Steber International have been awarded a contract to supply 5 x 43’ General Purpose Navy Support Vessels. Negotiations have been intense extending over the past 12 months. This project will represent over 30,000 man hours in Regional & Rural NSW. Construction will commence immediately, with the fift
Austal’s US shipyard has celebrated the official start of fabrication for the third Joint High Speed Vessel (JHSV 3), one of seven Austal-designed 103 metre US Navy Joint High Speed Vessels (JHSV) under contract with the US Department of Defense. “The race is on,” said Austal USA President and Chie
The market for offshore windmills is facing a significant increase. Currently it is installed or under construction around 1 500 offshore windmills, mainly in North Europe. More than 10 000 are being planned. The developers are looking for cost efficient installation methods and equipment. Ingenium
The first vessel of four, of a Havyard 841-design, was recently delivered from the Indian shipyard Bharati to the Shipping Corporation of India (SCI). «SCI-Panna» is the first vessel of a Havyard design that this shipyard has constructed and it is also the first supply vessel of a Havyard design tha
Qatar made a billion dollar error when it built its liquefied natural gas shipping fleet in the last decade, for which consumers may have to… (ArabianBusiness ) [mappress] Source: ArabianBusiness , October 10, 2011;
Navantia, the Spanish shipbuilder undertaking the construction of Australia’s new Air-Warfare Destroyers (AWD) and two amphibious ships (LHD), will now build 12 new landing craft to compliment the new Canberra-class landing helicopter dock (LHD) amphibious ships, following a decision by the Federal
A significant proportion of the £923M Rolls-Royce spent on research & development last year will result in a new Mermaid propulsion system for arctic operation and a new Bergen B engine designed to meet IMO Tier III requirements. Rolls-Royce Marine is collaborating with an undisclosed Norwegian comp
Alicat Workboats Ltd. has seen the launch of its sixth vessel since being set up just over two years ago, establishing itself as a market leader in providing state-of-the-art catamarans to the offshore renewables sector. The high speed aluminium built vessels are specifically designed to quickly and
The next generation of ships needs to be of flexible design, according to Giuseppe Torrente, head of the design department at Fincantieri’s… (CruiseIndustryNews) [mappress] Source: CruiseIndustryNews, October 10, 2011
China’s Qingshan Shipyard launched the forth and latest vessel in a series of bulk cargo carriers for the transport group FESCO, the Russian… (PortNews) [mappress] Source: PortNews, October 10, 2011
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Engineering said on Monday that it aimed to seal a $1.1 billion agreement with the Indonesian government by November… By Hyunjoo Jin (Reuters) [mappress] Source: Reuters, October 10, 2011;
The dry dock of Oman Dry Dock Company in Al Duqm on Saturday received the first LNG carrier, Muscat LNG, owned by Oman Shipping Company… (CmanTribune) [mappress] Source: OmanTribune, October 10, 2011
Sinopacific Shipbuilding Group secured an order for 4+2 Crown 63 (63,500 DWT) Supramax bulk carriers from a foreign ship owner on October 8. The Crown 63 is a new generation bulk carrier which is self designed by Sinopacific Shipbuilding Group. This ship became the focus of attention from around the
Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus joined Ackerman, Miss., Mayor Dick Cain to announce today that the name of the Department of the Navy’s next Joint High Speed Vessel (JHSV) will be United States Naval Ship (USNS) Choctaw County, during a brief ceremony today at Ackerman High School, Ackerman, Miss.
