Austal has announced the mooring of the US Navy’s Research Vessel ROGER REVELLE (AGOR 24) at its Marine Support Base in Henderson, Western Australia. Owned by the US Office of Naval Research and operated by the Scripps Institute of Oceanography, the 274 foot (84 meter) ship is pierside for maintenan
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 construction of two Multifunctional Deep Water Anchor Handling / Offshore Service vessels for Farstad Shipping. The total value of the
The worldwide networking of economic relations continues to grow with enormous dynamism. The security of shipping routes and ports is essential for this global development, which has made shipbuilding and shipping key industries in global logistics. SMM, the world’s leading maritime industry fair, i
Kotug will soon take over three Damen ASD Tugs 2810 for utilization. The construction of these tugs was commissioned by Elizabeth Ltd in Malta and chartered by Kotug, both part of the Kooren Maritime Services Group (KMS). Two tugs are deployed in the port of Rotterdam and the third will serve in the
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won an order to provide complete power plant and propulsion systems for the first new build ship for German cruise operator TUI Cruises. The ship is being built in Finland at the STX Europe yard in Turku. TUI Cruises, a joint venture betwee
EXMAR announced the order at Hyundai Mipo of up to 8 LPG-vessels of 38,000 m³ capacity. The vessels will be delivered from the First Quarter of 2014 onwards. These vessels will be dedicated to strengthen EXMAR’s already substantial commercial portfolio in the Midsize segment and designed to stay ahe
On 28 March 2012 Vroon Offshore Services (VOS) took delivery of VOS Shine. The vessel was delivered from Fujian Southeast Shipyard in China and is the first of two subsea-support vessels (SSV) to be built at the Shipyard for VOS. VOS Shine is a modern SSV with DP2-class notation and four-point moori
Diana Shipping Inc., shipping company, today announced that it has signed, two shipbuilding contracts with China Shipbuilding Trading Company, Limited and Jiangnan Shipyard (Group) Co., Ltd. for the construction of two Ice Class Panamax dry bulk carriers. The vessels of approximately 76,000 dwt each
Polarcus Limited announcde that Polarcus Amani AS, a member of the Polarcus Group, took delivery today, 29 March 2012, of POLARCUS AMANI, the seventh 3D seismic vessel to date to join the Polarcus fleet. The vessel was built at Ulstein Verft in Norway and following a short shakedown will commence th
The Board of Directors of Nam Cheong Limited announced that Nam Cheong Dockyard Sdn. Bhd. and Nam Cheong International Ltd., both are wholly-owned subsidiary of Nam Cheong, have secured sale contracts with a total value worth USD36.8 million for two units of 5,150bhp and one unit of 5,220bhp Anchor
The Board of Directors of COSCO Corporation Limited announced that COSCO (Dalian) Shipyard Co., Ltd, a subsidiary of the Company’s 51% owned COSCO Shipyard Group Co., Ltd, has delivered a bulk carrier of 57000DWT, “COMMON FAITH”, to its European buyer. The delivery documents were signed by and betwe
Incat Crowther announced the launch of Outer Limit, a 35m Catamaran Work Boat for Offshore Unlimited. Launched by Richardson Devine Marine, Outer Limit is the third vessel for the operator after 2008’s Unlimited and 2010’s Limitless. The vessel will be able to carry 125t of deadweight, with capacity
Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has won a £24 million order to design and equip four offshore service vessels which will be built by COSCO (Guangdong) Shipyard Co., Ltd in China. The Rolls-Royce UT 771 CDL vessels will feature a fully integrated equipment system including highly effic
On March 28, 2012, China’s leading private shipbuilding company SINOPACIFIC Shipbuilding Group’s Zhejiang Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. held a grand naming ceremony for its first self-designed and the world’s most advanced small AHTS offshore support vessel(OSV) – SPA 80 Diesel Electric DPII 80mt AHTS. The
