Cathelco will supply equipment for two force projection and command vessels, BPC Mistral Class, which are being built in France for the Russian Navy. DCNS will act as the prime contractor for the warships to be constructed at St -Nazaire, the first ship due for delivery in 2014. With a displacement
Festive keel-laying ceremony of frigate Admiral Makarov will take place at JSC Yantar Shipyard (affiliate of United Shipbuilding Corporation) on Feb 29. This is the third ship in the series built by the shipyard for Russian Navy since 2010. In accordance with two contracts tied with Russian Defense
On February 27th, nearly 200 shipping professionals including ship owners, bankers, ship brokers, governmental officers, suppliers and media staff attended the press conference for the lead ship of CROWN 63 series of Sinopacific Shipbuilding Group in Yangzhou City, China. In the conference, SINOPACI
The U. S. Navy has awarded General Dynamics Bath Iron Works, a subsidiary of General Dynamics, a $663 million modification to a previously awarded contract to construct DDG 116, an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer. DDG 116 is the fourth ship in the Navy’s Arleigh Burke-class construction
In just 90 days, the Harris Pye Group successfully completed the survey and upgrade of Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc’s (DODI) dynamically positioned drillship, the Ocean Clipper. All work was completed well within schedule. P Thomas Geiger, P.E., Director, Projects Department of DODI has written to
OSX was hired by Sapura Navegação Marítima S/A for the construction of one PLSV (Pipe-Laying Support Vessel), for a total amount of approximately US$ 263 million, to be built and delivered by OSX at the Açu Shipbuilding Unit, in the north of the State of Rio de Janeiro. A PLSV is used for laying and
Transfer/windfarm service vessel Mobimar 18 Wind was launched yesterday, on the 27th of February. The quay trials started immediately and the main propulsion system with the side propulsions will be commissioned later this week. The hydraulics will be pressurised after the engines and the auxiliary
Transocean’s Deepwater Millennium vessel recently left the Port of Ngqura near Port Elizabeth after undergoing a number of upgrades and modifications by DCD Marine. The Deepwater Millennium vessel is a Samsung/Reading & Bates designed, dynamically positioned drillship capable of drilling in water de
Essar Shipping Limited (ESL) part of the Essar Group has, taken the delivery of MV “Arun”. This newest addition to Essar Shipping’s growing fleet, MV Arun, is a Mini Cape which is 253 metre long, 43 metre wide and has a cargo capacity of 105000 dwt. Essar Shipping has a total capexplan of USD 1 [&he
Chellship has taken delivery of its newest vessel the Kamsarmax type Bulk Carrier Darya Kirthi of 80.500 DWT built at STX Korea. Besides the Kamsarmax vessel Darya Kirthi that is being built at STX Korea there are two handy size vessels Darya Ganga and Darya Jamuna being built at HMD Korea. The cons
Mosvold Supply Plc, in 2007 contracted Otto Offshore Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Otto Marine Limited, to build a series of four AHTS (VS 491 CD) vessels. Mosvold Supply Plc shortly thereafter transferred these contracts one each to four single purpose wholly owned subsidiaries. Mosvold Supply
General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Co. (NASSCO) has been awarded a $359,750,000 modification to a previously granted contract. This contract includes procurement of the detail design and construction of a third Mobile Landing Platform Ship (MLP). The Mobile Landing Platform (MLP) is a
COSCO (Guangdong) Shipyard Co., Ltd (a subsidiary of the Company’s 51% owned subsidiary, COSCO Shipyard Group Co., Ltd), has secured a contract from a European company to build a bulk carrier of 35,000 dwt. The vessel is scheduled for delivery in the first quarter of 2013. Separately, COSCO (Zhousha
Voith has received the first Voith Linear Jet order with Turbine Transfers UK for a 19 meter BMT Nigel Gee designed Wind Support Vessel. The Voith Linear Jet will provide for this application a substantial higher bollard pull without a requirement for increased installed power. This higher bollard p
