The countdown is on for the world’s leading maritime exhibition – the 25th shipbuilding, machinery & marine technology, international trade fair hamburg, which will be fully booked again this year. “We are already better placed than at the highly successful SMM 2010,” says Peter Bergleiter, Project
Oman Shipping Company S.A.O.C. (OSC) has taken delivery of its latest Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC), “AS SUWAYQ”, at Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. Ltd (DSME), Okpo, South Korea, on January 11th 2012. “AS SUWAYQ” has a 317,000 DWT capacity and is 333 m in length overall, 60 m in beam
On January 12th, the MV Diamant was delivered to C.V. SO Diamant Delfzijl. This I-box type 5200 1A was built at Leda Shipyard in Korcula, Croatia and completed by Peters Shipyards B.V. in Kampen. The I-box is characterized by a nearly 62 metre long hatch-opening and a hold equal in size. The complet
In the offshore windfarm support scenario it is becoming increasingly clear that the seakeeping ability of the current medley of workboats is not up to the job when the going gets rough. This is exacerbated by current and future windfarms that are being positioned further out to sea in more onerous
On January 13th 2012, Delivery Signing Ceremony for M/V Hanjin Liverpool, the Hull No. S066, was held at Hyundai-Vinashin Shipyard’s main office. The vessel was launched on November 6th 2011 at Dock No. 2 of Hyundai-Vinashin Shipyard under attendance of representatives and owners. At the ceremony, o
Drydocks World, the established international maritime service provider, announced that it has entered into a contract with Aibel, the leading Norwegian provider of services to the energy industry, for building a Wind Power Offshore Platform structure, to receive power generated from offshore wind f
On Friday, De Hoop shipyard has delivered the 60 person Single Block Barge Accommodation (SBBA) to Global Marine Systems. The SBBA was installed by De Hoop on the semi-submersible seagoing barge formarly known as Smit Anambas. Last week Global Marine has acquired this 130 meter barge and it was rena
Greatship Global Offshore Services Pte. Ltd. (GGOS) announced that the company has canceled contract for second Multipurpose Support Vessel with builder’s Yard No. 26775. GGOS said that the cancellation is disputed by the Yard. GGOS, a Singapore incorporated subsidiary of Greatship (India) Limited (
TransAtlantic has received the delivery of Brage Viking, an AHTS vessel from the Astilleros Zamakona S.A shipyard in Spain. The vessel will be flagged up in the Danish register of ships, DIS. Brage Viking is the last new-built ship in a series of four, which have been built at the Spanish shipyard.
Sunseeker, a manufacturer of the world’s finest luxury motoryachts, is building a new flagship tri-deck 155 Yacht. With a 4500 nautical mile range, this newbuild accounts for the first ever semi-displacement, round bilge and long keel hull from Sunseeker. The Sunseeker 155 Yacht is designed to accom
The Board of Directors of SapuraCrest Petroleum Berhad announces that its wholly-owned subsidiaries, TL Offshore PLSV1 Ltd and TL Offshore PLSV2 Ltd, has entered into a contract with IHC Offshore And Marine B.V., for the construction of two (2) units of 550 tonne pipelay support vessels, at a fixed
COSCO Corporation (Singapore) Limited throughout its subsidiaries COSCO Shipyard Group Co., Ltd have made the following deliveries: COSCO (Zhoushan) Shipyard Co, close to the international sea route and navigation hub clusters in Asia, and it is a newly built shipyard with one DWT 150,000 dock and f
On January 10th, the 18th 57.300 DWT bulk carrier “An Tai Shan” built by China Shipping Industry (Jiangsu) Co., Ltd. for China Shipping Development Co., Ltd. Tramp. Co. was successfully named and delivered at Shanghai Changxing Island and departed from port in the afternoon. Chief accountant Mr. Zho
The LNG Guardian stand-by vessel has been delivered on Thursday 12th January 2012, to its Italian owner, Fratelli Neri S.p.A. The LNG Guardian is the third ship to be built for Fratelli Neri at Gondan Shipyard. This is an FRSU support ship that will assist in the regasification terminal which operat
