FREMM frigate Aquitaine berthed at DCNS’s Lorient shipyard on Friday 25 November after three weeks of successful sea trials, during which DCNS teams pursued integration and testing of the combat system under the supervision of the French defence procurement agency (DGA). The ship is to be delivered
Australian ship builder Strategic Marine has confirmed its position as a major supplier of vessels to the Malaysian offshore oil and gas sector, securing a contract to build two 40 metre crew boats for Syarikat Borcos Shipping Sdn Bhd. On delivery of the vessels mid next year, Borcos Shipping will b
Incat Crowther announcse a contract to design a 461 passenger 32m Catamaran Ferry, to be constructed by Seacrest Marine in Thailand. The new vessel will be the sixth vessel designed by Incat Crowther for Lomprayah, following on from the 29m catamaran ferries Thongslah and Koh Prab, which have been v
On November 25th, delivery and acceptance documents for 1#16.900 DWT BC (Hull No.SF080101), the first one among eight sister vessels being built for POLSTEAM Company by SF shipyard, was successfully signed. This vessel is the first of eight sister vessels contracted between Polsteam Company and SF s
Dockwise Ltd today announces it has reached agreement with Offshore Oil Engineering Co. Ltd. (COOEC) to act as manager of COOEC’s new build type 1 marine transportation vessel for all third party projects. The new vessel, a semi-submersible, currently under construction at China Merchants Yard in Sh
International Shipping and Logistics, a step-down subsidiary of Tata Steel, will soon buy two ships for about $50 million… (The Hindu Business Line) [mappress] Source: The Hindu Business Line, November 30, 2011
Alnmaritec, the specialist aluminium boat builder based in the North East of the UK, announced today at the EWEA Offshore 2011 exhibition that it has been awarded a contract for two of it’s new Wave Master class of wind farm support vessels. The new order was placed by North Sea Logistics one of the
Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has been awarded new contracts with a potential value of $650 million by Petrobras, a world leader in deep and ultra-deep water oil and gas exploration and production, to support its production activities offshore Brazil. Rolls-Royce will supply Petrobr
The Coast Guard on Wednesday launched its third Sentinel-class, Fast Response Cutter, the William Flores, at Bollinger Shipyards, Lockport, La. The launch of the William Flores into the waters of Bayou Lafourche marks a production milestone as the Fast Response Cutter readies for sea trials, deliver
The Type-Approved BALPURE ballast water treatment system from Severn Trent De Nora was selected for use on four new LNG carriers being constructed for Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) by Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding (Group) Co., Ltd, at its shipyard in Shanghai, China. The 172,000-DWT LNG carriers owned by
COO of DNV Asia Pacific & Middle East Mr. Remi Eriksen at a press conference at the Marintec China in Shanghai predicts thousands of LNG fuelled ships by 2020. “Increasing focus on LNG as a clean and cost effective ship fuel has brought forward initiatives throughout the shipping industry, preparing
Grandweld Shipyards announces contract award to design, build and deliver two 21.3M service/crew boats for Kuwait Oil Tanker Company. Contract signing was held November 29, 2011 at Grandweld Shipyards facilities in Al Jadaf, Dubai, and the contract was signed between Mr. Jamal Abki, Grandweld Genera
Long low swells at sea meant no more containers were able to be removed from the stricken vessel Rena today. While the weather has been fine and sunny in Tauranga, out at sea the swell and tide conditions made it too dangerous to attempt to lift containers off the vessel today. A total of 166 [&hell
Launching ceremony of new 7,100 DWT tanker, named Mugan, took place yesterday, November 29, 2011 at Besiktas Shipyard, Yalova. Tanker Mugan is seventh out of ten tankers of Armada series of Project RST22M that Palmali Group ordered from Besiktas Shipyard. Besiktas Shipyard plans to perform the order
