On November 22, Suigo, a new 174,000 DWT class bulk carrier built by Namura Shipbuilding Co. Ltd., was delivered to NYK. At the naming and delivery ceremony held at the Imari Shipyard & Works of Namura Shipbuilding, Katsuyoshi Iwata, managing executive officer of Sumitomo Metals Industries Ltd., and
Incat Crowther announces the launch of two 30m monohull crew boats by Veecraft Marine in South Africa. Perez and Deborah are the first Incat Crowther-designed vessels to be built by Veecraft, and mark a fast-growing relationship between the yard and designer. Incat Crowther has developed a strong re
On the morning of Nov.14, the naming ceremony of J0020 176,000 DWT bulk carrier from ZOSCO was held in Jinhai Heavy Industry under flying red flag and fireworks. The leader from ZOSCO, surveyor from ABS, representative from some bank and company cadres and staff attended the ceremony. The ship was n
Courage Marine Group Limited, an established dry-bulk shipping company that transports raw materials for Asia’s growing needs, has through its wholly-owned subsidiary Zorina Navigation Corp., entered into a memorandum of agreement with Zhejiang Zengzhou Ship Building Co., Ltd for the acquisition of
On Tuesday, November 22nd, Prime Minister Mark Rutte visited Damen Shipyards’ Head Office in Gorinchem. The visit was motivated by Mr Rutte’s wish to stay continuously informed of current and future developments in the Dutch industry, especially the shipbuilding industry and the Dutch maritime clust
Riza Tansu, responsible for the design and Diana Yacht Design of the engineering and naval architecture, present Diana 448 rough but modest, sturdy but elegant. She’s a beautiful semi displacement motor yacht, breathtaking by her simplicity. Her outstanding exterior is, without doubt, refreshing. Sh
On the afternoon of November 22, Sinopacific Shipbuilding Group held the ship keel-laying ceremony at its Yangzhou Shipyard (Dayang Shipbuilding Co., Ltd.) for DY4001 and DY4002, two first fabricated models of CROWN 63 (63,500 DWT) Supramax bulk carriers. Mr. Li Wenlai, Vice General Manager of Dayan
Saturday November 19th, the LNG-powered ship Viking Prince was launched at Kleven Yard. Kleven Maritime is the leading supplier of gas-powered ships, with five ships delivered, and another three in the order book, including the Viking Prince. Eidesvik Offshore and Kleven Maritime constructed the wor
The 98 meters long SIGMA class frigate, the second built by Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding for the Royal Moroccan Navy, left Vlissingen on the 18th of November for her sea acceptance trials (SAT) in the North Sea, right on schedule as agreed in the contract. During the SAT, a very intensive progra
In September Atlas Ship Delivery already brought the former passenger vessels from Sweden to Hardinxveld (The Netherlands) where the twins will be upgraded to luxury offshore energy accommodation vessels. Atlas Ship Delivery has now also been awarded with the management of these vessels by the owner
The re-commissioning of the 10,000 hP Cutter Suction Dredge Eastern Aurora, owned by the largest Australian owned dredging contractor Hall Contracting Pty Ltd, has been finalised with successful sea trials off Batam, Indonesia. The sea trial involved running all systems on board at capacity at a loc
The unique fuel conversion of the product tanker ‘Bit Viking’, from heavy fuel oil to gas operation, has been finalised and in October the vessel was handed over to the customer, Tarbit Shipping. The re-commissioned vessel is operated by Statoil along the Norwegian coastline, and the conversion carr
TORM has entered into an agreement to cancel one MR product tanker newbuilding, which was scheduled for delivery in March 2013. The parties have agreed not to disclose the terms. “TORM has cancelled an MR newbuilding as part of the Company’s overall plan to preserve cash and delever the balance shee
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has announced that recent modifications to its Azipod propulsion unit frame design have seen hydrodynamic efficiency improved by more than two per cent. The modifications include a newly optimized Azipod fin shape and a new pod cap structure, c
