STX Finland Oy’s Rauma Shipyard started the production of an innovative fisheries reseach vessel ordered by the Ministry of Fisheries and… (cruiseindustrynews) [mappress] Source: cruiseindustrynews, August 25, 2011;
ESL Shipping Ltd has taken delivery of a new, approximately 20,000 dwt vessel from ABG Shipyard Ltd in India. The vessel is owned by SEB Leasing Oy, which has chartered her to us under a long-term agreement. Designed to meet the needs of ESL Shipping’s customers, the new vessel is a self-unloading d
KBR today announced that it has received a letter of award from Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. Limited to perform engineering design and procurement support services for the BP Quad 204 Floating Production Storage and Offload (FPSO) Project to be located west of Shetland Isles in UK waters. The Quad 2
The Iraq Navy has acquired two patrol boats from the United States. The Iraq Navy accepted two Swift-class patrol boats from the U.S. Navy on Aug. 13. The surface vessels would be based at Navy headquarters in Umm Qasr and patrol the northern Gulf. “The delivery of the U.S. built Swift patrol boats
MAN Diesel & Turbo SE is to equip four new ocean-going specialist vessels with complete propulsion systems. The Augsburg-based leading manufacturer of large-bore diesel engines and turbomachinery has secured a contract to deliver 16 four-stroke engines with gears and controllable pitch propellers to
Colombo Dockyard penned contracts for the construction of four units of 78 m Multipurpose Platform Supply Vessels (MPSV) each with a 3,600 deadweight capacity for a Singapore based Ship Owner at an undisclosed price on 25th August 2011. Details of the Owner are not divulged due to an agreement of co
MV Algoma Mariner — the first completely new Canadian flag dry-bulk carrier to be brought into service on the Great Lakes in over 25 years — was today christened in a special ceremony in Port Colborne, Ontario. The Canadian-flag ship built by Chengxi Shipyard in China, which is owned by Algoma Centr
As scheduled, on 25 August 2011, at 10:00 am, Steel cutting Ceremony for the Hull No. S048 -56,000 DWT Bulk Carrier- has been hosted at HVS fabrication shop. S048 is the third vessel in the series of the eight contracted with Geden (Turkey). Just like her 2 elder sisters, she is 182.5 meter in lengt
The 60 meter ship will be able to accomodate 70 passengers on shorter routes in her two luxury equipped salons and other public spaces on three decks, while the owner and VIP guests will have three large cabins at their disposal, with 10 crew members. After three cruise ships built for US market fro
THE last working shipyard on the Tyne has completed its part in building Britain’s biggest warship ahead of schedule… (nebusiness) [mappress] Source: nebusiness, August 25, 2011;
Jiangsu Province, China-based shipbuilding company New Times Shipbuilding Co. has received an order for a bulk cargo ship of 81,500 dwt from… (steelorbis) [mappress] Source: steelorbis, August 25, 2011;
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. said yesterday that it has won a $280 million deal to build a floating storage and… (joongangdaily) [mappress] Source: joongangdaily, August 25, 2011;
Port of Houston Authority commissioners voted Tuesday to spend nearly $15 million, mostly from a federal grant, to replace three aging… (chron) [mappress] Source: chron, August 25, 2011;
China-based shipbuilder Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co. (SWS) has received an order from Piraeus, Greece-based shipping company… (steelorbis) [mappress] Source: steelorbis, August 25, 2011;
