The Board of Directors of COSCO Corporation (Singapore) Limited announced that COSCO (Nantong) Shipyard Co. has delivered its new build Sevan Brasil rig to Sevan Drilling ASA this week. The delivery documents were signed between COSCO Nantong and the buyer recently. The Sevan Brasil measures 99 mete
The newest Imtech Marine member Groupe Techsol Marine Inc. has signed a contract to provide engineering for the propulsion plant of a research ship in Canada for the University of Victoria. The former Canadian Coast Guard vessel, previously known as Tsekoa II, is being refurbished and will be used f
New Zealand-based company Stark Bros, on February 21st, officially launched 16.8m Steel Fishing Trawler named FV LEGACY. Continuing the legacy theme, Elizabeth (Liz) Stark performed the official launching duties, the 2nd occasion on which she has had this honour. The vessel is designed with a single
After a 3-day sea-trial, on February 26th 2012, Hantong shipyard successfully accomplished various testing programs for 57.000 DWT Bulk Carrier (HT091). The vessel, built for Eagle Bulk and class approved by LR, is a new supramax bulk carrier optimised to burn less fuel oil. The efficiency improveme
Work on Viking Line’s new passenger ferry, the M/S Viking Grace, is proceeding as planned. The keel laying ceremony is taking place today, March 6, 2012, at the STX Finland shipyard in Turku. The vessel will be launched in mid-August. It will go into service in January 2013. There is heavy interest
One out of three new Project 90600 harbor tugs has arrived in Baltic Fleet (BF) Baltiysk Naval Base. Harbor tug RB-42 will join the base’s auxiliary ship brigade. Two other tugs will be stationed in BF Leningrad Naval Base. By the end of 2012, two such tugs will be constructed for Russian Navy. Proj
On Thursday, March 1, 2012, the next construction stage of the EUROPA 2 began with the keel laying. At the shipyard STX Europe in Saint-Nazaire, France, the first block of the ship was lifted into the dry dock. Sebastian Ahrens, Managing Director of Hapag-Lloyd Cruises and Laurent Castaing, General
The Disney Fantasy, the fourth ship in the Disney Cruise Line fleet, was christened during a star-studded christening celebration at the Manhattan Cruise Terminal. On a night filled with celebrity performances from the likes of Jerry Seinfeld, Neil Patrick Harris, Nick Cannon and Heather Headley, it
As the major engineering partner to the Allseas Group, Bosch Rexroth has developed and engineered the drive and control system solution for the world’s largest mobile lifting mechanism for offshore installations. The special vessel equipped with this topside lifting system (TLS), “Pieter Schelte”, c
Yuexin Shipbuilding has recently signed an agreement to construct 10 AHTS units with the option of 10 more vessels for Martens Group of companies (Martens). These vessels will be built in accordance with ABS Class standards and include following notations: “OFFSHORE SUPPORT VESSEL, AH, TOWING VESSEL
The Latvian Navy’s new SWATH (Small Waterplane Area Twin Hull) patrol boats will be kept under Germanischer Lloyd (GL) class. GL surveyors will conduct periodic examinations throughout the life cycle of the vessels to verify that the vessels continue to be fit for purpose, technically reliable and s
On 21st, February, 2012, the Steel Cutting ceremony for 77.8m DP2 Platform Supply/Oil Recovery Vessel YX3188 was held at Yuexin’s Sub-Module Factory. The vessel measures 77.8m in length with a molded breath of 17.6m and a molded depth of 7.8m, and the maximum draught is 6.4m. It can carry 60 men, 11
The Maritime Environmental Protection Committee of the United Nations’ International Maritime Organization (IMO) has granted Siemens Final Approval for its SeaCURE ballast water management system. The Final Approval is based on a directive issued by the IMO, a specialized agency of the United Nation
CTruk Boats has signed a deal to build two 20-tonne payload MPCs for a new company, Offshore Turbine Services. Both vessels will be delivered in the spring of 2012. Offshore Turbine Services will be taking advantage of CTruk Boats’ flexible pod system (patent applied), which was designed specificall
