Athens-based Maran Gas Maritime has agreed to exercise options held with South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries for two LNG Tankers, according to media reports. The LNG tankers are worth $200m each and HHI will deliver the two tankers in December 2014 and April 2015. The Company declined to comment
On 24th November Wuzhou Heavy industry launched a 36.000 DWT cargo ship with Eversafe airbag launching service. This cargo ship measures 190 meters by total length and 28.3 meters by molded breadth. It is named “ Meishan gang 57” by owner Zhejiang Hongchen Shipping Company which is a private owned t
In November 2011 Iskes Towage & Salvage took its first Damen tug into operation: the ASD 2810 ‘Argus’. Pleased with its capabilities, Iskes decided to have Damen Shipyards Hardinxveld build a further two harbour tugs: the revolutionary ASD 3212 ‘Green Tug’, designed by Iskes and Offshore Ship Design
Norwegian based NorWind Installer contracted the ULSTEIN Dutch design offices Ulstein Sea of Solutions and Ulstein IDEA Equipment Solutions as their design partners for a new foundation installation vessel for the offshore wind industry. The vessel is a customized version of the Deepwater Enabler de
Groningen Shipyard launched successfully the first vessel, mv LADY ANNA. The vessel is engineered in close cooperation with the shipyard. After the design was completed, complete engineering for hull systems and piping was executed by Groot Ship Design enabling the shipyard to build the vessel in a
STX Marine (STXM) congratulated Eastern Shipbuilding Group on the award by Hornbeck Offshore Services Inc. for the design and construction of eight STXM designed offshore support vessels. The SV300 and SV310 series vessels are derived from well proven designs recently delivered to the US Gulf Coast
Hyundai Heavy Industries, the world’s biggest shipbuilder, received final test approval from the Korean government for eco-friendly electrolysis HiBallast System on November 27. Ballast water is seawater used to stabilize the ship when loading/unloading cargo and to maintain optimal vessel speed. Th
“Diamonds Are Forever”, this is the name of the new Custom megayacht launched on Saturday 26th November 2011 at the state-of-the-art Benetti shipyard in Livorno. Benetti FB253 60mt is the boat’s official identification, but for its owner it’s “Diamonds Are Forever”: the official name of the yacht an
Damen Services, part of Damen Shipyards Group, announces that its Damen Asset Management Operating System (DAMOS) has been independently approved by classification society Bureau Veritas. DAMOS is a unique vessel maintenance management system that allows customers to maximise uptime and optimise cos
The first of the two dry cargo ships ordered from Hyundai Mipo by ESL Shipping has been named. The vessel was christened m/s Arkadia in a ceremony organized in Vietnam. Leena Ruohonen, the spouse of Seppo Ruohonen, CEO of Helsingin Energia, adopted the role of godmother to the vessel. The ships of E
Bay Shipbuilding Co on Monday laid keel for the first, out of two, platform supply vessel that company is building for New Orleans-based Tidewater Marine. The second keel laying is expected in mid-December. Vice president and general manager at Bay Shipbuilding Co. Gene Caldwell said that this contr
On Monday 28 November, in Lisbon, Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, Maria Damanaki, will present a new maritime strategy for growth and jobs in the Atlantic Ocean area, just adopted by the European Commission. The strategy identifies challenges and opportunities in the region and take
The Netherlands Ministry of Defence released the tender for construction and supply of 2 patrol craft for use by the Marine Corps, Security Division, with a steel or aluminum hull and a 5 person crew capacity. The main dimensions of the vessels are not strictly limited, except that the maximum depth
Deep Sea Metro Ltd. has today taken delivery of the drillship Deepsea Metro II from Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI). President & CEO of Odfjell Drilling, Simen Lieungh states: “This is the second project for Deep Sea Metro this year and fourth overall that Odfjell Drilling has successfully delivered
