Severodvinsk-based Zvezdochka Shipyard has completed the construction of the jack-up drilling rig “Arkticheskaya” for LLC Gazflot… (Port News) [mappress] Source: Portnews, November 10, 2011
In a solemn event at the Halifax Shipyard, Minister Peter MacKay, Minister of National Defence and Regional Minister for Nova Scotia and Minister Keith Ashfield, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans unveiled the first of nine ‘Hero’ Class Mid-shore patrol vessels currently being built for the Canadian C
Huntington Ingalls, Inc., Newport News, Va., is being awarded an $8,673,842 cost-plus-fixed-fee level of effort contract for planning and design yard functions for standard Navy valves in support of nuclear powered submarines. This contract includes options, which, if exercised, would bring the cumu
Thursday 10th of November 2011 Deepsea Metro II naming ceremony was officially held in Ulsan at the Hyundai Heavy Industries yard. This is the fourth successful ultra deep water vessel delivery for Odfjell Drilling, with regards to project planning, delivery and excellent HSE performance. “This is
On 08 November 2011, at HVS Dock No.2, Keel Laying Ceremonies for 03 Bulk Carriers having Hull Nos. S043, S047 and S046 were held under the attendance of representatives from Owners, Class and the Yard. S043 is the last in the series of 2 vessels contracted with ESL Shipping, Finland; S047, the seco
Astrakhan Ship Repair Plant (affiliate of Zvezdochka shipyard) builds Project 22870 salvage ship for Caspian Flotilla (CF) Search and Rescue Service under Russian Navy’s order. The project developer is JSC Vympel Design Bureau (Nizhny Novgorod). The project documentation was developed under contract
Jasper Investments Limited has awarded a USD 73.6 million contract to a subsidiary of the China Merchants Industry Holding Co., Ltd (“CMIH”) to retrofit and convert its Neptune Finder (“Finder”) semi-submersible into an accommodation vessel / floatel. The contract between Jasper Finder Pte Ltd, a su
MAN Diesel & Turbo has announced the first order for its second- generation EGR system, to be applied aboard a Maersk Line container vessel – the 4,500-teu new building #2358. The system will be fully integrated with the vessel’s main engine, a two-stroke MAN B&W 6S80ME-C9 type to be built by Hyunda
Leighton Offshore launched the newest edition to the fleet, the Leighton MPV-1 cable lay vessel, at the Al Jazeera Port in Ras Al Khaimah. The MPV -1 will be mobilised to undertake the cable lay scope of the $799m Phase 1 Iraq Crude Oil Export Expansion Project (ICOEEP) currently underway. The MPV-1
After designing a new prototype at the computer the innovative newbuild begins to take shape: The steel cutting of the first LNG carrier with a so-called dual-fuel engine for Anthony Veder (Rotterdam/NL) marks a new era. The new tanker for the transport of Liquefied Natural Gas will have a length ov
Nordic American Tankers Limited has taken delivery of its second suezmax newbuilding tanker of 158,000 deadweight tons built at Samsung Heavy Industries Co., Ltd., South Korea. The Nordic Zenith was delivered to the Company November 8, 2011. At the end of 2010, Nordic American had 15 vessels employe
Greatship Global Offshore Services Pte. Ltd. (GGOS), a Singapore incorporated subsidiary of the Company’s subsidiary – Greatship (India) Limited (GIL), had signed contracts for two new building Multipurpose Support Vessels (Builder’s Yard No. 26775 and 26784) with Mazagon Dock Limited, Mumbai in Sep
The Managing Director of Iran’s Marine Industrial Company (SADRA) Mehdi E’tesam said Wednesday locally made Aframax… (ISNA) [mappress] Source: ISNA, November 9, 2011;
Taiwan based shipyard Ching Fu has awarded a design contract to FKAB Marine Design with Holland MT as subcontractor for a new 2400 m3 TSHD. The dredger’s concept design has been develop by Ministry of Transportation and Communication Kaohsiung harbor Bureau (KHB), who will own and operate the vessel
