Vroon Offshore Services (VOS) announces that it has taken delivery of a new addition to their offshore fleet. The VOS Apollo, an anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessel built at the Fujian Shipyard in China, was delivered yesterday, 15 September 2011, in China. She is the third in a series of six “
The U. S. Navy has awarded General Dynamics Bath Iron Works, a subsidiary of General Dynamics , a $1.8 billion contract for the construction of DDG 1001 and DDG 1002, the next two ships in the Zumwalt-class program. DDG 1001 is scheduled to be delivered in December 2015 and DDG 1002 is scheduled to
Two 59,000DWT Shuttle Tankers, built for the Danish owner LAURITZEN TANKERS A/S, were named “DAN CISNE” and “DAN SABIA” in COSCO Nantong Shipyard. The Panamax size vessels are double hulled DP ¢òshuttle tankers, registered with NK Class, and comply with the safety requirements of both the Danish Mar
The shipping ministry has deferred its disinvestment plan for Ennore Port, Cochin Shipyard and Dredging Corporation of India (DCI) because… (timesofindia) [mappress] Source: timesofindia, September 16, 2011;
The second 80,000DWT bulk carrier N225, being built for the Greek owner Chartworld Shipping Corporation, was named DIANE by godmother Ms. Ingrid Papadakis in COSCO Dalian Shipyard on August 8. Mr. Antonis Stamos Faraklas, CEO of Chartworld Shipping Corp, Mr. Gong Libing, Party Secretary of COSCO Dal
ADPC has celebrated the keel laying ceremony for two new 32 metre escort tugboats specially designed for marine services at the new Khalifa Port. The new escort tugboats will be manufactured by Grandweld, a UAE-based shipbuilding, ship repair and conversion specialist, which was chosen after a close
Today, Nordic Yards, manufacturer of technologically sophisticated and innovative special ships and maritime structures, brought BorWin beta to dock. It is the first self-erecting offshore transformer platform to be built in Germany. The power converter, which will contain accommodation units in add
Two cargo vessels were blessed and inaugurated at the Hanjin Heavy Industries on Saturday… (ABS-CBNnews) [mappress] Source: ABS-CBNnews, September 15, 2011;
Russia’s United Shipbuilding Corporation said on Wednesday it has signed a contract with the Defense Ministry on the construction of another… (Rian) [mappress] Source: Rian, September 15, 2011;
Foss’ second hybrid tug, the retrofitted Campbell Foss, will be open to the media for the first time from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Tuesday, September 20, 2011 at Foss Maritime’s Rainier, Ore., shipyard. The Campbell Foss is sister to the Carolyn Dorothy, which has been bringing cleaner air and fuel effi
Marco Polo Marine Ltd, a growing integrated marine logistic group, is pleased to announce that the Group has secured a ship building contract to construct eight units of offshore barges with an existing customer, worth approximately S$3.4 million. Construction of the eight units of offshore barges i
Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has won a contract from India’s Cochin Shipyard to supply 60 water jets for a new fleet of 20 Fast Patrol Vessels for the Indian Coast Guard. The contract will involve the supply of Rolls-Royce Kamewa 71S3np water jets (three per vessel), and associated
Cargotec opens a new marine service company: MacGregor BLRT Baltic UAB in Klaipeda, Lithuania. The company is a joint venture owned by Cargotec (51%) and Western Shipyard (49%), located in Klaipeda. “This joint venture with the major shipyard owner in Baltic, Western Shipyard – is a natural continua
Bristol Harbor Group, Inc was contracted by Northern Maritime Logistics, LLC of Anchorage, Alaska, for the design of both a towboat and the bow ramp for a new, USCG Inspected deck barge. Both vessels have been put into service use on the North Slope of Alaska, servicing Nikaitchuq Island in support
