It was a special event, indeed. At the weekend, the Hamburg shipowner E.R. Schiffahrt christened its first two 13,100 standard container mega carriers in Ulsan, South Korea. At 366 metres long, 48.2 metres wide and 15.5 metres draught, they are among the largest container ships sailing the world’s o
At Royal Niestern Sander, Delfzijl, the launch of m.v. Eeborg (yard-number 843) will take place on 27 October . This vessel, together with sistership Elbeborg which was delivered June 10th, with regard to her measurements, is the largest under construction by KNS on the landside of the dikes. Apart
Marine engineering services firm Beng Kuang Marine has cancelled two contracts worth S$14.4m ($11.4m) to build two crane barges… (PortNews) [mappress] Source: PortNews, October 17, 2011
Contract for building of third and fourth Mistral-class landing ships will be signed in 2012, said Roman Trotsenko, the president of United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC). “The arms procurement order includes construction of third and fourth Mistral-class assault landing ships for Russian defense mi
Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, today announced orders worth around £18 million for the supply of Azimuth thrusters to power 18 new tugs being built in China. Qingdao and Yingkou Ports will take delivery of 12 new tugs, four of which will be the most powerful operating in China. Tangs
Reference is made to notice to Oslo Stock Exchange dated 15th April 2011 regarding an option for a second newbuild drillship. A wholly owned subsidiary of Fred. Olsen Energy ASA and Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. Ltd. have agreed on an extension of the time limit for declaring this option till 20th De
A ground breaking report published by the maritime cleantech market insight firm MEC Intelligence estimates more than 5% of the world fleet will adopt LNG propulsion by 2020 a huge growth considering less than 100 vessels presently. Best Option for Newbuilds Strict environment regulations requiring
Evergreen Marine announced on Friday the signing of a $824m syndicated loan agreement with nine domestic banks to fund its shipbuilding (Seatrade-Asia) [mappress] Source: Seatrade-Asia, October 17, 2011
Dakota Creek Industries, Inc., Anacortes, Wash., is being awarded a $74,141,319 fixed-price modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-10-C-2201) for the detail design and construction of the ocean class Auxiliary General Oceanographic Research ship. The effort will also include technical m
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering said on Monday that it had secured a combined $1.95 billion worth of deals. Reporting by Hyunjoo Jin and Ju-min Park (Reuters) [mappress] Source: Reuters, October 17, 2011
Incat Crowther announced that construction is well advanced on three new catamaran ferries to its design. Two 32-metre ferries and one 24-metre ferry will be operated by Riverside Marine to transport workers between Gladstone, Queensland and the new LNG plant on Curtis Island. By focusing on passeng
General Dynamics Electric Boat Corp., Groton, Conn., is being awarded a $429,162,324 modification to previously awarded cost-plus-fixed-fee contract (N00024-11-C-2111) to exercise an option for design agent, planning yard, engineering ,and technical support for active nuclear submarines. This contra
Vroon announces the delivery and naming of VOS Valiant. The vessel was christened in a ceremony held at the Astilleros Zamakona Shipyard in Pasaia, Spain. Godmother was Mrs. Eva Maria Móreno, wife of Mr. Jesús Villacañas, General Manager, Astilleros Zamakona Shipyard, Pasaia. VOS Valiant is a field-
The Earth has a new champion. At a small ceremony in Bremerhaven, Germany, Greenpeace christened the world’s first purpose-built, crowd-bought, eco-sleek sailing vessel, the new Rainbow Warrior. Two A-frame masts exclaim that this is no ordinary sailing ship: it is a sleek, efficient eco-vessel, eve
