The Alu Marine shipyard is currently starting the construction of a new passenger boat for Rotterdam, Netherlands, for which they won the contract after a European tender. This double-ended ferry will transport passengers in Dordrecht, Netherlands, between the two banks of the «Vieille Meuse» and th
Friday 28th October was a day filled with events starting with the delivery and signing of delivery documents for yard 488 “Veruda” constructed by ULJANIK Shipyard for United Shipping Services, which is Uljanik Plovidba. The commissioning documents were signed by Marinko Brgić, President of the Mana
On November 8, 2011, Austal held a keel-laying ceremony for its second Joint High Speed Vessel (JHSV), “Choctaw County” (JHSV 2), one of seven Austal-designed 103-metre US Navy Joint High Speed Vessels under contract with the US Department of Defense. Captain Henry W. Stevens, III (USN), Strategic a
The 104,000 DWT crude oil tanker is the first big deadweight ton, as well as modern vessel producted in Vietnam. This product has great volume of precision engineering and compliacation of equipment installation that requires skillful labors and high technology applied in new building. With positi
Norwegian-based liquefied natural gas (LNG) transportation and services company Höegh has been appointed as the contractor to construct… (TheJakartaPost) [mappress] Source: TheJakartaPost, November 8, 2011; Image: Hoegh
Reportedly, Ukrainian government considers amended draft program of new corvette for the national navy. Ukraine plans to resume implementation of the corvette building program in 2012; it was suspended in 2010 due to financial problems, reports Interfax-Ukraine referring to an informed military sour
On Nov. 1st, 2011, the leading ship “Tai Hang 118” of the series of four 47500 DWT bulk carriers for Tai Hang Shipping Co., Ltd. under Shanxi Coal International Energy Group was smoothly named and launched on the 80,000 tonner slipway by China Shipping Industry (Jiangsu) Co., Ltd. (CICJS), which is
Bentley Systems, Incorporated, the leading company dedicated to providing comprehensive software solutions for sustaining infrastructure, announced the acquisition of FormSys, based in Perth, Australia. This software development company has a proven, twenty-year track record in 3D design, analysis,
Lamprell , a leading provider of specialist engineering services to the international offshore and onshore oil & gas and renewables industries, announces that it has received a new contract award from Jindal Pipes (Singapore) Pte Limited (“Jindal”), based in Singapore, for the construction and deliv
Sembcorp Marine’s subsidiary Jurong Shipyard and Seadrill Limited set a key milestone on November 5, 2011 with the double naming of high-specification, ultra-deepwater semi-submersible drilling rigs West Capricorn and West Leo. The double rig naming – a first for Seadrill and Jurong Shipyard – witne
Leading global shipbuilder and defence prime contractor Austal has acquired a shipyard in the Philippines as part of its strategy to regionalise its manufacturing base for commercial vessels. The $7 million acquisition of the former FBMA Marine shipyard enables Austal to establish shipbuilding opera
Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. announced today that its Board of Directors has approved a new vessel construction program for its wholly-owned subsidiary, Hornbeck Offshore Services, LLC. The Company plans to build sixteen U.S.-flagged 300 class DP-2 new generation offshore supply vessels (“OSV”)
On November 06, 2011, Launching Ceremonies for Hull Nos. S066, S059, S046 successfully took place at Dock No. 2 of Hyundai-Vinashin Shipyard under attendance of representatives from owners, Classes and the Yard. S066 is the first vessel in the series of the two contracted with Hi investment, Korea.
Damen Shipyards will unveil its new Platform Supply Vessel (PSV) at EUROPORT 2011 and will launch a complete PSV range in the next few months. The PSV 3300 E3 is a dedicated supply vessel to transport supplies to oil and gas rigs and is specifically designed to perform safely in adverse weather cond
