On Dec 13th, 2011, the 57.000 DWT bulk carrier ( Yard No. HT088 ) that Hantong Shipyard constructed for DA SIN was successfully launched on N0.3 slipway. The vessel is class approved by LR.Executive vice general manager- Mr. Chen Linjun together with the representatives of the ship-owner and the cla
MAN Diesel & Turbo has received a firm order for two Turbo Compound Systems including Power Turbine and Generator (TCS-PTG) from Samjin Shipbuilding in Weihai, China. The TCS-PTGs will be employed aboard two 4,700 TEU container vessels currently under construction, operated by German shipowner Reede
On December 15, a new drillship owned by Etesco Drilling Services LLC., was delivered at Samsung Heavy Industries Co. Ltd.’s Geoje Shipyard in Korea. At the naming ceremony held on the day before the delivery, the drillship was named Etesco Takatsugu J. NYK director and managing corporate officer Hi
Incat Crowther announces the launch of the 20m monohull crew boat Ahuva. Built by Veecraft Marine in South Africa, Ahuva will join 30m monohull crewboats Perez and Deborah in the C&I Leasing fleet in Nigeria. Ahuva is specifically designed for efficient safe crew transfer to offshore energy installa
Hyundai Heavy, today announced that the Company won a contract from a major oil company to build gas producing offshore platforms to be deployed in West Africa by the end of 2014. Under the contract, the Company will build two offshore gas platforms; one weighing 11,000 tons and producing 120 millio
The shipping company Ernst Russ strives continuously for the highest quality, safety and environmental standards in shipping; in recognition of this it has now been awarded the “GL Excellence – 5 Stars” certificate by classification society Germanischer Lloyd (GL). Ernst Russ Managing Director Mr St
Winland Ocean Shipping Corp., a global shipping Company, announced today that the company’s second new 57,000 DWT bulk carrier vessel (“Rui Lee”) was successfully placed in service for several voyages followed the first one “Fon Tai” which was placed in operation earlier this year. Adding two vessel
China Oilfield Services Limited announced today that its deepwater survey vessel “HYSY708” was successfully delivered in Guangzhou. Mr. Cao Shujie, Vice President of COSL and representatives from the ship builder CSSC Guangzhou Huangpu Shipbuilding Company Limited attended the delivery ceremony. HYS
In order to expand its fleet capacity, Wan Hai Lines Ltd, a Taiwan-based container shipping company, took delivery of a new 1,805 twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU) vessel from ship builder CSBC Corp., Taiwan. The new boat, named Wan Hai 272, is equipped with an advanced global positioning system for
STX Finland Oy’s Rauma Shipyard started a production of a Double Ended newbuilding no. 1380 for Finferries, on Tuesday, December 13. Delivery of the 65-metre vessel is planned for the end of 2012. The double ended and environmentally friendly passenger ferry will operate in Turku Archipelago, Finlan
Western Marine, the country’s leading shipyard, laid four keels weighing 350 dwt (dead weight tonnage) each to build tankers for Nurjahan Group. Representatives from Nurjahan Group and Germanischer Lloyd Bangladesh, and 13 honorary consuls of Bangladesh from 12 different part of the world were prese
Fugro Brasil has signed a contract with Wilson Sons to build a DP-2 ROV Support Vessel in Brazil. The vessel´s total length is 83 meter with a main deck space of 520 square meter, gross tonnage of 4,400 ton, and accommodation for in total 60 persons. The vessel will be built at Wilson Sons´ shipyard
The Dutch shipbuilder, Damen Shipyards Group, has agreed with Norwegian shipowner World Wide Supply (WWS) to build 4 Platform Supply Vessels of the design “Damen PSV 3300 CD”. The vessels will be delivered from Damen`s shipyard in Romania from June to December 2013 and has a contract value of € 95 m
Almi Tankers S.A, the expansion-minded Greek wet-market operator, yesterday took delivery of its first of 10 Suezmax tankers during a ceremony at Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering’s (DSME) main shipyard in Okpo, Korea. The 157,787 dwt Almi Horizon is the first of seven tankers being built b
