T.O.S. Transport & Offshore Services announce the delivery of five tugs for Svitzer. For many years now Svitzer is using our ship delivery services to great satisfaction, which resulted in this contract for the delivery of five tugs in 2011. The tugs are newbuilds from China (Qingdao) and all go to
Spanish builder Astilleros Armón recently delivered one tug boat powered by two MAN 7L27/38 four-stroke engines and is close to delivering another powered by two similar 9L27/38 engines. The vessels are bound for separate companies of the Italian ‘Ocean Group’. The first project involved the constru
An 8,000-tonne section of the Royal Navy’s HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier begins a 600 mile journey from Glasgow to a shipyard in the north of Scotland to be assembled. The mid-section of hull, known as “lower block 03″, is the first part of the £2.6bn HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier to g
Two days ago, on August 15, the 57000t bulk carrier(CIS57000/B-06) built by China Shipping Industry (Jiangsu) Co., Ltd. smoothly drew out from No.3 outfitting quay for sea trial. The ship has been included in the delivery plan as the twelfth ship to be delivered this year, which is also the third ne
Malaysia Marine and Heavy Engineering Holdings Berhad has been awarded by MISC Berhad two contracts amounting to RM952 million (approx USD 319.1 million) for topsides fabrication, marine repair and conversion of two energy vessels. The first is an EPCC (Engineering, Procurement, Construction & Commi
The new $68-million Grand Manan ferry remained off its run Tuesday due to a mechanical failure involving the docking equipment. It’s unclear when the Grand Manan Adventure will be back in service, but Murray Ryder, the general manager of Coastal Transport, hopes it will be some time Tuesday after so
On August 16 the sixth vessel out of 10 multipurpose bulk carriers under RSD-44 project for Volga Shipping Company was launched at Okskaya shipyard (Navashino, Nizhegorodskaya region). Vessel was called “Captain Kadomtsev”. Ten river self-propelled vessels of RSD-44 project are being constructed at
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, won several orders for a total of $200 million from Samsung Heavy Industries, Hyundai Heavy Industries, Keppel FELS and Jurong Shipyard Pte Ltd., to supply equipment 23 new Jack-Up and DP drilling vessels and one FPSO to be executed in South-Ko
On August 10, 2011, two new ships built by China Shipping Industry (Jiangsu) Co., Ltd. moved away from No. 3 outfitting quay for sea trial. At 14:55 P.M. that day, the fifteenth 57300T bulk carrier (Hull No. CIS 57300-18) for China shipping development Co., Ltd. tramp. Co. drew out from No. 1 quay b
Cathelco are supplying hull corrosion protection and marine pipework anti-fouling systems for the Europa II, a cruise ship which is to be built for Hapag Lloyd Cruises at the STX yard in St Nazaire. The new ship which is scheduled to enter service in 2013 will have 258 cabins and a maximum passenger
Yesterday in Vyborg, a group of Gazprom experts visited the Vyborg Shipbuilding Plant. The group was headed by Alexander Ananenkov, Deputy Chairman of the Company’s Management Committee. Alexander Ananenkov discussed current issues of cooperation with the Plant management. Above all, the meeting ad
After 16.500 DWT Product Oil/Chemical tanker set sail for its sea trials on July 16, SF shipyard announced yesterday that the vessel has successfully completed all test. These tests were carried out in order to inspect ships readiness for open seas and all equipment installed previously. Hull No 9#1
Fujian Southeast Shipyard delivered one more working vessel a production oil tanker. This 3.800DWT vessel named Sikinos was made for the Greek owner and was successfully delivered on 13 August. Vessel Description: L.O.A: 90.00 m Breadth: 15.60 m Depth: 7.80 m Draft: 5.50 m Main engine(HP): 2480KW Sp
Richardson Devine Marine announces that RDM Hull 055 is a new generation 35 metre utility workboat for the Offshore Unlimited Group. RDM’s relationship with the offshore Unlimited Group started in 2008 with Unlimited – a versatile 24m catamaran workboat that was immediately accepted as a practical a
