two huge sections of HMS Queen Elizabeth are being joined on the Clyde to form the largest finished section yet of the future aircraft carrier. In a two-hour operation this section was moved from a large
The christening ceremony of the tugboat Ken Boothe Sr. and the barge Lakes Contender, the first articulated barge-tug combination to be built in Erie since 1972, was held on Tuesday afternoon at the bayfront shipyard, Erie Times reports. Ken Boothe Sr tugboat, named after the late president of the E
A new fleet member, i.e. £1.2 million custom-made catamaran, will be added to the Scarborough based family business, the Mainprize Offshore Ltd, Evening News informs. The vessel named Dalby Derwent encompasses 17.5 metres long aluminium construction and its arrival to Scarborough Harbour is schedule
Recently Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. has delivered the Global Laguna bulk carrier ,with a capacity of 58,000 DTW (Kawasaki hull no. 1685, NACKS hull no. 125), for Global Jewelry S.A. at Nantong COSCO KHI Ship Engineering Co., Ltd. (NACKS) in Nantong, China. The 300m vessel is fully compliant wit
SAGA SAPPHIRE, SAGA Cruises newest vessel, has undergone a makeover with Knud E. Hansen A/S as the Naval Architect and Marine Engineers. Knud E. Hansen A/S has evaluated the vessel on behalf of SAGA Cruises prior to the purchase, among the elements analysed where structural integrity, stability, saf
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co inked a memorandum of understanding with Peru for construction of naval vessels for the country’s navy. The MoU includes construction of the new vessels and maintenance and upgrades of Navy’s submarines. Daewoo Shipbuilding Chief Executive Ko Jae-ho said t
This Abis ‘Dover’ is Vuyk Engineering Groningen designed 6000 tonne twin screw, diesel-electric powered, multipurpose special cargo vessel. It has two separate engine rooms aft and a forward situated superstructure for accommodation and wheelhouse. The hull has a raked stem with a bulbous bow, and i
