An official steel cutting ceremony, marking the start of construction of the first of two VLCC (Very Large Crude Carrier) tankers ordered by SCF Group, took place in China on 14 November 2011. The ceremony was held at Bohai Shipbuilding Heavy Industry Co. and was attended by Sergey Popravko, Sovcomf
On 15th November 2011, simple Naming Ceremony for Hull No. S058 the 56,000 DWT Bulk Carrier took place at the bridge. At the ceremony, the vessel was officially named “Hanjin Rostock” under attendance of representatives from Owner – Hi Investment & Securities, Hanjin SM, KR and HVS. Afterwards, the
Kleven Maritime has signed a contract with Myklebusthaug Offshore, Norway, on the building of a new multipurpose offshore service vessel. The vessel is to be built at Kleven Yard in Ulsteinvik, Norway, and will be the first vessel to incorporate new, advanced technology leading to significantly redu
Iran plans to invest $35 million for construction of its first vessel designed to deal with oil spills, Tehran Times reported. This vessel will be one of the largest of its kind and it will be constructed by Iran Shipbuilding & Offshore Industries Complex Company (ISOICO) in cooperation with Norwegi
DSME started construction of the fifth Royal Dock, which will be the biggest floating dock in the world, on 1st November. The steel cutting ceremony was held at Daehan Shipbuilding (DS) in the South Korean province of South Jeolla. The No.5 Royal Dock construction has been undertaken because of the
The Herøy-based company has signed a contract with Supply Service for delivery of a vessel of Havyard 832 L design to the Faroe Islands and shipowner Tummas Justinussen. This will be the fourth ship of a Havyard design heading to the Faroe Islands and it is the third Supply Service vessel being buil
Dung Quat Shipbuilding Industry Company Limited (DQS) has safely received three large tonnage crane vessels named Truong Sa, Hoang Sa, and Con Son of Vietsovpetro owner into No.1 dry dock. Specifications of the three vessels as follows: Hoang Sa crane barge: Length: 125m, Breadth: 36m, deadweight 9.
Hamworthy has underscored its position as the world’s leading supplier of inert gas systems by winning contracts to install its technology on 21 LNG carriers under construction in South Korea. The contracts have been secured with Norwegian owners Golar, AWILCO and Höegh LNG, and Greek owners MaranGa
Country’s leading shipbuilding company, Western Marine Shipyard, will build four ships for the German owner. Managing Director of Western Marine Shipyard Ltd Sakhawat Hossain has recently signed an agreement with Managing Director of Netherlands based MK Shipping BV Mr. M. Vedder in Hamburg, Germany
On 1st of November Clipper received the first of the new cutting-edge Bari-Star design – the 38,000 dwt Clipper Bari-Star. This vessel is the next generation handysize type and is very impressive. Clipper will take delivery of six of these units from Imabari shipyard. Clipper Projects is one of the
On November the 18th, the pilot station vessel built as BN324 has been named Polaris and launched successfully by Barkmeijer Shipyards. BN324 (Het Nederlands Loodswezen) Pilot Station Vessel: – Length x breadth x draft 81.20 x 13.30 x 4,5 m – Accommodation for 18 Pilots 17 ships crew 10 spare berth
Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. (MES) completed and delivered a 56,000 dwt type bulk carrier M.V. “DIAMOND JUBILEE” (MES Hull No. 1780) at its Tamano Works on 21st November, 2011 to HELIOS NAVIGATION INC., Panama. This vessel is a handy-max type bulk carrier of 56,000 dwt with a huge car
STX OSV Holdings Limited, one of the major global designers and shipbuilders of offshore and specialized vessels, made effective the contract for eight LPG carriers for Petrobras Transportes S.A. (Transpetro). The contract for the construction of LPG carriers was originally signed in July 2010, but
Mobimar Ltd. delivers its first trimaran crew transfer vessel to Meriaura Ltd. in March next year. The unique trimaran vessel Mobimar 18 Wind challenges current practices by making the offshore wind farms accessible for 96 more days per year, which greatly improves the profitability. When the signif
