Keppel Offshore & Marine Technology Centre (KOMtech), a design and engineering arm of Keppel Offshore & Marine (Keppel O&M), and ConocoPhillips are jointly designing a first-of-its-kind ice-worthy jackup rig to operate in one of the harshest marine frontiers, the Arctic Seas. This jackup rig will ha
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) unveiled its brand new fleet of six patrol craft to further enhance safety in Singapore’s port waters. The six craft were built by Lung Teh Shipbuilding and are owned and operated by Tian San Shipping for MPA’s exclusive use during the five year con
Harwood Marine recently splashed and finished sea trials on a passenger/cargo vessel Tuhaa Pae IV. The vessel was jointly constructed by Harwood Marine and Colorado Shipyard Corporation of Philippines. The purpose of the vessel is to enhance an existing remote island shipping service. The vessel, ca
The latest superyacht to make the World’s Top 100 list was launched on January 29th by Oceanco in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Australian-based Sam Sorgiovanni Designs is credited with exterior styling and interior design of the yard-coded Y707. Boasting a length of 88.5m and a beam of 14.2m, Y707 is
The Port of Los Angeles has received final approval from the U.S. Coast Guard to install a hybrid propulsion system on its 42-year-old harbor tour boat, the Angelena II. Upon completion later this spring, the Angelena II will be the first harbor craft of its kind retrofitted with a hybrid propulsion
State-led JSC Rosoboronexport will control construction of Mistral-class ships built in France for Russian Navy, the head of JSC Rosoboronexport Anatoly Isaikin told reporters on Feb 2. The contract for two Mistral-class assault landing docks was tied in June 2011 in St. Petersburg. The contract cos
Demand of Russian Navy for Project 22350 Admiral Gorshkov-class frigates in the next 15-20 years will be up to 20 ships, press secretary of Severnaya Verf shipyard Olga Vilde told RIA Novosti on Feb 1. “In the next 15-20 years, Russian Navy will need up to 20 frigates. They will be based on Project
Renaissance Services subsidiary Topaz Energy and Marine, a leading provider of offshore support vessels and engineering services, has been awarded a contract from GAC Group to provide completion services for two crew/cargo vessels. Topaz’s NicoCraft shipyard in Abu Dhabi has been awarded the contrac
Nordic Yards, manufacturer of innovative special ships and major maritime projects, including for the offshore wind industry, has received a further order from Siemens Energy to build a self-erecting offshore HVDC converter platform. Work will start from May 2, 2012 on the SylWin alpha platform, whi
LEEVAC Shipyards, LLC and LEEVAC Shipyards Jennings, LLC launched the AET “Partnership”. LEEVAC was recently contracted by AET Lightering Services, LLC., Houston, TX, to build two (2) 187 x 46 x 15 Lightering Support Vessels with a series of options for up to six (6) additional vessels. These vessel
Craig Group to invest £50million in new vessels with Talisman Energy contract North Star Shipping, a division of the family-owned global shipping and energy services firm The Craig Group, has been awarded a major new contract with Talisman Energy (UK) Ltd. Under the contract the company, which provi
The Honourable James Moore, Minister of Canadian Heritage, Official Languages and Regional Minister for British Columbia introduced on behalf of the Honourable Keith Ashfield, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, and the Honourable Rona Ambrose, Minister of Public Works and Government Services and Mini
Sembcorp Marine’s wholly-owned Brazilian shipyard Estaleiro Jurong Aracruz has secured a contract worth approximately US$792.5 million from Guarapari Drilling BV, Netherlands, a subsidiary of Sete Brasil Participacões S.A. (Sete Brasil), for the design and construction of a drillship based on Jurong
Last month the application of Ecospeed on the two floaters of the semi-submersible mobile spacecraft launch platform Odyssey started in Malaysia. The vessel was converted from a mobile drilling rig in 1997 and is used for equatorial Pacific Ocean satellite launches. She is stationed in the Port of L
