Aker BioMarine’s krill harvesting vessel Saga Sea has sailed to the Falkland Islands after incurring an injury on its propulsion system. The injury occurred in connection with at-sea transshipment. The repair work is ongoing and the company expects that the work will be completed within a few days s
The future USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112), and the final ship of the original 62-ship procurement of the DDG 51 class shipbuilding program, successfully completed a combined builder’s and acceptance “super trial” Mar. 9, after spending four days underway in the Atlantic Ocean. Because of the maturity
According to a press release, Dredging Corporation of India Ltd (DCI) has inked a memorandum of understanding with the Union Shipping Ministry in New Delhi on Thursday. Dredging Corporation of India Ltd has taken steps for augmentation of its capacity and increasing the strength of its fleet by purc
At a ceremony held on March 13, a newbuild 716 was launched from the Slipway No. 2. This is the first of a series of four tankers the shipbuilder 3. Maj has constructed for the Swedish company WISBY TANKERS. The tanker, designed to carry concrete, oil and chemicals, is 133 meters long and 23 meters
Solvtrans has entered into a contract with the Spanish shipyard Astilleros Zamakona S.A. for the construction of a new wellboat with delivery in June 2013. The investment of approx NOK 240 million(approx USD 41.5 Mln) will be funded through a combination of Solvtrans’ own cash pool and loans from So
China Merchants Yard in Shenzhen (CMHI) yesterday held the delivery ceremony for COOEC 50000t Semi Submersible Heavy Lift Vessel “HYSY 278″. At 222 metres in length and deadweight of 53,500 tonnes, the vessel will be capable of carrying loads of up to 50,000 tonnes. Dockwise will operate the vessel
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. today announced the completion of the 225,000-ton iron ore carrier Tom Price at the Namura Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., Imari Shipyard & Works. The ship’s name is derived from the Tom Price mine in Western Australia’s Pilbara region, operated by Rio Tinto plc, one of the world’s
Siemens has received an order for the supply of two complete power packages for Statoil’s two new semi-submersible drilling units – Cat D. Purchaser is Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., Ltd (DSME), one of the world’s largest shipbuilders headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. The end custo
Bergen Group Dreggen has been awarded new contract with EISA Shipyard in BRAZIL. The contract is for delivery of a total of 12 cranes to four new 72.900 DWT PANAMAX tankers for TRANSPETRO. The contract includes delivery of various sizes cranes for handling different operations on deck. Bergen Group
BMT Fleet Technology Ltd, a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd, the leading international maritime design, engineering and risk management consultancy, announces that it has been awarded a 12-month, $9.8M design project to further develop the Contract Design as one possible option for the Canadian Forces’
Amarcon announces yet another OCTOPUS-Onboard installation for a vessel operated by the Dutch heavy cargo transporter Dockwise. In December 2011 Dockwise announced to act as manager of the Chinese Offshore Oil Engineering Co. Ltd (COOEC’s) semi submersible HYSY 278 new build 50000 DWT vessel for all
Sea trials testing the sophisticated Integrated Control System (ICS) developed by Kongsberg Maritime for Olympic Commander, a new Multi Purpose Supply Vessel (MPVS) built at Kleven Yard in Norway have been successfully completed. The ICS aboard Olympic Commander features an innovative new one touch
IHC Merwede will exhibit a broad range of its innovative vessels, advanced equipment and lifecycle support activities on stand number 2625 at the forthcoming Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) 2012, which runs from 30 April to 3 May in Houston, USA. As a reliable supplier of custom-built vessels a
Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RS) has opened a Design and Newbuilding Support Centre in the Republic of Korea. The Centre has been established in line with the RS strategic global expansion plans. It will facilitate further development of RS services in the region. The main objectives of th
