On 21 December 2011, STX Finland Oy and the Finnish Border Guard signed an agreement on construction of a next generation offshore patrol vessel. The vessel will be built at the STX Rauma shipyard and delivered to the customer in November 2013. The highly advanced vessel will be 96 metres long and
Through its subsidiary TTS Marine GmbH in Bremen, TTS Marine ASA has signed a contract worth approximately 63,2 MNOK with Hyundai Mipo Dockyards in South Korea. The contract concerns delivery of 24 cranes for six bulk carriers. The vessels will be built for a Turkish owner. The delivery will take p
Austal USA, Mobile, Ala., is being awarded a $7,917,425 modification to previously awarded contract to exercise an option for core Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) class services for the LCS program. Austal USA will assess engineering, baseline, and configuration management services in support of the basi
One of the new contracts that filled up Zaliv shipyard’s port-folio became the contract for construction of the floating dock with the total weight of 1217 tons for the company from Portugal. Signing of this contract finely blends the diversification politics of the shipyard as far for the present m
Russian Zvezdochka Shipyard and Finland’s Wärtsilä are intending to sign a joint venture agreement in February-March 2012. Relying on its propeller production, Zvezdochka Shipyard will establish a center of propulsion systems manufacturing. The center will combine the production capabilities of the
Pacific Drilling S.A. has received delivery of its newest drillship, the Pacific Santa Ana from Samsung Heavy Industries’ Geoje shipyard. The drillship features the most advanced drilling technology in the offshore drilling industry, including dual load path capability and dual gradient drilling upg
On 12th December, the keel laying ceremony for Hull No. 3402 was held in the Neutae Heavy Zone. Several members involved in this project attended the ceremony including Mr. Pieter Heerema who is the client’s owner and President of Heerema. As a safety incentive, Heerema donated 250 Oxygen detectors
CHANTIERS PIRIOU’s shipbuilding subsidiary in Concarneau (France), has just delivered the new ship, ordered in 2010 for services to islands off Brest, to the ‘Conseil général du Finistère’(CG29). This contract has generated approximately €M13 of sales, and sustained activity for approximately 70 per
Danaos Corporation, a leading international owner of containerships, announced that on December 15, 2011, it took delivery of one more newly built containership, the CMA CGM SAMSON, expanding its operational fleet to a total of 59 containerships aggregating 291,149 TEU. The CMA CGM SAMSON, built at
Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Research Organization (CSIRO) has selected Teekay Holdings Australia and Sembawang Shipyard Pte Ltd to carry out the design, build and commissioning of the vessel. Sembawang and Teekay appointed RALion (a joint-venture between Alion Science and Robert Allan LT
Huntington Ingalls Industries today delivered the company’s sixth amphibious transport dock, San Diego (LPD 22), to the U.S. Navy. The ship was delivered in a brief ceremony at Ingalls Shipbuilding. “This delivery exemplifies the unique skill and craftsmanship of our shipbuilders,” said Doug Lounsb
Sembcorp Marine’s subsidiary Sembawang Shipyard has secured a US$140 million contract from Equinox Offshore Accommodation Limited to convert a ropax vessel to a DP2 Accommodation and Repair Vessel (ARV). Sembawang Shipyard has been awarded this milestone specialised contract based on the shipyard’s
Deep Sea Supply announces that its newbuilding was launched Monday 14 November 2011 at STX OSV Niterol in Brazil. Godmother, Maria Chambriard, all employees of Deep Sea Supply’s Brazil office including spouses and children, colleagues from Singapore and Norway and invited guests from Brazilian shipp
The Shipping Corporation of India Ltd. (SCI) accepted delivery of a Supramax Bulk carrier, m.v. Vishva Bandhan today, 16th December, 2011. The vessel is the third vessel of SCI’s six nos. Supramax bulk carriers ordered at STX (Dalian) Shipbuilding Co. Ltd., China, which is part of the world renowned
